HP ThinPro 5.2 - Administrator Guide

1. Go to http://www.hp.com/support.
2. Search for the thin client model. HP Smart Client Services can be found under the Software - System
Management category of the Drivers, Software & Firmware page.
Viewing the Automatic Update website
1. On the server desktop, select Start > Control Panel, and then click Administrative Tools.
2. Double-click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
3. In the left pane of the IIS Manager, expand the following items:
“Server name” > Sites > HP Automatic Update > auto-update
NOTE: The physical location where the Automatic Update les are stored is as follows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Smart Client Service\auto-update
Creating an Automatic Update prole
This section describes how to create an Automatic Update prole for a single MAC address.
1. Obtain the MAC address of the thin client using the system info. For example, the following steps use the
MAC address 00fcab8522ac.
2. Use the Prole Editor to create or modify a ThinPro prole (see Using the Prole Editor on page 62)
until you are ready to save the ThinPro prole.
3. In the Prole Editor, click the Finish link in the left-hand pane to access the Current prole pane.
4. Click Save prole as to save the ThinPro prole as the following:
C:\Program Files (x86) Hewlett-Packard\HP Smart Client Service\auto-
update\PersistentProfile\MAC\00fcab8522ac.xml
5. Click the Finish button in the Current prole pane to exit the Prole Editor.
6. Restart the thin client that uses the specied MAC address to initiate the Automatic Update process.
Updating thin clients
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Using the broadcast update method
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Using the DHCP tag update method
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Using the DNS alias update method
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Using the manual update method
Using the broadcast update method
To do a broadcast update, plug the thin client into the same network as the update server. A broadcast update
relies on HP Smart Client Services, which works with IIS to automatically push updates to the thin client.
NOTE: Broadcast updates work only if the thin client is on the same subnet as the server.
TIP: To verify that the broadcast updates are working, run the Prole Editor and make some changes.
Connect the thin client and verify that it has downloaded the new prole. If it has not, see Troubleshooting
on page 67.
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