HP COMPAQ T5525, COMPAQ T5515 User Manual

Administrator’s Guide

Linux-based HP Compaq t5125, t5515, t5525 Thin Clients

For the following image versions:

- L1ST3149 (t5125)

- L3ST3149 (t5515) - 128MB model only

- L4ST3149 (t5525)

Document Part Number: 395346-003

October 2005

This guide provides network administrators with basic instructions for configuring Linux-based thin clients.

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Administrator’s Guide

Linux-based HP Compaq t5125, t5515, t5525 Thin Clients

- L1ST3149 (t5125)

- L3ST3149 (t5515) - 128MB model only

- L4ST3149 (t5525)

Third Edition (October 2005)

Document Part Number: 395346-003

1 Introduction

Thin client image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

t5125 Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

t5515/t5525 Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Desktop Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

XFce Panel Bar - t5515 & t5525 only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Desktop menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5

HP Compaq t5125 Thin Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5

HP Compaq t5515/t5525 Thin Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5

Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Using shell commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

Citrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

HP Connection Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

VNC viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

VNC server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

XFce Settings Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

HP Desktop Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Linux image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10

Image location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11

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2 HP Connection Administrator

HP Connection Administrator window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Advanced Configuration utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

Configuring available connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

Configuring user connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Configuring Global UI Kiosk settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Setting Citrix global settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9

Adding, editing, and deleting connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12

Connection types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13

3 Citrix

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

Citrix (ICA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

ICA Client Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Connection View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Program Neighborhood Agent (PNAgent). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

4 XFce Settings Manager

Date/Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

Enabling Network Time Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

Configuring the system hardware clock from BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

Desktop: backdrop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

Using an image for your background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Changing background color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

HP Desktop Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

VNC Shadow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

TouchScreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

USB Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

FTP Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9

Screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12

Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13

Network Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14

Printer Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15

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Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16

Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17

General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17

Network tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18

Copyrights tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–19

About tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–19

Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–19

User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–20

Managing a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–21

Add a user. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–21

Modify a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–22

Delete a user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–22

Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–23

User options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–24

Managing a group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–25

Adding a group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–25

Modifying a group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–26

Deleting a group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–26

Adding a user to a group manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–27

Window Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–27

Decoration style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–28

Keyboard and focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–29

Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–30

XFce Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–31

5 Support

Hardware warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1

Software warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1

Image updates and add-ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

Custom image requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

HP-developed images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

Custom-developed images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

Availability of Linux open source code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3

Additional Linux resources on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3

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6 Frequently Asked Questions

Linux operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1

System Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2

System Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3

VNC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6

Manageability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8

7 Troubleshooting

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Introduction

This guide provides the network administrator with instructions for local and remote configuration of the Linux-based thin client and explains the various configuration utilities. This guide provides instructions for both the HP Compaq t5125, t5515, and t5525 thin client.

Not all features described in this guide are available in all

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Linux-based terminal models.

Typically, you configure a terminal locally and then use it as a template for other terminals, which you can then configure using remote administration tools. You can create server and application connections through the XFce Settings Manager Network management interface.

Chapters in this guide are specific to the desktop interface and programs in the XFce Settings Manager, which is the control panel for the Linux-based image.

A default user account is pre-installed with the following settings:

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User name: root Password: root

This default account is also the Administrator “rights” account for Linux. Therefore, HP recommends that you change the password and create a new separate user account for non-administrator users.

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Thin client image

HP developed this Linux image especially for thin client use by integrating a comprehensive set of open source, commercial, and custom-developed components. You can use the Altiris client to provide remote management of the thin client and to upgrade the Linux image with feature enhancements, device drivers, and maintenance updates.

