HP Compaq t5525, Administrator'S Manual

Page 1: ... Guide Linux based Image for HP Compaq t5125 and t5525 Thin Clients Document Part Number 395346 001 June 2005 This guide provides network administrators with basic instructions for configuring Linux based thin clients ...

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Page 3: ...on 1 13 2 HP Connection Administrator HP Connection Administrator Window Field Definitions 2 2 Advanced Configuration Window Field Definitions 2 4 Assign Connections 2 5 Global UI Kiosk Settings Advanced 2 7 Adding Editing And Deleting Connections 2 8 Connection Types 2 10 Assigning Connections to Users in the Advanced Configuration Window 2 19 Designating Connections as Primary or Secondary 2 19 ...

Page 4: ... Saver 4 8 Keyboard 4 9 Mouse 4 10 Network Management 4 11 Printer Manager 4 12 Security 4 14 Sound 4 14 System 4 15 General Tab 4 16 Network Tab 4 17 About Tab 4 17 Taskbar 4 18 User Management 4 19 Managing a User Account 4 20 Managing a Group 4 21 Windows Manager Preferences 4 23 Decoration Style 4 24 Keyboard and Focus 4 25 Advanced 4 26 XFCE Panel 4 27 5 Support Hardware Warranty 5 1 Software...

Page 5: ...Administrator s Guide www hp com v Contents Custom Image Requests 5 2 Availability of Open Source Code 5 3 Additional Linux Resources on the Web 5 4 ...

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Page 7: ...ically a terminal is configured locally and then used as a template for other terminals which then can be configured via remote administration tools Server and application connections can be created through the Settings panel s Network Settings dialog Chapters in this guide are specific to the desktop interface and programs in Settings which is the control panel for the Linux based image A default...

Page 8: ...specially for thin client use by integrating a comprehensive set of open source commercial and custom developed components An Altiris client is provided for remote management of the thin client and can be used for upgrading the Linux image with feature enhancements device drivers and maintenance updates ...

Page 9: ...3 Introduction Desktop The following sections provide information for the HP Compaq t5125 and HP Compaq t5525 thin clients HP Compaq t5125 Thin Client Desktop The following is an example of the default t5125 desktop Default t5125 Desktop ...

Page 10: ... Introduction Desktop Menu When you right click on the desktop a pop up menu appears with this list of programs that can be selected The Linux based thin client image does not support desktop icons Console VNCviewer Settings Desktop Menu ...

Page 11: ...Administrator s Guide www hp com 1 5 Introduction HP Compaq t5525 Thin Client Desktop The following is an example of the default t5525 desktop Default t5525 Desktop ...

Page 12: ...top icons Console Web browser Citrix HP Connection Administrator VNCviewer VNCserver Settings Go Menu Taskbar The taskbar contains four separate workspace icons When one of these icons is clicked the workspace or session will open Each workspace can have different programs running By default the taskbar is automatically displayed at the top of the screen However the taskbar can be configured so th...

Page 13: ...ask bar is hidden you can press the middle mouse button anywhere on the desktop to see the list of tasks that are running Panel Bar By default the panel bar appears at the bottom of the screen and includes the following features Go button brings up the Go menu active task buttons for programs that are currently running lock icon locks the screen audio icon adjusts volume clock adjusts time and dat...

Page 14: ...e of commands provided are from the BusyBox suite The specific commands currently supported can be determined once the Console dialog box is invoked For a list of supported commands type busybox in the Console dialog box Complete documentation on the commands syntax can be found at www busybox net BusyBox combines scaled down versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single executable The util...

Page 15: ...itrix ICA client connections For more information about creating Citrix connections please refer to Chapter 3 Citrix HP Connection Administrator HP Connection Administrator allows you to manage server and application connections by setting up Web RDP XDM and ICA connections setting up user accounts and assigning connections to users For information on seting up connections in please refer to Chapt...

Page 16: ...e even when the user is logged off the thin client Configure VNC Server on your thin client by checking the following check boxes Check Box Explanation Prompt local user to accept incoming connections The default is ENABLED and Auto Accept should be ENABLED Enable Viewer Cursor This setting allows the viewer to show its cursor on the screen while moving the mouse The viewer shows a small dot that ...

Page 17: ...d Settings For more information about Settings please refer to Chapter 4 Settings Autoport Select This setting will be deprecated leaving only the Accept connections on port and Allow HTTP connections on port Accept connections on port Defaults to the standard VNC port of 5900 Allow HTTP connections on port Defaults to the standard VNC port of 5800 for JVM Java enabled Web Browser Viewers Check Bo...

