HP ThinPro 4.
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Table of contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Using HP ThinPro ................................................................................................................................. 1 Logging in to Administrative Mode ....................................................................................... 1 Identifying the taskbar components .................
Using Multimedia Redirection with VMware Horizon View ................................ 22 Using multi-monitor sessions with VMware Horizon View ................................ 22 Using keyboard shortcuts with VMware Horizon View ...................................... 22 Using device redirection with VMware Horizon View ........................................ 22 Using USB redirection with VMware Horizon View .......................... 22 Using mass storage redirection with VMware Horizon View ............
Setup .................................................................................................................................................. 38 Background manager ........................................................................................................ 38 Date and time .................................................................................................................... 39 Language ......................................................................................
Keyboard shortcuts ............................................................................................................ 54 5 System Information ......................................................................................................................................... 56 General ............................................................................................................................................... 56 Network ........................................................
1 Introduction The HP ThinPro operating system reinvents user interface simplicity with a single console interface for dashboard access to all user and administrative touch points. A default Connection Manager view integrates traditional connection types with the latest Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) broker connections with shared access to settings. Administrators are only one click away from the Easy Config setup wizard, Control Panel, and System Information layers.
1. Click the HP logo in the bottom left of the screen. —or— Position your cursor over the screen background and right-click. 2. Select Administrator/User Mode Switch. 3. In the Switch to Administration Mode box, under Administrative password, type a password and click OK. NOTE: If you are logging in to Administrative Mode for the first time, retype your password before clicking OK. You can also switch modes as follows: 1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S, select Switch to Administration Mode, and click OK. 2.
2 Setup and installation HP ThinPro has a wizard-driven interface to simplify the configuration process of a thin client. Easy Tools Wizard The Easy Tools Wizard simplifies the configuration and maintenance processes for HP ThinPro. The wizard opens automatically the first time you turn on your thin client. To start the wizard after the initial setup, click the HP icon in the left pane. The Easy Tools Wizard has two main components: Easy Update and Easy Config.
3 Connections HP ThinPro allows you to access and manage remote connections. To access all HP ThinPro functionality, you must log in as an Administrator. As a User, you can only run connections and have limited access to HP ThinPro functionality. The HP ThinPro display, when configured, lists all server and/or application connections assigned to the user currently logged on to the terminal. For each connection, the display shows the name, type, and status of the connection.
● Add on page 9: Click to create a new connection and add it to the list of available connections. ● Copy on page 28: Click to copy a connection and add it to the list of available connections. ● Delete on page 28: Click to delete the selected connection. The connection is deleted from the lists of connections assigned to all users, not just the user currently logged on to the terminal. ● Edit on page 28: Click to edit the selected connection.
Table 3-1 Citrix ICA connection options (continued) Option Description Enable Session Sharing Enable the session to be shared. Enable Auto Reconnect Enable automatic reconnection of dropped connections. Enable UseLocalIM Uses the local input method to interpret keyboard input. This is supported only for European languages.
Table 3-4 Citrix ICA connection firewall options Option Description Proxy Proxy server settings. Proxy Type Options are: None - direct, SOCKS, Secure - HTTPS, Use browser settings, Automatically detect proxy. Proxy Address The IP address of the proxy server. Proxy Port The port for connection to the proxy server. Username The username to use for connection to the proxy server. Password The password to use for connection to the proxy server.
Table 3-7 Citrix session options (continued) Option Description that pass before a user automatically logs out and returns to the initial login screen. NOTE: Citrix processing delays may extend the auto-logout processing time. TIP: If desired, set the Auto Logout Delay value to less than 0. This ensures that ThinPro does not perform an auto-logout Auto Logout Delay with Single App The Auto Logout Delay with Single App applies to Citrix servers using a single published application or desktop.
