HP Compaq t5125 Technical Information

Administrator’s GuideLinux-based HP Compaq t5125, t5515, t5525 Thin ClientsFor the following image versions:- L1ST3149 (t5125)- L3ST3149 (t5515) - 128

1-4 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideIntroductionThe taskbar is shown in the following illustration:TaskbarFor more information, see “Taskbar” on page

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Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 1-5IntroductionDesktop menuThe programs available vary by thin client. For more information about these programs, see

1-6 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideIntroductionProgramsThe following sections describe the programs available on the desktop. Program access depends

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 1-7IntroductionWeb browserThe HP Compaq t5515/t5525 thin client image includes the Firefox Web browser with JRE (Java

1-8 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideIntroductionVNC server✎the VNC server is available only on the t5515 and t5525.Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 1-9IntroductionAvailable desktop options include: HP Connection Administrator Citrix ICA Client xfce (t5515/t5525

1-10 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideIntroductionLinux imageTo locate the Linux image version:1. Click GO > Settings > System. 2. Click the Gene

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 1-11IntroductionImage locationThe image is stored in various formats. The bootup process decompresses and loads certa

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Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-12HP Connection AdministratorHP Connection Administrator allows you to manage server and application connections by

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2-2 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection Administrator✎You must log in with root permissions to access all components of the HP Connection Ad

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-3HP Connection AdministratorAdvanced Configuration utilityYou can configure and assign connections and configure th

2-4 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection Administrator Add: Click to create a new connection and add it to the list of available connections

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-5HP Connection Administrator >: Click to add a selected Available Connection (left list box) to the selected us

2-6 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection AdministratorConfiguring connections as primary, secondary, or to auto connectUse the following proc

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-7HP Connection Administrator✎Since each secondary connection must have an associated primary connection listed abov

2-8 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection AdministratorConfiguring Global UI Kiosk settingsGlobal UI Kiosk Settings allow you to change the wa

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-9HP Connection AdministratorSetting Citrix global settingsClick this button to configure global Citrix settings.Ser

2-10 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection AdministratorPreferencesUse this tab to select the keyboard language.Global Citrix Settings - Prefe

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-11HP Connection AdministratorDrive MappingUse this tab to assign drive numbers to drives and configure whether th d

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com iiiContents1 IntroductionThin client image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-12 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection AdministratorCOM portsUse this tab to map devices to communication ports.Global Citrix Settings - C

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-13HP Connection AdministratorFor more information about the different types of connections, see the related section

2-14 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection AdministratorCitrix ICAUse the following tabs to configure a Citrix ICA connection: Server: Allows

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-15HP Connection AdministratorFirefox connectionFirefox Web connectionThe Firefox connection allows you to create a

2-16 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection AdministratorGeneralAllows you to select a remote computer and provide the logon credentials for ac

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-17HP Connection AdministratorDisplayAllows you to configure the size and color of the remote desktop.Display tab

2-18 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection AdministratorLocal ResourcesAllows you to configure local devices.Local Resources tabThis window al

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-19HP Connection Administrator Connection to the following local devices:❏ disk drives - Type the path or symbolic

2-20 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection AdministratorProgramsAllows you to launch programs through the remote desktop connection.Programs t

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-21HP Connection AdministratorExperienceAllows you to configure the thin client desktop and performance factors.Expe

iv www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideContents2 HP Connection AdministratorHP Connection Administrator window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-22 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection Administrator Menu and window animation: Select to allow menu and window animation. Themes: Selec

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 2-23HP Connection AdministratorXDM connectionThe X Display Manager (XDM) connection window allows you to create and c

2-24 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideHP Connection Administrator Query Mode: Select the type of XDM connection:❏ Broadcast: Uses the first host that

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 3-13CitrixThis chapter provides an overview of the Citrix (ICA) program. For more detailed help in configuring the Ci

3-2 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideCitrixCitrix (ICA)The Citrix (ICA) program allows you to set up and configure Citrix ICA client connections.ICA Cl

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-14XFce Settings ManagerThis chapter provides an overview of the utilities in the XFce Settings Manager, which is th

4-2 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerXFce Settings Manager✎Icons in XFCE Settings Manager vary depending on whether the current us

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-3XFce Settings ManagerDate/TimeThe Date/Time Properties utility allows you to set the date and current time, select

4-4 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerConfiguring the system hardware clock from BIOSYou can set the system hardware clock to your

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-5XFce Settings ManagerUsing an image for your backgroundTo change the background image:1. From the XFce Settings Ma

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com vContents Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-6 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerVNC ShadowVNC Shadow allows the administrator to remotely observe or take control of the user

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-7XFce Settings ManagerTouchScreenSelect Enable EloTouch to enable support for an Elo touch screen.Touch Screen tabU

4-8 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerFTP UpdatesUse this window to enable automatic FTP updates as an alternative to Altiris Deplo

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-9XFce Settings ManagerDisplayThe Display Preferences utility allows you to configure the monitor’s screen resolutio

4-10 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerThe following table provides all available screen resolutions:✎If you select 32-bit resoluti

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-11XFce Settings ManagerScreen saverSelect Screen Saver to enable and configure the screen saver. If you select Pass