Page 18: ...ator can perform the following steps 1 Right click anywhere on the desktop and select Settings to open the Settings Manager 2 From the Settings Manager window select the HP Desktop Options icon From the HP Desktop Options window the administrator can select the preferred interface 3 Click OK The new interface will launch at reboot For instructions on configuring HP Connection Administrator refer t...

Page 19: ...ge also indicates the size of the flash memory For more information please refer to the System section in Chapter 4 Settings Image Location The image is stored in various formats Upon the boot up process certain portions of the image are decompressed and loaded in RAM Some features and aspects of the image are not loaded until they are needed The image is stored in three partitions as follows dev ...

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Page 21: ...nections by setting up Web RDP XDM and ICA connections setting up user accounts and assigning connections to users NOTE The Web browser is only available in the image for the HP Compaq t5525 thin client To access all the functionality of HP Connection Administrator you must be logged in with root permissions and be a member of the root group ...

Page 22: ... logged in with root permissions to access all components of the HP Connection Administrator window The HP Connection Administrator features the following fields Connections Display This panel 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 of the connection the Type of connection and the connec...

Page 23: ...tton to delete the connection Note that the connection is deleted from the list of connections available to all users not just the user currently logged on to the terminal Add Button Click this button to create a new connection and add it to the list of connections assigned to the user currently logged on to the terminal The new connection will also be available for assignment to other users in th...

Page 24: ...he Advanced Configuration window click the Advanced button on the HP Connection Administrator window The Advanced window allows you to configure and assign connections and configure the user interface for the terminal NOTE You must be logged in with root permissions to access the Advanced window Advanced Configuration Window ...

Page 25: ...of available connections and the currently selected user s connection list Edit Button Select a connection in the available connections list then click this button to edit the connection User Select List This drop down list includes all users accounts associated with the system Select a user from the list to configure connections for the user Connections For Selected User List This panel on the ri...

Page 26: ...ction from the list of available connections and click this button to add the connection to the list of connections for the user displayed in the User field near the top of the window Button Select a connection from the list of connections assigned to the user and click this button to remove the connection from the user s connections list Up Button Select a connection in the list of connections as...

Page 27: ... the Show Taskbar check box is checked the taskbar is shown at the top of the desktop When this box is unchecked the system hides the taskbar Show User Interface Check Box When the Show User Interface check box is checked the HP Connection Administrator is shown Uncheck this box to further lock down the terminal by hiding the HP Connection Administrator window for users who are not in the root gro...

Page 28: ...dministrator window adds it to the list of connections assigned to the user currently logged on to the terminal Adding a connection in the Advanced Window automatically adds it to the currently selected user The new connection will also be available in the Advanced window for assignment to other users 1 To add a connection in the HP Connection Administrator window click the Add button This invokes...

Page 29: ...s in the Advanced window 4 To edit the connection select the connection and click the Edit button Make the appropriate changes in the setup dialog 5 To delete the connection select the connection and click the Delete button The connection is deleted from all user connection lists not just the user currently logged on to the terminal NOTE Connections created in the HP Connection Administrator windo...

Page 30: ...u to choose or add a server and to configure server location settings Applications Tab The Applications tab is used to select applications by entering a command line Logon Tab The Logon tab allows you to specify logon information to be used when connecting to the remote application Window Tab The Window tab allows you to specify how the application window will appear on the desktop You have the op...

Page 31: ...HP Connection Administrator Enable microphone input Enable Speedscreen Enable mouse click feedback Local text echo Configure encryption level Firewall Settings Tab The Firewall Settings tab allows you to configure the proxy address and port ...

Page 32: ...rowser connection to be created NOTE The Web browser is only available in the image for the HP Compaq t5525 thin client There are two settings to be completed when configuring this connection Name this connection A name must be given to associate with this connection Start page Enter the url that will be launched with this connection ...

Page 33: ...sktop is an open source client capable of speaking Remote Desktop Protocol RDP Unlike Citrix ICA no server extensions are required The rdesktop connection can be configured using the following tabs General General Tab The General tab alllows you to select a remote computer and provide the logon credentials for accessing this computer To select a computer ...

Page 34: ...op down menu 2 Enter the username and password 3 Enter the domain optional 4 From the Connection Settings heading enter a name for the connection 5 Click Save to save this connection Display Display Tab The Display tab is used to configure the size and color of the remote desktop It feaures the following two drop down menus ...

Page 35: ...esources Local Resources Tab The Local Resource tab is used to configure the following Remote computer sound and the keyboard language You have the option of playing the remote computers sound on your thin client playing no sound at all or leaving the sound at the remote computer The keyboard drop down menu is used to select the desired keyboard language ...