RDP The configuration options for an RDP connection are: Table 3-9 RDP connection general options Option Description Send hostname as Send your thin client's MAC address or hostname as the hostname specified to the remote system. Multimedia Redirection Select 1 to enable multimedia redirection. Select 0 to disable multimedia redirection. Add The Add button is used to create new connections. When a new connection is created, you are guided to set connection-specific options by a wizard interface.
● Web browser on page 19 ● RGS on page 19 ● VMware Horizon View on page 20 ● XDMCP on page 24 ● SSH on page 25 ● Telnet on page 27 ● Custom on page 27 Citrix A Citrix connection accesses the Citrix SBC (Server-Based Computing) and VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) services. Configure a Citrix remote connection with the connection wizard. If the default values do not meet your requirements, use the extended options to complete the connection setup process.
◦ High ◦ Disabled ● Static drive mapping ● Dynamic drive mapping ● USB redirection for XenDesktop and VDI-in-a-Box ● Smart card virtual channel enablement NOTE: This feature is equivalent to a smart card login/authentication when using direct, nonPNAgent connections. With a PNAgent connection, smart card virtual channel enablement enables or disables the smart card virtual channel but does not provide for initial connection authentication.
Table 3-11 HDX MediaStream support matrix (continued) Feature Support Audio codecs ● MPEG1 ● MP3 ● WMA ● AAC ● PCM ● mpeg-audio ● MLAW / ULAW Citrix connection support matrix The following table describes the supported Citrix backends. Table 3-12 Citrix connection support matrix Backend XenApp Access type XenDesktop VDI-in-a-Box Direct (legacy) 4.5 / 5 / 6 / 6.5 Native (PNAgent) 4.5 / 5 / 6 / 6.5 4.5 / 5.5 / 5.6.5 5.x Web browser 4.5 / 5 / 6 / 6.5 4.5 / 5.5 / 5.6.5 5.
Table 3-13 Citrix connection configurations (continued) Option Description Username The username to use for the connection. Password The password to use for the connection. Domain The domain to use for the connection. Autostart resource The name of an autostart resource. 5. When completed, click Next. 6. In the Advanced dialog box, select the appropriate options: Table 3-14 Citrix connection advanced configurations 7. Option Description Fallback connection Select a fallback connection.
3. In the Connections dialog box, under Network, set the appropriate network connection options as described in the following table. Table 3-15 RDP network connection options Option Description Name Type a name for this network connection. Address Type the IP address for this network connection. Under Port, do one of the following: Port ● Type the network port number. ● Select the appropriate port number using the up and down arrow keys. Username Type the username for this network connection.
b. Remote Application—Specify the Application box as described in the RDP Application options table. Table 3-17 RDP Application options Option Description Type the RDP application path for the application. If using RDP Seamless Windows mode, do the following: Application ● Type the path of the seamlessrdp on your server. ● Type the path of the application.
Table 3-19 RDP Options (continued) 9. Option Description Enable encryption Enables encryption for this connection. Force bitmap updates Forces bitmap updates. Attach to admin console Attaches the connection to the administrator console port. Hostname to send Sends the hostname to the remote system for this connection. Under Local Resources, select the appropriate options from the RDP Local Resources table and then click Next.
● Adding an HP TeemTalk connection using the HP TeemTalk creation wizard on page 17 ● Adding an HP TeemTalk connection manually on page 18 For more information on HP TeemTalk, see the HP TeemTalk Terminal Emulator 7.3 User Guide. Adding an HP TeemTalk connection using the HP TeemTalk creation wizard 1. Click Connections > Add. 2. Select HP TeemTalk and click HP TeemTalk creation wizard. Set the appropriate connection options as described in the following table.
Table 3-25 HP TeemTalk preferences Option Description Show Configuration Bar Displays the Configuration Bar. Save Current Window Position Saves current window's size and position when you click Save Preferences. It will be restored on the next system launch. NOTE: Click Save Preferences each time you change the window size or position to save the new values. Select to make the window full screen and remove the frame, soft buttons, menu, and configuration bars.
