HP ThinPro 5.2 - Administrator Guide
Control Panel overview
The Control Panel provides access to utilities for conguring the thin client. All of the utilities are accessible in
Administrator Mode. When in User Mode, only the utilities that are enabled by the administrator for use by
users are accessible.
To switch between Administrator Mode and User Mode:
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Select Administrator/User Mode Switch in the Control Panel.
The rst time you switch to Administrator Mode, you will be prompted to set up an administrator password.
The administrator password must be entered to switch to Administrator Mode every subsequent time.
TIP: When in Administrator Mode, the screen is surrounded by a red border.
The following tables describe the Control Panel utilities available in each of the menu categories.
TIP: To specify which utilities standard users have access to, select Setup > Customization Center in the
Control Panel and select or deselect utilities in the Applications list.
Table 4-1 Control Panel > Peripherals
Menu option Description
Client Aggregation Lets you combine thin clients to create additional screen real
estate.
For more information, see Client aggregation on page 12.
Display Preferences Lets you congure and test options for both a primary and
secondary display.
For more information, see Display preferences on page 14.
Keyboard Layout Lets you change the keyboard layout to accommodate the
language used by the keyboard.
Sound Lets you control the playback and input audio levels.
Mouse Lets you congure the mouse speed and whether mouse input is
right-handed or left-handed.
Printers Lets you set up local and network printers. Local printers can be
shared across the network.
For more information, see Conguring printers on page 14.
Touch Screen Lets you congure touch screen options.
USB Manager Lets you congure the redirection options for USB devices.
For more information, see Redirecting USB devices on page 15.
SCIM Input Method Setup Lets you congure the Smart Common Input Method (SCIM) for
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean input.
For more information on this open source program, go to
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/scim/index.php?
title=Main_Page.
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