Desktop

The desktop of the HP Compaq t5125 differs from that of the t5515 and the t5525, as shown in the following images.

t5125 Desktop

The following image provides an example of the default t5125 desktop:

t5125 desktop

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t5515/t5525 Desktop

The following image provides an example of the default t5515 and a t5525 desktop:

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t5125 desktop

Desktop Options

The following sections describe the function of the desktops of the HP Compaq t5125, t5515, and HP Compaq t5525 thin clients. The layout of the desktop, as well as connectivity options, are determined by the selection in HP Desktop Options. For more information, see

“HP Desktop Options” on page 1-8.

Taskbar

You can work in multiple workspaces or applications on the thin client. As you open software, the taskbar indicates what is open in a workspace. The taskbar contains four separate workspace icons that you can use to toggle between sessions. Click an icon to open its workspace. Each workspace can have different programs running. By default, the taskbar automatically displays at the top of the screen.

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The taskbar is shown in the following illustration:

taskbar

Taskbar

For more information, see “Taskbar” on page 4-19.

You can also access the XFce Settings Manager from the HP

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Connection Administrator, or by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting Settings.

XFce Panel Bar - t5515 & t5525 only

By default, the XFce Panel Bar displays at the bottom of the screen.

XFce Panel Bar

The XFce Panel Bar includes the following default features:

■ GO button - displays the GO menu.

■ audio icons - allow you to adjust volume.

■ lock icon - locks the screen.

■ exit icon - allows you to quit the current session, reboot, or turn

off the computer.

■ clock - you can configure to display time, day, month, and year.

You can configure the appearance and behavior of the XFce Panel Bar. For more information, see “XFce Panel” on page 4-31.

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Desktop menu

The programs available vary by thin client. For more information about these programs, see “Programs” on page 1-6

The Linux-based thin client does not support desktop icons.

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HP Compaq t5125 Thin Client

Right-click on the t5125 desktop to display the following software:

■ Console

■ VNCviewer

■ Settings

HP Compaq t5515/t5525 Thin Client

You can access software on the t5515/t5525 thin client using either of the following methods:

■ Clicking the GO button on the XFce Panel bar.

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■ Right-clicking anywhere on the desktop.

The t5515/t5525 provides the following software and utilities:

■ Console

■ Web Browser

■ Citrix

■ HP Connection Administrator

■ Vncviewer

■ Vncserver

■ Settings

■ Shutdown

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Programs

Console

The following sections describe the programs available on the desktop. Program access depends on your thin client. You can configure the thin client so that the user will have access to these programs through HP Connection Administrator or Citrix.

The Console provides a dialog box with a prompt # for entry of various shell commands. To start the Console, right-click anywhere on the desktop and select Console.

The suite of commands provided come from the BusyBox suite. You can determine the specific commands currently supported once you invoke the Console dialog box. For a list of supported commands, type

busybox in the Console dialog box. You can find complete

documentation on command syntax at

www.busybox.net.

BusyBox combines scaled down versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single executable. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU counterparts; however, the options that are included in BusyBox provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. Most BusyBox commands support the

-h option to

provide a terse runtime description of their behavior.

Using shell commands

Shell commands provide for administration of user management. Use the Console dialog box for this purpose. User management shell commands include:

■ addgroup

■ adduser

■ chgrp

■ delgroup

■ deluser

■ passwd

■ chown

■ su

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Web browser

The HP Compaq t5515/t5525 thin client image includes the Firefox Web browser with JRE (Java Runtime Environment). For more information about creating a Firefox connection, see “Firefox

connection” on page 2-15.

HP also includes an integrated Adobe Acrobat reader for viewing PDF files on the t5515/t5525.

Citrix

The Citrix (ICA) program allows you to set up and configure Citrix ICA client connections.

For more information about creating Citrix connections, see

Chapter 3, “Citrix.”

HP Connection Administrator

HP Connection Administrator allows you to manage server and application connections by setting up Web, RDP, XDM, ICA, and other types of connections, setting up user accounts, and assigning connections to users.

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For information about setting up connections, see Chapter 2, “HP

Connection Administrator.”