Web browser Create a connection using a web browser based on the Mozilla Firefox browser. 1. To add a connection, click Connections > Add. 2. Select Web Browser and set the options described in the following tables: Table 3-28 New web browser connection configuration settings Option Description Name The connection name. URL The URL for the connection. Enable kiosk mode Enable kiosk mode. Enable full screen Use full screen mode for the connection.
Click Next to continue. 3. Set the appropriate advanced options (refer to Table 3-10 New connection advanced settings on page 9). 4. Click Finish to save your settings and close the dialog box. VMware Horizon View This section describes the VMware Horizon View connection features. PC-over-IP (PCoIP) is a communications protocol integrated into VMware that enables remote access to virtual machines.
Table 3-31 VMware Horizon View login options (continued) 6. Box Description Connection security levels Valid options are: Allow all connections, Warn, and Refuse insecure connections. Command line arguments Enables the command line arguments to be used for the connection. When completed, click Finish. Logging in to the VMware Horizon View Manager server 1. 2. In the VMware Horizon View Client screen, type the following credentials: a. Username b. Password c. Domain Click Connect.
Using Multimedia Redirection with VMware Horizon View VMware Horizon View connections support MMR functionality when used with the Microsoft RDP protocol. Using multi-monitor sessions with VMware Horizon View VMware Horizon View supports multi-monitor sessions. To enhance the virtualization experience, the default VMware Horizon View sessions use full-screen and span all monitors.
Using audio redirection with VMware Horizon View If you do not need the audio recording capability, use high-level audio redirection. Audio will play out of the 3.5 mm jack or, by default, a USB headset if it is plugged in. Use the local audio manager to adjust the input/output level, select playback, and capture devices. The VMware Horizon View client does not support high level audio-record redirection via the PCoIP connection type.
Advanced VMware Horizon View options Using advanced command line arguments To use advanced command line arguments: 1. In the VMware Horizon View Connection Manager, navigate to Edit Connection Settings > General. 2. Under Command Line Arguments, enter arguments that pass to the VMware Horizon View client when it starts. For more help on using advanced command line options, do one of the following: ● On the command line, type vmware-view--help and then press Enter.
Table 3-32 New XDMCP connection configuration settings (continued) Option Description Use font server Use a remote X font server instead of locally installed fonts. Font server Font server is not enabled unless the Use font server option is checked. Configure display Click to set the display configuration for the XDM connection. If you do not set this configuration, the default configuration will be used. For information on this screen, see Display preferences on page 35. Click Next to continue. 3.
Table 3-33 New SSH connection configuration settings (continued) Option Description Background color The default color of the background in the SSH session. Font Valid options are: 7X14, 5X7, 5X8, 6X9, 6X12, 7X13, 8X13, 8X16, 9X15, 10X20, and 12X24. Click Next to continue. 26 3. Set the appropriate advanced options (refer to Table 3-10 New connection advanced settings on page 9). 4. Click Finish to save your settings and close the dialog box.
Telnet Telnet is an older method of gaining remote command line access. It is not encrypted. 1. To add a Telnet connection, click Connections > Add. 2. Select Telnet and set the appropriate configuration options: Table 3-34 New Telnet connection configuration settings Option Description Name The name of the connection. Address The IP address of the remote system. Port The port to use on the remote system. Style Foreground color The foreground color. Background color The background color.
Copy To copy a connection: ▲ Click a selection under Connection Name and then click Copy. A copy of the connection appears in the list under Connection Name. Delete To delete a connection: ▲ Click a selection under Connection Name and then click Delete. The connection is removed from the list under Connection Name. Edit 1. To edit a connection, click a selection under Connection Name and then click Edit. The connection settings window for that connection opens. 2. Edit the connection and click Apply.