4-12 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerKeyboardThe Keyboard Preferences utility allows you to select a keyboard language, keyboard

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-13XFce Settings ManagerMouseThe Mouse Preferences utility allows you to set the mouse double-click sensitivity, spe

4-14 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerNetwork ManagementThe Network Management utility allows you to configure connectivity betwee

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-15XFce Settings ManagerPrinter ManagerThe Printer Manager allows you to add a new printer and modify printer settin

vi www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideContents6 Frequently Asked QuestionsLinux operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-16 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings Manager5. Configure the printer using the dialog box specific to the chosen printer type, and then

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-17XFce Settings ManagerSoundThe Sound dialog box allows you to set the volume and microphone input volume for the t

4-18 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerYou can reset to factory defaults by clicking Reset under Terminal Settings. Restoring facto

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-19XFce Settings ManagerCopyrights tabThe Copyrights tab provides HP and Altiris copyright information.About tabThe

4-20 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings Manager To change the width of the taskbar, drag the bar left or right under Size. To hide the ta

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-21XFce Settings ManagerManaging a user accountThe following sections include instructions for adding, modifying, an

4-22 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings Manager5. If you want the system to automatically assign a user ID, clear Specify user ID manually.

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-23XFce Settings ManagerPermissionsClick the Permissions tab to grant permissions to users. Permissions windowTo gra

4-24 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings Manager5. In Choose group type, select the group that includes the permission you want to add to th

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-25XFce Settings ManagerManaging a groupThe following sections include instructions for adding, modifying, and delet

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 1-11IntroductionThis guide provides the network administrator with instructions for local and remote configuration of

4-26 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings Manager6. To add users to this group, select a user from the other users list, and then click Add &

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-27XFce Settings ManagerAdding a user to a group manuallyBusyBox does not include a utility similar to usermod. As a

4-28 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerDecoration styleThe Decoration style tab allows you to configure title font, title alignment

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-29XFce Settings ManagerKeyboard and focusThe Keyboard and focus tab allows you to set the focus for new windows. Fo

4-30 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideXFce Settings ManagerAdvancedThe Advanced tab allows you to configure windows snapping and workspace wrapping.Win

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 4-31XFce Settings ManagerXFce PanelThe XFce Panel utility allows you to configure the appearance of the XFce Panel Ba

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Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 5-15SupportIf you require support for your Linux-based thin client, contact your region’s HP Technical Support Center

5-2 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideSupportImage updates and add-onsHP provides periodic updates to the image, as well as add-ons. Check the HP suppor

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 5-3SupportAvailability of Linux open source codeIf your HP thin client shipped with Linux, you can get the source cod

1-2 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideIntroductionThin client imageHP developed this Linux image especially for thin client use by integrating a compreh

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Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 6-16Frequently Asked QuestionsLinux operating systemHow do I tell what the Linux image version/build number is?To obt

6-2 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideFrequently Asked QuestionsSystem AdministratorHow are users managed?A System Administrator creates new user accoun

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 6-3Frequently Asked QuestionsHow do you change file permissions using BusyBox?To change the permission options the Sy

6-4 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideFrequently Asked QuestionsHow do you configure the date and time?The Date and Time management GUI applet provides

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 6-5Frequently Asked QuestionsOptions:VNCHow is the VNC password reset?The system stores the VNC server password in en

6-6 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideFrequently Asked QuestionsGeneralAre there any hotkeys?Yes, see the following table:Key Combination Action Ctrl+A

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 6-7Frequently Asked QuestionsAre the Function keys operational?Yes, they are operational during the pre-boot process

6-8 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideFrequently Asked QuestionsThe wrong characters display when I use the keyboard?Click GO > Settings > Keyboar

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 6-9Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat are the steps to capture and deploy an image on an HP Compaq t5125/t5515/t5525 thin

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 1-3Introductiont5515/t5525 DesktopThe following image provides an example of the default t5515 and a t5525 desktop: t

6-10 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideFrequently Asked Questions7. Select the DOS radio button from In which OS would you like to run this script?8. Cl

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 6-11Frequently Asked Questions7. Select the DOS radio button from In which OS would you like to run this script?8. Cl

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Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com 7-17TroubleshootingReview the solutions to the following issues that may arise on the thin client.IssueYou add a rdes

7-2 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideTroubleshootingIssueYou cannot print large jobs to local printers from an ICA session. SolutionThis issue may occu

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com Index-1IndexAaddingconnections 2–12groups 4–25groups using BusyBox 6–2printer 4–15users 4–21users to a group manually

Index-2 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideIndexCitrix connections 2–14Citrix settings 2–9COM ports 2–12connections 2–1, 2–6date and time 6–4disk drives

Ad mi nistra to r’s G uid e www.hp.com Index-3Index FFAQs 6–1general 6–6Linux operating system 6–1manageability 6–8system administrator 6–2system mana

Index-4 www.hp.com Administrator’s GuideIndexMMAC address 4–18manageability FAQs 6–8managing 4–25groups 4–25users 6–2memory 4–17Metrowerks 5–2micropho

Administrator’s Guide www.hp.com Index-5Index Show Taskbar check box 2–8Show User Interface check box 2–8software warranty 5–1sound 4–17source code 5–