HP ThinPro, version 4.
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About this book CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information. NOTE: Text set off in this manner provides important supplemental information. This guide provides the network administrator with instructions for configuring the thin client and explains the various configuration utilities.
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Table of contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 Using HP ThinPro ..................................................................................................................... 1 The ThinPro taskbar ................................................................................................... 3 2 Setup and installation .........................................................................
Edit ....................................................................................................................... 24 User View .............................................................................................................. 24 Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 25 Peripherals .............................................................................................................
Manage the HP ThinPro image ................................................... 43 Manage the HP ThinPro configuration .......................................... 45 VNC Shadow .......................................................................................... 47 Advanced .............................................................................................................. 48 CDA mode ..............................................................................................
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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.
HP ThinPro allows you to launch and manage host and remote application connections by creating an ICA (Independent Computing Architecture), XenApp, RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), HP TeemTalk, VMware View, X Windows, or Web Browser connection. When logged in as Administrator, you can define which connections and connection types are visible when in User mode. The Administrator can further restrict Users from deleting connections or creating new ones.
The ThinPro taskbar The ThinPro taskbar is a bar across the bottom of the screen that contains several controls: Figure 1-1 The ThinPro taskbar 1. The HP button - The HP button allows access to basic functionality of the ThinPro operating system, such as access to the control center, logoff, reboot, and power-off functions. 2. Window tasks - Each active window has an icon displayed in this area. 3.
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 the ThinPro software. 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 Reference This section describes all utilities and procedures available to administrators and users in the HP ThinPro control center. Click one of the three buttons in the left pane to access the corresponding window: ● Connections on page 5: Access and manage remote connections in the Connections window. ● Control Panel on page 25: Configure peripherals, set up the user experience, personalize the desktop, and manage various utilities on the five Control Panel tabs.
The Connections window lists all connections that you can assign to users. You can add, edit, and delete connections from this window. ● Connection Name: Displays the name of the connection. You cannot change the connection name from this column. ● Type: Displays the type of connection (ICA, XenApp, RDP, TeemTalk, VMware View, Web Browser, etc.). You cannot change the connection type from this column. ● Status: Displays the status, active or inactive, of the connection.
Connect To open a connection, select a selection under Connection Name that has a Status of inactive and click Connect. Disconnect To close a connection, select a selection under Connection Name that has a Status of active and click Disconnect. General settings General settings are shared by all connections of a given connection type. Three types of connections are available: Citrix ICA, Web Browser, and RDP.
Table 3-1 Citrix ICA connection options (continued) Option Description Use EUKS Number Controls use of Extended Unicode Keyboard Support on Windows servers: 0=no EUKS 1=EUKS used as fallback 2=use EUKS whenever possible Minimum Bitmap Cache Size Minimize the bitmap cache size. Table 3-2 Citrix ICA connection local resources options Option Description Allow Audio Input Allow audio input from the thin client. Auto Printer Creation Automatically create a printer.
Table 3-4 Citrix ICA connection firewall options (continued) Option Password Use Alternate Address for Firewall Connection Description The password to use for connection to the proxy server. The Citrix ICA Client will request the alternate address defined for the server when contacting servers inside the firewall. The alternate address must be specified for each server in a server farm.
RDP The configuration options for an RDP connection are: Table 3-8 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. 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.
● HP TeemTalk on page 16 ● Web browser on page 18 ● XenApp on page 19 ● VMware View on page 19 ● XDMCP on page 21 ● SSH on page 22 ● Telnet on page 23 ● Custom on page 23 Citrix ICA 1. To add a Citrix ICA connection, click Connections > Add. 2. Select Citrix ICA. Select the appropriate values for the network settings: Table 3-10 New Citrix ICA connection network settings Option Description Connection Name The connection name. Network Network-specific settings section.
Table 3-11 New Citrix ICA connection settings Option Description Enable Audio Input Enable audio input from this connection. Use Data Compression Use data compression for this connection. Enable Middle Button Paste Enables a middle mouse button click to perform a Paste operation. Use Disk Cache for Bitmaps Use a disk cache for connection bitmaps. Enable Drive Mapping Enable thin client drive mapping. Sound Specifies the sound quality to be used.