4 Control Panel Control Panel utilities are organized under the following tabs: ● Peripherals on page 29 ● Setup on page 38 ● Management on page 43 ● Advanced on page 50 All Control Panel items are available for use when you are in Administrator Mode; in nonAdministrator mode, only the items allowed by the configuration are available. This list of Control Panel items can be modified while in Administrator Mode by using the Setup tab and then the HP ThinPro Configuration tool.
● Sound on page 37 ● ThinPrint on page 37 ● Touch screen on page 37 ● Redirecting USB devices on page 38 Client aggregation The thin client supports up to four monitors. If you need additional screen real estate, client aggregation allows up to four thin clients to be combined together, controlled by a single keyboard and mouse.
Following is another arrangement of the thin clients on the 4x4 grid, and the resulting arrangement of the monitors. In this configuration, moving the mouse pointer off the right side of the thin client A monitors will cause it to appear on the upper 1/3 of the left side of the thin client D monitors. Similarly, moving the mouse pointer off the right side of the thin client B monitors will cause it to appear in the middle 1/3 of the left side of the thin client D monitors.
NOTE: Because the Synergy and stunnel software is also installed on the HP dc72 Blade Workstation Client and the HP dc73 Blade Workstation Client (running Embedded OS versions 9.xx and 10.xx), these client computers can be interconnected to the HP gt7725 Thin Client in client aggregation configurations. Configuring client aggregation NOTE: Client aggregation must be configured individually on each thin client—on the aggregation server and on each aggregation client.
3. The aggregation server thin client is displayed in a purple box that contains its hostname. Click and drag the aggregation server to the desired location in the 4x4 grid. In the following figure, the aggregation server thin client is positioned in the first row, second column of the 4x4 grid.
4. Click the location in the 4x4 grid where you want to place the first aggregation client, and enter its hostname or IP address. In the following illustration, the aggregation client at IP address 16.125.19.91 is positioned in the first row, first column of the 4x4 grid. Press Enter when done— aggregation clients are displayed in green boxes. 5. In this same manner, position up to two additional aggregation clients in the 4x4 grid, for a total of up to three aggregation clients.
1. Double-click Client Aggregation. 2. Select Disabled. 3. Click Apply and Closed. Display preferences This utility allows you to add, edit, and delete profiles. A profile is a display specification, which includes resolution, refresh rate, bit depth, and whether or not the display should be rotated.
Editing a profile To edit a profile: 1. Double-click Display Preferences. 2. Select a profile in the Profiles list. 3. Edit the Profile Settings and Display Configuration as desired. 4. Click Test Settings to check the profile. 5. Click Apply, and then click Close to save your changes and close the dialog box. Deleting a profile To delete a profile: 1. Double-click Display Preferences. 2. Select a profile in the Profiles list and click Delete. 3.
SCIM input method setup This is a graphical user interface (GUI) setup utility for the Smart Common Input Method platform. It is used to set up Chinese and Japanese input methods on the thin client itself. For more information on this open source program, go to the Smart Common Input Method Platform website at http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/scim/index.php?title=Main_Page. ▲ Double-click SCIM Input Method Setup. Sound This allows you to specify audio parameters. 1. Double-click Sound. 2.
Redirecting USB devices 1. In the client, log in as the Administrator. 2. In the Control Panel, double-click USB Manager. 3. Select one of the following remote protocols: ● Citrix ● Local ● RDP ● VMware Horizon View 4. If the setting is Local, you can also specify the optionsallow devices to be mounted and mount devices read-only. 5. In the USB Manager screen, under Devices, view the devices connected the system. 6.
a. In HP Background Manager, alongside File, click Browse. b. Under Find a Background Image, select a new image and click Open. NOTE: Be sure to select an image file in one of the following formats: *.jpg, *.jpeg, *.png, *.niff, *.tiff, *.pbm c. 3. 4. Click Apply. To change the desktop background color: a. Select Color. b. Under the Select Color dialog box, choose a new Basic Color or define a Custom Color. c. Click Apply. To change the desktop background orientation or style: a.