VNC viewer

The VNC viewer dialog box provides connection to a VNC server. The VNC viewer allows control of the desktop environment of another thin client, PC, or server that has VNC service running. For information about allowing control of the thin client by another unit, see “VNC Shadow” on page 4-6.

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VNC server

the VNC server is available only on the t5515 and t5525.

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Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a remote control program that allows you to view and interact with one computer (the “server”) using a simple program (the “viewer”) on another computer anywhere on the Internet. The VNC Server runs as a service and therefore is available even when the user is logged off the thin client.

The system stores the VNC server password in encrypted form in a hidden directory named “.vnc” in the user’s home directory. For example, the system stores the password for user “fred” at: /home/fred/.vnc/passwd.

If you delete the passwd file to reset the password, the system prompts the user for a new password the next time the VNC server is started. The password must be six to eight characters long.

Additional information about VNC server features is available at:

http://www.tightvnc.org

XFce Settings Manager

The thin client includes a control panel called XFce Settings Manager. You can access a wide variety of utilities from the settings manager. For more information, see Chapter 4, “XFce Settings

Manager.”

HP Desktop Options

The thin client features different desktop interface options. These options provide different ways for you to manage your connections, and as well as determine the appearance of your desktop. Your selection in this utility determines what your thin client looks like and how it communicates.

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Available desktop options include:

■ HP Connection Administrator

■ Citrix ICA Client

■ xfce (t5515/t5525 only)

HP Desktop Options

The xfce option is only available on the t5515/t5525.

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HP Connection Administrator is the default interface.

To determine which interface displays on the user’s desktop:

1. Right-click on the desktop and select Settings to open the XFce

Settings Manager.

2. From the XFce Settings Manager window, select HP Desktop Options.

3. Select the interface you want to use.

4. Click OK. The new interface will launch at reboot.

For instructions about configuring HP Connection Administrator, see

Chapter 2, “HP Connection Administrator.” For instructions about

configuring Citrix ICA Client, see Chapter 3, “Citrix.”

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Linux image

To locate the Linux image version:

1. Click GO > Settings > System.

2. Click the General tab.

The image version is displayed in the System area of the screen.

Linux image version - System

For more information, see “System” on page 4-17.

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Image location

Introduction

The image is stored in various formats. The bootup process decompresses and loads certain portions of the image 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/hda1 - ext2 - boot loader

■ /dev/hda2 - cramfs - majority of the image

■ /dev/hda3 - ext2 - optional components and home directories

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HP Connection Administrator

The Web browser is only available in the HP Compaq t5515 and

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t5525 thin client images.

To access all HP Connection Administrator functionality, you must log in with root permissions as a member of the root group.

HP Connection Administrator window

Launching HP Connection Administrator allows you to start, add, edit, and delete connections.

HP Connection Administrator

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You must log in with root permissions to access all components of the HP Connection Administrator window.

The HP Connection Administrator features the following:

■ Connections Display: 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.

■ Connect: Click to activate a selected connection.

■ Shutdown: Click to exit HP Connection Administrator if the

terminal is not in Kiosk mode. If the terminal is in Kiosk mode, click this button to end the session. If you are a member of the turn off or reboot groups, the thin client displays options to turn off or reboot the terminal. For information about Kiosk mode, see

“Configuring Global UI Kiosk settings” on page 2-8.

■ Settings: Click to access the XFce Settings Manager.

■ Delete: Click to delete a selected connection. The connection is

deleted from the list of connections available to all users, not just the user currently logged on to the terminal.

■ Add: Click to create a new connection and add it to the list of

connections assigned to the user currently logged on to the terminal. You can assign the new connection to other users in the Advanced Configuration utility. For more information, see

“Adding, editing, and deleting connections” on page 2-12.

■ Edit: Click to edit the selected connection. For more information,

see “Adding, editing, and deleting connections” on page 2-12.