Click Next to continue. 6. Select the appropriate values for the firewall settings: Table 3-14 New Citrix ICA connection firewall settings Option Description Proxy Proxy server settings. Proxy Type Select a proxy type. Valid options are: Default, None - direct, SOCKS, Secure - HTTPS, Use Browser settings, and Automatically detect proxy. Proxy Address Type the proxy host name. This option is not enabled if the Proxy Type is set to Default or None - direct. Proxy Port Type the proxy host port.
RDP Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) enables Windows-based applications to communicate over network connections. It is installed on all versions of Windows later than Windows NT. 1. To add an RDP connection, click Connections > Add. 2. Select RDP. Set the appropriate network options: Table 3-16 New RDP connection network settings Option Description Name The Browse button allows you to browse for the remote system. Address The IP address of the remote system.
Table 3-17 New RDP connection window settings (continued) Option Description Window Size The window size. Valid options are: fixed, percent, and full. Window Colors Valid options are: Auto, 8-bit, 15-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit. Click Next to continue. 4. Set the appropriate options: Table 3-18 New RDP connection options settings Option Description Enable motion events Enable motion events for this connection. Enable data compression Use data compression for this connection.
Table 3-20 New RDP connection experience settings Option Description Desktop background Set the desktop for the connection. Show contents of window while dragging Show the contents of a window when you drag it across the desktop. Menu and window animation Enable window and menu animation. Themes The theme for the connection. Bitmap caching Enable bitmap caching. Click Next to continue. 7. Set the appropriate advanced options (refer to Table 3-9 New connection advanced settings on page 10). 8.
Table 3-21 New TeemTalk creation wizard connection information settings (continued) Option Description Connection The connection method to be used. Advanced connection options can be configured via the button. Emulation Emulation types are: hp70092, IBM 3151, IBM3270 Display, IBM3270 Printer, IBM5250 Display, IBM5250 Printer, MD Prism, TA6530, VT Series, and Wyse. Click Next to continue. 3.
Table 3-24 New TeemTalk creation wizard connection finalization settings 6. Option Description Create an icon on the desktop Select this option if you wish to have a desktop icon created for this connection. Summary Session Information Displays a summary of the session that is to be created. Click Finish to save your settings and close the wizard. Adding a TeemTalk connection manually 1. To add a TeemTalk connection manually, click Connections > Add. 2.
3. Set the appropriate advanced options (refer to Table 3-9 New connection advanced settings on page 10). 4. Click Finish to save your settings and exit the wizard. XenApp 1. To add a XenApp connection, click Connections > Add. 2. Select XenAPP and set the appropriate configuration options: Table 3-27 New XenApp connection configuration settings Option Description Name The connection name. Server URL The URL of the server. Username The username to use for the connection.
Click Next to continue. 3. Set the appropriate options: Table 3-29 New VMware View general settings options settings Option Description Login options Automatic login Login automatically when the connection is established. Allow Smartcard login Allow a locally-connected smart card to provide login credentials. Command Line Arguments The command line arguments to be used for the connection. Click Next to continue. 4.
4. Click the arrow on the right side of the Desktop pool. Select Protocols > PCoIP. 5. Click Connect. NOTE: To set PCoIP as the default protocol or to disable user protocol selection, edit the desktop/pool settings in the VMware View Manager window (http:///admin). NOTE: To set PCoIP as the default protocol or to disable user protocol selection, edit the desktop/ pool settings in the VMware View Manager window (http:///admin).
SSH Secure shell (SSH) is the most common way to gain remote command line access to UNIX-like operating systems, such as Linux, BSD, and HP-UX. SSH is also encrypted. 1. To add an SSH connection, click Connections > Add. 2. Select SSH and set the appropriate configuration options: Table 3-32 New SSH connection configuration settings Option Description Name The connection name. Network Address The IP address of the remote system. Port The remote port to use for the connection.
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 3-33 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.