Language 1. In the HP ThinPro Control Panel, double-click Language. 2. Select the language you want to use. 3. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box. A logout is required to make any changes effective. A logout timer will start when you confirm these changes. NOTE: The language can also be set by configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) tag 192 as a string whose value is English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, or Simplified Chinese.
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6. ◦ User Name—User's username ◦ User Password—User's password Configure the HP Velocity tab: Enable packet loss prevention—When possible, this prevents the loss of data over the internet. Screensaver To configure the screensaver: 1. In the HP ThinPro Control Panel, double-click Screensaver. 2. Select the Screensaver settings: a. Select Enable screensaver, or clear the selection if you do not want a screensaver. b.
HP ThinPro configuration You can select: ● Connections: Authorized actions on connections ● Control Panel: Authorized applications ● Desktop: Desktop options ● System: Asset information and WakeOnLAN mode NOTE: This option is not available on all models. Setting connections and Control Panel user permissions To set user permissions on the Connections and Control Panel tabs: 1. Double-click HP ThinPro Configuration. 2.
● ThinState on page 46 ● VNC Shadow on page 49 AD/DDNS Manager This control allows you to add the thin client to an Organizational Unit of the Active Directory Server, and to enable automatic Dynamic DNS updates of the thin client's name and IP-address association. It does not enable authentication against the Active Directory database. 1. Double-click AD/DDNS Manager. 2.
Factory reset In Factory Reset, you can ● Save the current configuration ● Restore the factory settings ● Restore the factory image To access these functions: 1. Double-click Factory Reset. 2. Click the button that will accomplish the task you desire. HP Automatic Update To configure HP Automatic Update: 1. Double-click HP Automatic Update. 2. Click Enable HP Automatic Update on system startup if you wish to have this system updated on restarts. 3.
ThinState ThinState allows you to copy and deploy an HP ThinPro image and settings to another HP Thin Client of identical model and hardware: ● Manage the HP ThinPro image on page 46 ● Manage the HP ThinPro configuration on page 48 Use the captured images and settings to replicate (deploy) on different systems or to restore the current capture back to its original setting after settings are altered.
To deploy using the ThinState tool directly: 1. Double-click ThinState. 2. Select the HP ThinPro image, and then click Next. 3. Select restore an HP ThinPro image, and then click Next. 4. Select FTP or HTTP protocol. Type the remote server information in the fields. NOTE: Username and Password are not required if you are using HTTP protocol. Be sure of the image file you are using: neither content nor size are verified before the image upgrade begins. 5. Click Finish.
HP ThinPro image capture is complete. Deploy HP ThinPro image from a bootable USB flash drive To install an HP ThinPro image from a bootable USB flash drive: 1. Turn off the target thin client. 2. Insert the bootable USB flash drive. 3. Turn on the thin client. The screen remains black for 10-15 seconds while the thin client detects and boots from the bootable USB flash drive.
5. Select FTP or HTTP protocol. Type the remote server information in the fields. NOTE: 6. Username and Password are not required if you are using HTTP protocol. Click Finish. The HP ThinPro configuration restoration is complete. Capture an HP ThinPro configuration to a USB drive 1. Attach a USB key to the thin client. 2. Double-click ThinState. 3. Select the HP ThinPro configuration, and then click Next. 4. Select save the configuration, and then click Next. 5.
3. Select VNC Read Only to make the VNC session read only. 4. Select VNC Use Password to require a password to access the thin client using VNC. 5. Select VNC Notify User to Allow Refuse to display a message when someone uses VNC to access the thin client and allow a user to refuse VNC access. a. Select VNC Show Timeout for Notification and set a time delay to allow the user to refuse. b. Type a User Notification Message in the field. 6.
Certificates Use the Certificate Manager to easily import, view, or remove certificates. Importing certificates This section describes how to import certificates from a URL or file. To import certificates: 1. In the HP ThinPro Control Panel, double-click Certificates. 2. In the Certificate Manager, select an option indicating the type of certificate you want to import, as follows: 3. 4.