Page 36: ...e Program tab is used to launch programs through the remote desktop connection To launch a program perform the following steps 1 Click the Start the following program on connection check box 2 Provide the program path and file name 3 Name the folder from which you want the program to launch ...

Page 37: ...ion Administrator Experience Experience Tab The Experience tab is use d to adjust connection speed to optimize performance by allowing or preventing bitmap caching For additional information please visit the rdesktop Web site at http www rdesktop org ...

Page 38: ... to be created and configured The following is a list of configuration options Display Select the Linux display setting for this XDM connection to utilize Hostname Select the host name desired from the drop down menu Select the type of XDM connection Broadcast Indirect Query Name this connection A name must be given to associate with this XDM connection ...

Page 39: ... save the updated list of connections for the user Designating Connections as Primary or Secondary Connections can be designated as primary or secondary in the Advanced window A primary connection is the first connection that will be attempted in a group of connections Secondary connections are connections within the group that will be attempted if the primary connection fails to connect Secondary...

Page 40: ...7 Click the Save button to save your changes NOTE Since each secondary connection must have an associated primary connection listed above the secondary connection the connection at the very top of the list of connections must be a primary connection Making a Connection Automatically Connect when HP Connection Administrator is Launched In the Advanced window primary connections assigned to users ca...

Page 41: ...t the connection disconnects 1 In the HP Connection Administrator window click the Advanced button to access the Advanced window 2 On the Assign Connections tab of the Advanced window select the appropriate user from the User drop down list 3 Select the connection in the user s connection list that you want to make automatically reconnect 4 In the Persistent column click the check box to make the ...

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Page 43: ...de www hp com 3 1 3 Citrix This chapter provides an overview of the Citrix ICA program Citrix ICA Client for Linux Window Citrix ICA The Citrix ICA program allows you to set up and configure Citrix ICA client connections ...

Page 44: ...onfigure or clear disk cache map drives add COM ports configure firewall enable auto reconnect and configure PNA Connection View In Connection View you can create modify or launch connections and begin a session on a Citrix server Program Neighborhood Agent PNAgent In PNAgent View you can view and activate the applications that have been published in the neighborhood on a Citrix server or server f...

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Page 47: ...grams in Settings the control panel for the Linux based thin client image Many of the programs are used for local administration while others such as Network Management are used for remote administration To open Settings click the Control Panel button on the HP Connection Administrator window ...

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Page 49: ...ies dialog box is used to set the date and current time select the appropriate time zone and enable NTP Network Time Protocol Date Time Properties Select the appropriate date and time information To enable NTP check the Enable Network Time Protocol box and click the Apply button ...

Page 50: ...mage to use as the desktop s backdrop You can change the background image to one of your own preference but the image must be a bmp format Background To change the background to a bmp image perform the following steps 1 From the Settings window click Desktop backdrop 2 From the Background window click Browse 3 Locate a bmp image and select it 4 Click OK ...

Page 51: ...trator HP Connection Adminitrator is the default interface Desktop Options also features VNC Shadow VNC Shadow VNC Shadow allows the administrator to observe the user s desktop remotely or take control of the user s desktop HP Desktop Properties The VNC Shadow password must be at least 6 characters long If it is not the screen will go blank without setting the password ...

Page 52: ... color quality and refresh frequency Display Preferences You must reboot the terminal or restart the session after changing any of the display preferences for the changes to take effect The Display Preferences dialog includes a Test button that can be used to test the resolution and refresh settings The default resolution is 800x600x16 60Hz ...

Page 53: ...he terminal to factory defaults by right clicking the desktop and selecting Settings System All configuration settings and connections will be lost when resetting the terminal to factory defaults Mode Refresh Rate Color Depth 640 x 480 60 75 or 85 Hz 8 16 or 24 bit 800 x 600 60 75 or 85 Hz 8 16 or 24 bit 1024 x 768 60 75 or 85 Hz 8 16 or 24 bit 1280 x 1024 60 75 or 85 Hz 8 16 or 24 bit ...

Page 54: ...4 8 www hp com Administrator s Guide Settings Screen Saver The second tab on Display allows for the screen saver to be configured Screen Saver Tab ...

Page 55: ...eyboard language and the keyboard character repeat parameters Keyboard Preferences Changes to the keyboard language apply locally as well as on the server side Drivers for the various languages do not transfer to the server therefore the drivers for the selected language must also be installed on the server side ...

Page 56: ...Settings Mouse The Mouse Properties dialog box is used to set the mouse double click sensitivity for speed and physical distance between clicks Mouse Preferences You can also configure the mouse buttons for right handed or left handed users ...