■ Advanced Configuration: Click to access the Advanced

Configuration utility, where you can configure and assign connections and configure the terminal user interface. For more information, see “Advanced Configuration utility” on page 2-3.

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Advanced Configuration utility

You can configure and assign connections and configure the user interface for the terminal in the Advanced Configuration utility. To access the utility, click the Advanced button on the HP Connection Administrator window.

You must log in with root permissions to access the Advanced

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Configuration utility.

HP Connection Administrator

Advanced Configuration utility

Configuring available connections

The Available Connections area lists all connections that you can assign to users. Use the following features to modify, add, or delete connections:

■ Ping First: Allows you to enable Connection Administrator to

ping the server before attempting a connection. If the server name fails to resolve or the server fails to respond to the ping, the thin client aborts the connection attempt.

■ Delete: Click to delete a selected connection. The connection is

deleted from the lists of connections assigned to all users. For more information, see “Adding, editing, and deleting

connections” on page 2-12.

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■ Add: Click to create a new connection and add it to the list of

available connections in the current user's connection list. For more information, see “Adding, editing, and deleting

connections” on page 2-12.

■ Edit: Click to edit a selected connection. For more information,

see “Adding, editing, and deleting connections” on page 2-12.

Configuring user connections

The User Connections area displays all connections currently assigned to the user selected from the drop-down list at the top of the window. Select a user from the list and use the following features to configure connections for the user:

■ Name: Displays the name of the connection. You cannot change

the connection name.

■ Ty pe: Displays the type of connection (Web, RDP, XDM, ICA, or

other). You cannot change the connection type from this column.

■ Primary: Select to designate a connection as primary. The thin

client attempts secondary connections if the primary connection fails. If more than one secondary connection is associated with a primary connection, the thin client prioritizes the secondary connections starting with the first connection in the group.

■ Auto: Select to designate whether a user is automatically logged

on when HP Connection Administrator starts up. To prevent a user from being logged on that is set to auto logon, press the left

Shift key as soon as the log in screen displays.

■ Persistent: Select to designate whether the system will attempt to

reconnect when a connection fails. You can only make primary connections persistent.

■ Prompt: Select to configure the system to determine whether a

user is still using the thin client after a group of connections fails. Clear this check box to allow the system to continue to cycle through the connections in the group.

The user must quit the current session to disable automatic

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■ >: Click to add a selected Available Connection (left list box) to

the selected user’s connection list (right list box).

■ <: 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 arrow: Click to move a selected user connection up in the list.

■ Down arrow: Click to move a selected user connection down in

the list.

■ Save: Click to save changes made to user connections and user

interface settings.

■ Cancel: Click to cancel unsaved changes made to user

connections and user interface settings and exit the Advanced Configuration utility.

■ OK: Click to save changes made to user connections and user

interface settings and exit the Advanced Configuration utility.

Assigning connections to users

After creating a connection, you can assign it to users.

To assign a connection to users:

1. In the HP Connection Administrator, click the Advanced button to access the Advanced Configuration utility. For more information, see “Advanced Configuration utility” on page 2-3.

2. Under User Connections, select the appropriate user.

3. Under Available Connections, select the connection in the list of available connections, and then click the > button to copy the connection to the list of connections for the user.

4. Click Save to save the updated list of connections for the user.

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Configuring connections as primary, secondary, or to auto connect

Use the following procedure to configure connections in the Advanced Configuration utility.

■ You can designate connections as primary or secondary. A

primary connection is the first attempted in a group of connections. Secondary connections are attempted if the primary connection fails, and attempt to connect in their listed order. You can assign several primary connections, each with several associated secondary connections.

■ You can set primary connections to automatically connect when

HP Connection Administrator starts up.

■ You can set primary connections to automatically reconnect if the

connection is lost.