3. 4. To remove a certificate, do the following: a. In the Certificate Manager, select the certificate you want to remove. b. Click Remove. When completed, click Close. Viewing certificates This section describes how to view certificates in the Certificate Manager. To view certificates: 1. In the HP ThinPro Control Panel, double-click Certificates. 2.
server without being prompted or required to do any configuration. If using an internal CA, the VMware Horizon View client connection returns an error until you complete one of the following tasks: ● In Administrator Mode, under Control Panel > Advanced, select Certificates. Then, import the certificate from a file or URL. ● Use a remote profile update to import a certificate. ● In the VMware Horizon View Manager, select Edit Connection Settings > General.
DHCP Option Manager The DHCP Option Manager displays details of the DHCP tags that are requested by the client. You can direct the thin client to request or ignore specific DHCP tags by enabling the tag request in the Requested column. When a pencil is shown next to the DHCP Code, the code itself can be changed, in case you have a conflict in your DHCP server over a particular code number.
i. Click Command if you would like to edit the command. Enter in the comment or Select from directory and browse for the program/action you would like to run. ii. Click Shortcut if you would like to edit the shortcut. Perform the key combination you would like to trigger this new program/action you would like to run. b. 4. Click OK. To Delete a keyboard shortcut: a. Click the keyboard shortcut you would like to Delete. b. Click Delete.
5 System Information The System Information screen has the following tabs: ● General on page 56 ● Network on page 57 ● Net tools on page 57 ● Software information on page 58 ● System logs on page 58 General The General tab displays the following information: ● ● 56 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and OS (operating system) ◦ Serial Number ◦ BIOS Version ◦ BIOS Release Date ◦ OS Build ID ◦ OS Kernel Version System Chapter 5 System Information
● ◦ Platform ◦ CPU (Central Processing Unit) Speed ◦ Processor Flash and Memory ◦ Free ◦ Used ◦ Installed Network The Network tab displays the following information: ● ● Interface ◦ Name ◦ State ◦ Type ◦ IP Address ◦ Network Mask ◦ MAC (Media Access Control) Address ◦ DHCP Server Address ◦ Interface Statistics Network ◦ ● Default Gateway DNS Settings ◦ Hostname ◦ Default Domain ◦ Nameservers Net tools The Net Tools tab allows you to run a test: 1.
4. Click Start Process. 5. To clear the diagnostic log, click Clear Log. Software information The Software Information tab displays the name and version of the main software installed. System logs The System Logs display log information. ● DHCP Wired Leases—Displays a log on lease information on the current wired connection. ● DHCP Wireless Leases—Displays a log on lease information on the current wireless connection. ● Kernel—Displays a log on kernel tasks, messages, warnings, and errors.
Index A Active Directory manager 44 AD/DDNS Manager 44 adding connection Citrix 10 Custom 27 RDP 13 RGS 19 SSH 25 TeemTalk 16 Telnet 27 VMware Horizon View 20 web browser 19 XDMCP 24 adding display profile 35 administrator, log in as 1 advanced utilities 50 Agent Configure Manager 45 aggregation client configuration 32 client, disabling 34 client, overview 30 server configuration 32 aggregation, client 30 B background manager 38 C CDA mode 50 certificates 51 Citrix adding connection 10 Citrix Desktop Applia
I ICA configuring connection 5 installation, HP ThinPro 3 K keyboard layout 36 keyboard shortcuts 54 L language 40 logs, system 58 M management utilities 43 monitor configuration 32 monitors, multiple, setup 32 mouse 36 Mousepad 54 N net tools, system information 57 network 40 network, system information 57 O options Custom 27 RDP 13 RGS 19 SSH 25 TeemTalk 16 Telnet 27 VMware Horizon View web browser 19 XDMCP 24 20 P peripherals utilities 29 printers 36 R RDP adding connection 13 configuring connection 9