3. Set the appropriate advanced options (refer to Table 3-9 New connection advanced settings on page 10). 4. Click Finish to save your settings and close the dialog box. 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.
Control Panel Control Panel utilities are organized under five tabs: ● Peripherals on page 25 ● Setup on page 35 ● Management on page 40 ● Advanced on page 48 All Control Panel items are available for use when you are in Administrator Mode; in non-Administrator 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 33 ● ThinPrint on page 34 ● Touch screen on page 34 ● USB Manager on page 34 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.
Disabling client aggregation To disable client aggregation: 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.
8. Under Display Configuration, select the Primary Display Profile and the Secondary Display Profile. 9. Set the Mode. 10. Click Test Settings to check the profile. 11. Click Apply, and then click Close to save your changes and close the dialog box. 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.
Mouse To set the mouse behavior and cursor size: 1. Double-click Mouse. 2. Set your preferences on the three tabs: 3. ● Behavior: Set left- or right-handed mouse operation, motions setting, and double-click speed. ● Cursor: Set the cursor size. ● Accessibility: Enable mouse emulation. Click Close to save your settings and close the dialog box. Printers This Control Panel item starts the CUPS printer configuration tool. For more details, see http://cyberelk.net/tim/software/system-config-printer.
ThinPrint To use ThinPrint: 1. Double-click Thinprint. 2. Set the Bandwidth, Packet Size, and Printer settings for each printer. 3. Click OK. Touch screen Touch Screen allows you to operate the thin client by touching the display screen. To enable the touch screen: 1. Double-click Touch Screen and select Enable Touch Screen. 2. Select the Controller Type and Device Port, and elect to Swap X or Swap Y, if desired. 3. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.
Setup These utilities enable you to set up the thin client to your requirements. The following utilities are available on the Setup tab: ● Date and time on page 35 ● Network on page 35 ● Language on page 39 ● Security on page 39 ● HP ThinPro configuration on page 39 Date and time To set date, time, and time zone information: 1. Double-click Date and Time. 2. On the Timezone and Date and Time tabs, select the time zone, date, and time. 3.
e. f. Static Address Configuration—Enable IPv6 enabled ● IPv6 Address—Example: 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334 ● Subnet Previx Length—Example 64 ● Default Gateway—Example: fe80::20a:42ff:feb0:5400%4 Security Settings Authentication ● ● ● 3.
4. ● HTTP Proxy—Proxy to be used for HTTP communications ● FTP Proxy—Proxy to be used for FTP communications Configure the IPSec tab: ● Add—Add new rule Can expand on this, if needed 5. ● Edit—Edit highlighted rule ● Delete—Delete highlighted rule Configure the VPN tab: Connection Type ● ● 6.
c. Select Require password on resume, if desired. d. Select the Mode: e. 3. 4. ● blank ● logo If you selected logo, select Customize a logo, and then click Select to browse to the desired logo file. Configure the Display Power Management settings to turn off the display after a set period of inactivity: a. Select Enable Display Power Management, or clear the selection if you do not want to set this feature. b. Select the idle time in minutes after which to turn off the display.
Language 1. 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.
3. Click Control Panel in the left panel and select authorized applications by selecting or clearing check boxes. 4. Click Apply, then click OK to close the dialog box. Setting user desktop and system options To configure the Desktop and System tabs: 1. Double-click HP ThinPro Configuration. 2. Click Desktop in the left panel and select desktop options by selecting or clearing check boxes. 3.
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. Type the following information in the fields: ● Active Directory Domain ● Organizational Unit for Machine (OU) ● Administrator User Name ● Administrator User Password 3.
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.
SSHD Manager To enable secure shell access: 1. Double-click SSHD Manager. 2. Click Enable Incoming Secure Shell Access. 3. Click Enable Non-Administrator Access via Secure Shell, if you wish. 4. Click OK to save your preference and close the dialog box.
4. Click an FTP server, and then click Next. NOTE: The image path must exist on the FTP server before you can make the copy. ThinState produces an error if the image path does not exist on the FTP server. The image file name is set by default with the HP ThinPro host name. 5. Type the FTP server information in the fields and choose whether or not to Compress the image. NOTE: The HP ThinPro image file is a simple disk dump.
