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Quick Reference GuideMicrosoft Windows XPe-based Thin Clients - t5710 & t5720Document Part Number: 253378-008July 2006This guide supplements the s

1-4 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideIntroductionAdministrator desktopThe desktop that displays when you are logged on as an administrator is a standar

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 1-5IntroductionServer environment requirementsHP thin clients use a variety of services accessed through a network. T

1-6 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideIntroduction✎If a Windows 2000/2003 server is used for both of these session services (ICA and RDP), a Terminal Se

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 2-12ConfigurationLogging onYou can log on to your thin client either automatically or manually.Automatic logonThe def

2-2 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideConfiguration✎To save changes, be sure to disable the write filter cache or issue the -commit command anytime duri

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 2-3ConfigurationAdministrator logon accessTo access Administrator logon regardless of the state of the thin client us

2-4 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideConfiguration✎You may also log off or shut down using the Windows Security dialog box. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 2-5ConfigurationPower managementA “Monitor Saver” turns off the video signal to the monitor after a designated idle t

2-6 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideConfiguration✎You should maintain correct time because some applications may require access to the local thin clie

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 2-7ConfigurationDrive ZDrive Z is the onboard volatile memory (Ms-ramdrive) on the logic board of the thin client. Be

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2-8 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideConfigurationsession. See the write filter topics in Chapter 4, in section “Enhanced Write Filter Manager.” for i

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 2-9Configuration✎For roaming profiles to work and be downloaded, there must be sufficient flash space available. In s

2-10 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideConfigurationUser ManagerUser Manager is a utility that allows the administrator to create, delete, and maintain

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 2-11ConfigurationTo create the user:ÄCAUTION: Because of the limited size of flash memory, HP strongly recommends tha

2-12 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideConfigurationRegional and Language OptionsThe keyboard language options are preset at the factory. Should you nee

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 2-13ConfigurationAdministrative ToolsClick the Administrative Tools icon in the Control Panel gain access to the avai

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Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 3-13ApplicationsThe XP Embedded image that ships with your thin client has the following preinstalled applications:

3-2 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideApplicationsSygate firewallHP’s XPe SP2 image includes a Sygate firewall.HP Sygate Security Agent provides a custo

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 3-3ApplicationsAdditional information about the Sygate Firewall is available in the “HP Sygate Security Agent and Sym

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com iiiContents ContentsContentsIntroductionUpdates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-4 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideApplications✎After you launch the Windows Firewall add-on, the Control Panel applet is only available to the Admin

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 3-5ApplicationsUsing Windows Firewall with no exceptions is useful when connecting to a public network. This setting

3-6 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideApplicationsDisplay a notification when the Windows Firewall blocks a program is selected by default.You can set a

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 3-7ApplicationsGathering configuration informationTo examine the current policy configuration for Windows Firewall, y

3-8 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideApplicationsFailure symptomsFailures related to the default configuration will manifest in two ways: Client appli

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 3-9Applications✎HP recommends adding a program instead of adding a port. Adding a program is easier and safer than ad

3-10 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideApplicationsOnce you have the port number and protocol, add an exception for that port. To add a port exception:1

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 3-11ApplicationsCitrix Program NeighborhoodCitrix Program Neighborhood is a feature of ICA introduced with MetaFrame

3-12 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideApplicationsRemote Desktop ConnectionUse the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box to establish connections to a W

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 3-13ApplicationsHP PC Session Allocation Manager (SAM) ClientThe Consolidated Client Infrastructure (CCI) solution fr

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com ivContents User accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-14 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideApplicationsHP SAM becomes the control point in managing a CCI deployment. Specifically, it manages the assignmen

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 3-15ApplicationsAltiris Client AgentThe Altiris Client Agent allows the Altiris server to discover valid clients that

3-16 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideApplicationsMicrosoft Internet ExplorerVersion 6.0 of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser is installed locall

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 3-17ApplicationsService Pack 2 makes Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 much more secure. Internet Explorer has more con

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Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 4-14Control Panel extended selectionsThe Control Panel is accessed by selecting Start > Control Panel. Some of the

4-2 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideControl Panel extended selectionsgives the appearance of read-write access to the flash by employing a cache to in

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 4-3Control Panel extended selectionsEnhanced Write Filter Manager command line controlÄCAUTION: Terminal Administrato

4-4 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideControl Panel extended selections-commitCommits all current level data in the overlay to the protected volume, and

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 4-5Control Panel extended selectionsTo access the EWF user interface:1. Log in as an Administrator.2. Select Start &g

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com vContents Administration and image upgradesAltiris Deployment Solution software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-6 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideControl Panel extended selectionsOverlay configurationThis button displays the Overlay information and is a combin

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 4-7Control Panel extended selections✎Since EWF Manager console utility (ewfmgr.exe) and the EWF status service execut

4-8 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideControl Panel extended selections Print spooling User/system temporary filesYou can also use the RAMDisk for tem

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 4-9Control Panel extended selectionsFor detailed information, please review the “Using the HP DHCP Settings Update Cl

4-10 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideControl Panel extended selections1. Once you launch the ThinState Capture tool from within the Control Panel, you

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 4-11Control Panel extended selections2. Click Next.3. At this point, attach to the unit a DOK. The DOK drive letter a

4-12 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideControl Panel extended selectionsOnce the right DOK size is attached, the following screen displays.4. Click Capt

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 4-13Control Panel extended selectionsAfter you performi these actions, the ThinState Capture tool displays the follow

4-14 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideControl Panel extended selectionsThe following table lists the supported capture and deploy scenarios:ThinState D

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 4-15Control Panel extended selectionsAfter you remove the USB flash drive and cycle power to the system, the image wi

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Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 5-15Administration and image upgradesThis section highlights and discusses the Remote Administration capabilities and

5-2 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideAdministration and image upgradesImage upgradesThe Intel Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) is a protocol that de

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 5-3Administration and image upgradesHP Compaq Thin Client Imaging ToolThe HP Compaq Thin Client Imaging Tool is part

5-4 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideAdministration and image upgrades

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 6-16PeripheralsDepending on the ports available, the thin client can provide services for USB, serial, parallel, and

6-2 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuidePeripherals5. The Ports (COM & LPT) listing will display if not already shown. Under the Ports (COM & LPT)

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 6-3PeripheralsAdding printers-using generic text-only print driverFollow these steps to add a printer using the text-

6-4 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuidePeripheralsAudioYou can redirect audio from applications to the audio jacks on the thin client. You control the le

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com Index-1IndexAaccounts, user 2–8addingports to Windows Firewall 3–9printers 6–3programs 3–9Administrative Tools 2–12Ad

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 1-11IntroductionHP Compaq t57x0 thin client models use the Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (XPe) operating system. Thes

Index-2 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideIndeximage capture 4–9image deployment 4–14image upgrades 5–2imaging 5–3Internet 1–1Internet Explorer 3–16Llan

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com Index-3Index time 2–5troubleshooting applications 3–7troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Firewall 3–7Uupdates 1–2upgrad

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1-2 www.hp.com Quick Reference GuideIntroduction Extensive MUI support: English, French, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Ko

Quick Reference Guide www.hp.com 1-3IntroductionFor information about the functionality of the standard Windows XPe desktop and Start menu items, refe