HP T5545 - Thin Client - 512 MB RAM User manual

QUICK START TO EVALUATING
HP THINPRO THIN CLIENTS
HP t5545 and HP t5145
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To switch between User and Administrator mode:
1. Click the HP logo in the bottom left of the screen.
or
2. Position your cursor in the screen background
and right-click. Then, select Administrator/User
Mode Switch.
3. Enter your password.
LOGGING ON AND GETTING STARTED
Congratulations—welcome to enhanced security, reduced cost, less risk
and a system that’s a whole lot easier to manage.
HP ThinPro thin clients help improve productivity with quick deployment of simple,
familiar and more reliable computing experiences.
It’s easy to get started.
This quick-start guide illustrates some of the most common tasks of setting up an
HP ThinPro thin client. It’s designed to help you get up and running, right out of
the box. However, if you have questions, need more information or want to set
up a more unique configuration, please refer to the HP ThinPro Administration
Guide at www.hp.com/support/manuals/thinclients. Select your thin client and
its respective guide under General Reference.
GET YOUR NEW THIN CLIENT SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING.
The HP ThinPro interface appears when you first turn on the thin client and defaults to User Mode.
User Mode
•Allowsrestrictedrightstosubset
of access connection creation and
control panel applications. Allows
restricted rights to subset of access
connection creation and control
panel applications.
Administrator Mode
•Allowsfullaccesstocontrolpanel
applets, manipulation of HP ThinState
Capture and Deploy, FTP images, etc.
•Defineswhichconnectionsand
connection types are visible when
in User Mode, and limits users on
deleting connections or creating
new ones.
Note: You must log in with administrator permissions to access all components of the HP ThinPro user interface.
The default password for Administrator Mode is: root.
A blue banner at the top of the console
window designates User Mode.
A red banner at the top of the console
window designates Administrator Mode.
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Quick tip
To determine if
you are in User or
Administrator mode:

PRE-INSTALLED/INSTALLED SOFTWARE
Administrator Mode only
Administrators can provide users with
authorized actions on connections,
applications and desktop options.
To access, select: Control Panel >
Setup (tab) > ThinPro Configuration.
To view applications pre-loaded on your ThinPro
thin client:
In the ThinPro Control Center, select System
Information > Software Information (tab).
This Software Information screen displays the name
and version of the installed software.
CHANGING PASSWORDS
The security feature allows you to change Administrator and User passwords.
HP recommends you change both the Administrator and User passwords to further
secure your thin client system.
Click Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
To change your password:
1. Click Control Panel > Setup > Security.
2. Select Administrator or User and click
Change password.
3. Type the new password in the New
password field and Confirmation fields.
4. Click OK.
Permissions
Connections: Authorized actions
connections
Control Panel: Authorized
applications
Desktop: Desktop options
Select the box next to each connection, application or desktop option you want to permit access to, then click Apply,
then OK to close the dialogue box.
ENABLING AND DISABLING USER PERMISSIONS

Management options Ideal for
HP ThinState Capture and Deploy Simple Thin Client updates
HP ezUpdate (stateless mode support) Simple FTP-based updates
HP Device Manager Larger Thin Client deployments
HP Client Automation/Altiris PCs, Thin Clients and mixed environments
MANAGING YOUR THIN CLIENT
There are a variety
of management
options when
installing a new
or updated image.
HP ThinState Capture
A very simple wizard-based tool is
used to capture or restore (deploy)
an image to an HP thin client from
the same model and hardware
configuration.
Allows you to either capture or
deploy a copy of:
An Image: complete ThinPro OS
with add-ons, customizations,
settings
A Configuration: connections
and settings
In two locations: FTP server or local
USB storage
Click Control Panel >
Management > ThinState.
Select the HP ThinPro image OR
the HP ThinPro configuration.
Select make a copy of OR
restore (deploy) an HP ThinPro
image, and then click Next.
Click a FTP server OR create a
bootable USB flash drive and
then click Next.
Type the FTP server information
in the fields and choose whether
or not to Compress the image.
Click Finish.
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1. Select the Add button on the Connections
window list.
2. Select from the drop down list the connec-
tion you would like to add.
3. Follow on screen wizard instructions.
4. New Connection name will appear in the
connection list.
5. Double
click the
connection
name to
launch
connection.
1. Select Add under Connections window.
2. Select Citrix ICA.
3. Provide the
respective
network and
credentials
information.
4. Click Finish.
CREATING AND LAUNCHING CONNECTIONS
Example: adding and connecting to Citrix ICA