Page 57: ... Management The Network Management utility is used to configure connectivity between the terminal and the Internet a network or a computer Network Management Window You can configure the following items within the Network Settings dialog box Ethernet Modem ...

Page 58: ...alled image Other printer device drivers can be added The Linux image provides for generic text support and postscript support Other printers may be compatible and should be tested for initial compatibility prior to usage For full printer feature support the appropriate printer device driver must be installed Printer Settings To add a printer perform the following steps 1 Select Printer Manager fr...

Page 59: ...ministrator s Guide www hp com 4 13 Settings 2 Click the Add Printer button 3 Select printer type 4 Enter queue name and spooler settings and click OK 5 Click Apply to save changes Select Printer Manager ...

Page 60: ...Administrator s Guide Settings Security The Security dialog box is used to set a user to automatically log on at reboot Security Dialog Box Sound The Sound dialog box is used to configure the sound for the thin client ...

Page 61: ... to view terminal manufacturer and product information network settings and copyright information System Window You can also reset the terminal to the default factory settings adjust the memory allocated for storage and running programs and enter a device name for network identification purposes ...

Page 62: ... does not reset any user account settings User account settings are reset manually by clearing out the appropriate user files in the home folder Use the Console shell commands to perform this clearing operation General Tab The General tab provides basic information about the client Information provided in the General tab includes Product name Serial number Client name ROM version RAM and Flash mem...

Page 63: ...w hp com 4 17 Settings Network Tab The Network tab provides Network Indentification information and Network Setting information Network Tab About Tab The About tab provides information on open source software package licenses ...

Page 64: ...ontains the four separate workspace icons When one of these icons is clicked the workspace or session will open Taskbar Configuration Window Each workspace can have different programs running The Taskbar dialog box is used to change the position and size of the taskbar ...

Page 65: ... Management The User Management dialog box is used to establish and control user accounts and security settings User Management You can configure the following items within the Logon Manager dialog box User accounts Security level for each user account ...

Page 66: ...ing and deleting a user account Add a User To add a new user perform the following steps 1 From the User Management screen click Add 2 From the User tab enter a user name and the user s full name 3 From the User Properties screen you may lock the user account enable an account expiration date or set a password User Properties Window ...

Page 67: ...ccount enable an account expiration date or set a password 3 Click OK to save changes Delete a User To delete a user perform the following steps 1 From the User Management screen select a user 2 Click Delete and click OK to save changes Managing a Group The following sections include instructions for adding modifying and deleting a group Add a Group To add a new group perform the following steps 1...

Page 68: ...roup tab select a group 3 Click Modify The Group Properties dialog box opens 4 From the Group Properties screen use the Add button to add new users to this group and the Remove button to remove users 5 Click OK to save changes Delete a Group To delete a group perform the following steps 1 From the User Management screen click the Group tab 2 Click Delete and OK to save changes ...

Page 69: ...4 23 Settings Windows Manager Preferences The Windows Manager Preferences dialog box is used to configure preferences for windows that are opened on the desktop The dialog box has three tabs Decoration style Keyboard and focus Advanced ...

Page 70: ...ww hp com Administrator s Guide Settings Decoration Style The Decoration style tab is used to configure title font title alignment and button layout Decoration Style Tab NOTE Do not select all items as hidden ...

Page 71: ...Administrator s Guide www hp com 4 25 Settings Keyboard and Focus The Keyboard and focus tab is used to set the focus for new windows Keyboard and Focus Tab ...

Page 72: ...4 26 www hp com Administrator s Guide Settings Advanced The Advanced tab is used for configuring windows snapping and workspace wrapping Window Manager Advanced Tab ...

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Page 75: ...available by clicking the Contact HP link on the HP homepage or at http welcome hp com country us en contact_us html Hardware Warranty For Hardware the warranty is 3 years limited coverage and is upgradeable through the purchase of an optional HP Care Pack Software Warranty For Software several features are supported which include Altiris Remote Management Client Citrix Client Network Management A...

Page 76: ...erstand the opportunity image requirements schedule and costs involved For Customer Developed Images HP has a partnership with Metrowerks Metrowerks has an industry recognized tool kit Platform Creation Suite PCS which is used to develop and build an image PCS is a fee based licensed product which can be obtained directly via the following Metrowerks Web site http www metrowerks com MW Develop Emb...

Page 77: ...3 Support Availability of Open Source Code Open source code can be provided upon request Refer to the following Web page for information on how to obtain the open source code http h18004 www1 hp com products thinclients index_t5000 html ...

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