HP ThinPro 7.1 - Administrator Guide
NOTE: These settings aect the connection you are currently conguring only.
Option Description
Fallback Connection Species the fallback connection. If the connection fails to start, the fallback 
connection will attempt to start instead.
NOTE: This option is not available for the VMware Horizon View connection 
type.
Auto start priority Determines the order that connections will auto-start. 0 means auto-start is 
disabled. The other values determine the startup order, with 1 being the highest 
priority.
Share credentials with screensaver Enables users to unlock the local screen saver using their credentials for that 
connection.
NOTE: This option is only available for the Citrix, RDP, and VMware Horizon 
View connection types.
Auto reconnect If enabled, this connection will attempt to auto-reconnect if the connection is 
dropped.
NOTE: Stopping a connection via Connection Manager will prevent an auto-
reconnection.
Wait for network before connecting Disable this option if your connection doesn’t need the network to start or if you 
don’t want to wait for network to start the connection.
Show icon on desktop If enabled, a desktop icon is created for this connection. This option is enabled 
by default.
If disabled, the connection is not visible on the desktop, but is visible in the Start 
menu and Connection Manager.
Allow the user to launch this connection If enabled, this connection can be launched by an end user.
Allow the user to edit this connection If enabled, this connection can be modied by an end user.
Login dialog options Enable or disable these options to congure the login dialog for the connection.
NOTE: This option is only available for the Citrix, RDP, and VMware Horizon 
View connection types.
The following options are available:
● Show server eld
● Show username eld
● Show password eld
● Show domain eld
● Show ‘remember me’ checkbox
NOTE: This option saves the user name and domain, but the password 
still needs to be entered each time.
Kiosk mode
When a thin client is congured for kiosk mode, it performs an automatic login to the default connection on 
startup using predened user credentials. If the connection is ever lost due to a logout, disconnect, or 
network failure, it reconnects automatically as soon as it can be restored.
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