To configure connections:

1. In the HP Connection Administrator, click the Advanced button to access the Advanced Configuration utility.

2. Under User Connections, select the appropriate user.

3. Select the connection in the user's connection list that you want to modify.

4. If you want to make a connection a primary connection:

a. In the Primary column, select the check box.

b. To assign a secondary connection to the primary connection,

clear the check box in the Primary column that you want to be the secondary connection. The connection becomes a secondary connection to the first primary connection directly above the secondary connection in the list.

c. To arrange the connections in the order that you want them to

connect, select a connection and click the Up and Down buttons to move the connection. Secondary connections are always associated with the first primary connection above them in the list.

d. Click Save to save your changes.

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Since each secondary connection must have an associated primary

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connection listed above it, the connection at the top of the list must be a primary connection.

5. If you want to set automatic connections:

a. In the Auto column, select the check box.

b. Click Save to save your changes.

You can set only primary connections to automatically connect when

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HP Connection Administrator is launched.

6. If you want to set automatic reconnections:

a. In the Persistent column, select the check box.

You cannot disable automatic connection unless the user quits the

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current session.

b. Click Save to save your changes.

You can set only primary connections to automatically reconnect.

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Configuring Global UI Kiosk settings

Global UI Kiosk Settings allow you to change the way the user interface displays. The preview pane to the right of the check boxes indicates how the user interface will display based on which check boxes you select.

Global UI Kiosk Settings for the t5515/t5525

Show Taskbar: Select to display the taskbar at the top of the desktop.

Show User Interface: Select to display the HP Connection

Administrator. Clear this box to further lock down the terminal by hiding the HP Connection Administrator window for users who are not in the root group. You can use this feature for connections set to automatically start at boot up where the HP Connection Administrator window is not needed.

The user interface is always shown for users in the root group.

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Run Browser In Kiosk Mode (t5515/t5525 only): Select to remove the address, search, tool bar, menu bar, and status bar from the browser. Changing this setting does not affect the preview pane.

You must reboot the terminal for changes to take effect.

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Setting Citrix global settings

Click this button to configure global Citrix settings.

Server Location

Use this tab to add or modify Citrix servers.

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Global Citrix Settings - Server Location tab

To add a server:

1. Select the browser type from the list in the box at the bottom of the dialog box.

2. Click Add.

3. Type the server address and port number.

4. Click OK.

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Preferences

Use this tab to select the keyboard language.

Global Citrix Settings - Preferences tab

Hotkeys

Use this tab to configure thin client hotkeys.

Global Citrix Settings - Hotkeys tab

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Drive Mapping

Use this tab to assign drive numbers to drives and configure whether th drive is enabled, readable, and writeable.

Global Citrix Settings - Drive Mapping tab

To configure a drive:

1. Click the drive letter to configure.

2. Select Enable, Read, or Write to assign those characteristics to the drive.

3. With the drive letter selected, click in the Path column.

4. Type the drive path.

The preferred method of forwarding in Citrix connections, with the

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HP Linux image, is to redirect from /tmp/shared/ for HD and DOK. As devices are added and removed, links are automatically created in this location. For USB CD-ROM drives, redirect from /mnt/cdrom/. This setting will be in place for all Citrix connections from this unit.

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COM ports

Use this tab to map devices to communication ports.

Global Citrix Settings - COM Ports tab

To map devices:

1. Click Add.

2. Under Folders, select the location of the device.

3. Under Files, select the device.

4. Fill in the Selection: /dev box.

Adding, editing, and deleting connections

You can add, edit, or delete connections in the HP Connection Administrator or in the Advanced Configuration utility. However, you need to note the important difference based on where you add connections, as follows:

■ Adding a connection in the HP Connection Administrator adds it

to the list of connections assigned to the user currently logged on to the terminal.

■ Adding a connection in the Advanced Configuration utility

automatically adds the connection to the currently selected user. The new connection will also be available in the Advanced Configuration utility for assignment to other users.

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