HP ezUpdate (Stateless Server Setup)
Embedded management solution
utilizing existing ftp resources
Set up the ezUpdate Server.
a. Create two folders in the ftp
server.
i. ezupdate root directory
ii. Directory of items you
want to deploy to your
ThinPro devices
•Custom: shell scripts based
updates (.sh)
•Image: full HP ThinPro image
created by ThinState (.dd.gz)
•Packages: one or more HP
ThinPro packages
•PersistentProfile: temporary thin
state profile or templates (.xml)
•StatelessProfile: temporary thin
state profile or template to be
installed on every boot where
no data is stored on the thin
client flash (.xml)
Note that multiple updates are possible in
the same ezUpdate tree (Image + Packages
+ Profile).
Enable ezUpdate utility by either:
a. DHCP Tag 137
(recommended method)
Recommendation: Once the ftp server
is set up and the required updates
are in place (.dd.gz, package, or
.xml profiles), we recommend you
set up your DHCP server to provide
ezUpdate server information with Tag
137. This provides you full advantage
of automatic ezUpdate deployment at
boot up on your HP ThinPro device.
b. Manually
i. Click Control Panel >
Management > ezUpdate.
ii. Input the listed fields.
MANAGING YOUR THIN CLIENT (CONTINUED)
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HP Device Manager
Easily track, configure, upgrade,
clone and manage up to thousands
of thin client devices.
To download software and for
more information please visit
www.hp.com/support/
devicemanager.
HP Client Automation
Automate the management of PC and
thin client devices, regardless of their
physical location.
To download software and for more
information please visit
www.hp.com/go/software.
Search “HP Client Automation.”
Altiris Deployment Solution
Solution offers OS deployment,
configuration and software
deployment across HP thin client
operating systems.
To download software and for more
information please visit www.altiris.
com/Products/DeploymentSolution/
hpthinclients.aspx.

TIPS AND TRICKS
User interface Tag 192 Language and
keyboard
ThinPro UI language and keyboard can be auto-
matically changed from English to other languages
by configuring DHCP Tag 192 as a string with
a value of English, German, Spanish, French,
Japanese or Simplified Chinese.
Management Tag 190 Altiris Server Altiris is disabled by default on ThinPro. It can be
activated automatically if the local area network
DHCP server provides Altiris server information
through DHCP Tag 190.
Tag 137 ezUpdate /
Stateless
ezUpdate server information can be provided
by configuring DHCP Tag as 137 on the DHCP
server. Enter your own user name, password,
server and path in this order:
ftp://username:password@server/path.
Connections Tag 191 Citrix Desktop
Appliance
(CDA)
CDA mode can be enabled by configuring DHCP
Tag 191 as a string whose value is the URL to the
Citrix environment.
Time related Tag 42 Time Servers This tag is a list of NTP Time Server addresses.
Tag 101 Time zone Code
[tcode] (Best)
Unix®-style time zones, such as “Africa/Algiers”
Tag 100 Time zone Code
[pcode] (Better)
Posix-style time zones, IEEE 1003.1 format,
e.g., “EST5EDT4,M3.2.0/02:00,M11.1.0/02:00”
Tag 2 Time-Offset
(Okay)
Twos-complement offset in seconds from UTC,
e.g., “0xffff9d90”
DHCP TAG AUTOMATION (ZERO TOUCH CONFIGURATION)
CTRL+ALT+END Minimize all ThinPro windows except the Control Center
CTRL+ALT+TAB Cycle between active connection and the HP ThinPro Control Center
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+S Start HP ThinPro Shutdown Dialog which allows you to switch to
Administrator Mode when no UI is available
CTRL+ESC Open the Start Menu (when taskbar is available)
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
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THE HP ADVANTAGE
HP ProLiant servers
HP management tools
HP thin clients
HP provides the complete
end-to-end solution.
DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE LATEST OS OR DRIVERS
HP provides periodic updates and add-ons for thin client images.
To obtain the latest OS image, drivers, BIOS and add-ons:
1. Visit http://www.hp.com/support.
2. Select your country or region.
3. Click Download drivers and software (and firmware).
4. In the “for product” field, enter the thin client model
number (i.e., t5545, t5145).
5. Select and download the appropriate software.
6. Select Save to network or local USB key.
7. Run the .exe.
8. Follow on-screen wizard to install/download package.

To learn more, visit
www.hp.com/support/manuals/thinclients
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