3. Right-click on the link to the ThinPro image file (this is normally a link with a .dd.gz file extension). 4. select Open Link in HP ThinState. 5. Verify the values displayed and click Finish to launch the deployment of the image. Restoration is complete. Capture HP ThinPro image to a bootable USB flash drive A bootable USB flash drive with an HP ThinPro image allows you to restore the image or duplicate it on different thin clients. NOTE: Back up any data on the USB flash drive before you begin.
HP ThinPro allows you to: ● Save the HP ThinPro configuration on an FTP server on page 46 ● Restore an HP ThinPro configuration from a remote server on page 46 ● Capture an HP ThinPro configuration to a USB drive on page 46 ● Restore an HP ThinPro configuration from a USB key on page 47 Save the HP ThinPro configuration on an FTP server 1. Double-click ThinState. 2. Select the HP ThinPro configuration, and then click Next. 3. Select save the configuration, and then click Next. 4.
6. Select the USB key. 7. Click Browse. 8. Navigate to the desired location on the USB key and assign a file name to the profile. 9. Click Save. 10. Click Finish. The HP ThinPro configuration capture is complete. Remove the USB key. Restore an HP ThinPro configuration from a USB key 1. Attach a USB key containing the profile you want to copy to the thin client. 2. Double-click ThinState. 3. Select the HP ThinPro configuration, and then click Next. 4.
6. Select Re-set VNC server right now and click OK to reset the VNC server. 7. Click OK to save the settings and exit the dialog box. NOTE: You will need to restart the thin client for the changes to take effect. Advanced These utilities allow you to enable CDA mode, open a text utility, and access the root directory.
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.
3. To Edit a keyboard shortcut: a. Click the keyboard shortcut section you would like to Edit. 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. 50 Click OK. To Delete a keyboard shortcut: a.
System Information The System Information screen has five tabs: ● General on page 51 ● Network on page 52 ● Net tools on page 53 ● Software information on page 53 ● System logs on page 53 General The General tab displays the following information: ● BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and OS (operating system) ◦ Serial Number ◦ BIOS Version ◦ BIOS Release Date System Information 51
● ● ◦ OS Build ID ◦ OS Kernel Version System ◦ 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 ◦ ● 52 Default Gateway DNS Settings ◦ Hostname ◦ Default Domain ◦ Nameservers Chapter 3 Reference
Net tools The Net Tools tab allows you to run a test: 1. Click System Information > Net Tools. 2. Select the tool: ● Ping ● DNS Lookup ● Trace Route 3. Identify the host and set the diagnostic parameters. 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.
Index A Active Directory manager 41 AD/DDNS Manager 41 adding connection Citrix ICA 11 Custom 23 ICA 11 RDP 14 SSH 22 TeemTalk 16 Telnet 23 VMware View 19 web browser 18 XDMCP 21 XenApp 19 adding display profile 31 administrator, log in as 2 advanced utilities 48 Agent Configure Manager 42 aggregation client configuration 28 client, disabling 31 client, overview 26 server configuration 28 aggregation, client 26 B background manager 38 C CDA mode 48 Citrix Desktop Appliance 48 Citrix ICA adding connection 1
Dynamic Domain Name System manager 41 E Easy Config 41 Easy Tools 38 Easy Tools wizard 4 Easy Update 41 edit, connections 24 editing display profile 32 F factory reset 42 O options Citrix ICA 11 Custom 23 ICA 11 RDP 14 SSH 22 TeemTalk 16 Telnet 23 VMware View 19 web browser 18 XDMCP 21 XenApp 19 G general settings 7 general system information 51 P peripherals utilities printers 33 H HP Automatic Update 42 HP ThinPro 1 HP ThinPro, installation 4 R RDP adding connection 14 configuring connection 10 opti
V VMware View adding connection options 19 VNC Shadow 47 19 W web browser adding connection 18 configuring connection 9 options 18 X X Terminal 49 XDMCP adding connection options 21 XenApp adding connection options 19 56 Index 21 19