HP t5500 Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide
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- HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 1
Selection Guide Common features 2 Advantages of embedded operating systems and thin client hardware 3 Windows XP Embedded (XPe) operating system 3 Windows CE operating system 4 Embedded Linux operating system 5 Operating system feature set 6 Remote management 6 Terminal service clients - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 2
between the three HP thin client operating systems: • Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (XPe) • Microsoft Windows CE • Embedded Linux Common features The following requires a highly skilled administrator to enable it. Features Accessibility (508) Automatic logon Browser Citrix Connection manager - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 3
screen monitor Wireless Common Features XPe CE Linux Advantages of embedded operating systems and thin client hardware The advantages of the embedded operating systems thin clients use include: • Lower administration costs - Like managed desktops, client management is performed remotely on - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 4
CE Operating System Strengths Weaknesses Kiosk mode - locked down Small memory requirement Multimedia capable Remote management Import/exporting registry settings Microsoft Internet Explorer Connection administrator application Limited peripheral device support Limited printer support Limited - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 5
operating system The HP Linux thin client image is a real-time operating system created by Hewlett-Packard using opensource Linux components. The operating system contains a Linux kernel, command shells, networking, multimedia, Internet browsing, and a custom user interface. This operating system - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 6
: • Altiris Deployment Server cannot install a custom image with Rdeploy using a USB flash drive without executing a post configuration job in all three operating systems. • FTP upgrade using the Auto System Update option on CE 5.0 supports only three file extensions - ARP, IBR, and CAB. • FTP - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 7
RDP). Terminal Service Clients Citrix ICA Client RDP Operating Systems XPe CE Linux ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Limiting factors: • The Linux operating system is unable to establish a dial-up ICA connection and displays the Invalid serial number error message. • Mapping a CD-ROM drive within a Linux ICA - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 8
Terminal emulation applications enable thin clients to simulate a specific type of computer terminal so that you can access a mainframe computer or bulletin board service. Operating Systems Terminal Emulation XPe CE Linux TEC ✓ ✓ 3 VNC ✓ ✓ XDM ✓ 3 HP does not provide a commercial - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 9
Service Operating Systems XPe CE Linux ✓ ✓ Limiting factors: • Windows CE 4.22 and 5.0 Jetcet does not support simultaneous USB printing from two different applications. This is a limitation of usbprint.dll. • The Windows XPe default printer driver supports No Auto setting. • Windows CE 5.0 - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 10
the Disable local Windows key combinations option. Text viewer applications You can use text or document viewers to display .txt or .pdf-formatted files on your thin clients. Viewers Notepad Txtpad Adobe Acrobat Reader vi text editor Operating Systems XPe CE Linux ✓ 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Security - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 11
features Thin clients may offer the following features. Special features SNTP Client SNMP DCHP options Accessibility Port lock Mouse settings Keyboard languages Memory allocation changes Operating Systems XPe CE Linux ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Peripheral - HP t5500 | Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 12
Operating Systems Peripheral devices XPe CE Linux4 1394 support card ✓ 80-GB hard drive ✓ ✓ ✓ CD-ROM drive ✓ ✓ ✓ 1.44 MB diskette drive ✓ ✓ 4 There are numerous Linux drivers available in the market for many peripherals. HP has chosen to incorporate only a few. © 2005 Hewlett-
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Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide
Common features
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Advantages of embedded operating systems and thin client hardware
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Windows XP Embedded (XPe) operating system
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Windows CE operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Embedded Linux operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Operating system feature set
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Remote management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Terminal service clients
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Internet browser applications
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Multimedia applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Terminal emulation applications
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Print services applications
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Shell applications
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Text viewer applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Security applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Special features
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Peripheral devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11