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Personalized Task Templates, based upon these categories, can be edited, deleted, imported or exported to create customized specific tasks for devices. Creating & Editing Task Templates A set of standard 'blank' task templates are provided which are listed under various categories according to their function in the Template Pane. The names of standard templates begin with the _ (underscore) character, for example: _File and Registry. To create or edit a task template: 1. Double-click an existing template in the Template Pane, or right-click a template then select Properties from the pop-up menu. 2. Specify your requirements for the template using the options available. To clear a value of the target device, leave the corresponding field for that value blank on the template. 3. When you have finished defining a new template, click the Save as button and enter a name for the new template. 4. Click OK. The new template will be created and its name will appear in the Template Pane. Adding a Template to Favorites To make it easier to locate templates that are used frequently, you can add them to the Favorites tab as follows: 1. Select a tab from the Template Pane. 2. Right-click on the name of the template in the tab. 3. Select Add to Favorites from the pop-up menu. A copy of the selected template is added to Favorites. Using Template Sequence Templates You can specify two or more templates to be performed in a specific order using Template Sequence templates. A Template Sequence template can contain a maximum of 22 tasks. 1. Select the Template Sequence tab in the Template Pane. 2. Double-click the standard _Template Sequence template to open the Template Editor. 3. Click the Add button and select a template to add to the sequence from the pop-up menu. The Template Editor for the selected template will be displayed allowing you to edit it. NOTE: You can define new templates to add to the sequence as required, just select the blank template type from the menu. 4. Click OK to add the template to the template sequence. 5. Continue adding templates to the sequence as required. Note that clicking Add after the first template has been added to the sequence will display an additional menu for you to indicate Task Template Management 73

Section	Page
Introduction	11
What is HP Device Manager?	11
Overview	11
HP Management	12
HP Management Server	12
HP Management Gateway	12
Device Agent	12
FTP Server	12
Concepts	13
Device Pane	13
Device Tree	13
Element	13
Task Template	13
Managed Device	13
OS Tabs	13
PXE	13
Repository	14
Task	14
Task Pane & Summary Pane	14
Template Pane	14
Status Bar	14
EWF	14
Agent Mode	14
Getting More Information	15
The Internet	15
Technical Support	15
About This Manual	16
Terms & Conventions	16
Installing HP Device Manager	17
Introduction	17
System Requirements	18
Management Console	18
Management Server	18
Management Gateway	19
Management Agent	19
Additional Requirements	20
Installation Procedure	22
Configuring DHCP Servers	37
Management Server Installed Separately to the DHCP Server	37
Management Server Installed on DHCP Server Machine	37
Adding DHCP Option 60 and 201 to an ISC DHCP Server	38
Configuring a Linux DHCP Server	39
Configuring Routers	39
Uninstalling Device Manager	41
Getting Started	43
Logging in to the HP Management Console	43
Management Console Overview	45
The OS Tabs Display	45
The Gateways Tab Display	46
Client Discovery	47
HP Management Agent Broadcast	47
Discover Agent	47
Discover by DHCP Tag	51
Manual Configuration	52
Setting Up Devices in a NAT Environment	52
Using the HP Management Console	53
Menu Item Overview	53
Toolbar Overview	56
Device Management	58
Device Tree Icons	58
Displaying Device Properties	59
Deleting Devices	60
Discovering Devices	61
Grouping Devices	63
Manual Grouping	63
Dynamic Grouping	65
Naming Grouping Properties	68
Changing Grouping Properties	69
Pre-assigning Devices to Groups	71
Editing the Device Filter	72
Filter Security	75
Checking Network Connection Status	77
Printing Information About Devices & Tasks	78
Printing Device Information	78
Shadowing Devices	79
Power Management	81
Task Template Management	82
Task Template Categories	82
Creating & Editing Task Templates	83
Adding a Template to Favorites	83
Using Template Sequence Templates	83
Importing & Exporting Task Templates	84
Task Management	85
Task Pane Icons	85
Applying Tasks to Devices	86
Displaying Task Properties	89
Configuring Task Parameters	90
Pausing Tasks	93
Continuing Tasks	93
Resending Tasks	94
Deleting Tasks	94
Displaying Task Logs	94
Opening VNC Viewer for Shadowing	94
Opening a Result Template	95
Using Rules to Automatically Apply Tasks to Devices	96
Common Tasks	100
Performing a Task	100
Changing Connection Settings	102
Changing Device Settings	105
Cloning Settings	105
Applying Settings	107
Configuring Display Settings	111
Configuring Network Settings	112
Configuring Time Settings	113
Configuring Keyboard Settings	114
Configuring Mouse Settings	115
Configuring Region Settings	116
Configuring Internet Explorer Settings	117
Configuring Firefox Settings	118
Using File and Registry Templates	119
Merging File and Registry Templates	121
Copying Files	123
Remote Command Execution	127
Remote Execution of Windows Scripts	129
Advanced Tasks	130
Add-ons	130
Introduction	130
Applying an Add-on to a Thin Client	130
Images	140
Introduction	140
Images & Repository Management	140
Client BIOS Settings for PXE	140
Pulling a PXE Image From a Client	141
Pushing a PXE Image to a Client	144
Cloning an Image from an HP Thin Client	147
Updating Images	150
Changing Registry Settings	153
Getting Registry Settings	153
Editing Registry Settings	159
Adding Devices Using MAC Addresses	164
Configuring Agents	166
Setting Agent Parameters	166
Updating the Agent Version	167
Configuration Management	169
User Management	169
Adding Users	169
Deleting Users	170
Assigning Users to Groups	170
Changing a User's password	171
Adding a Group	173
Assigning Permissions to Groups	173
Assigning Users to Groups	174
Deleting Groups	176
User Authentication with LDAP and Active Directory	176
Configuration	176
Import Users and Groups	179
FTP Repositories	185
Configuring an FTP Repository	185
Deleting a Repository	186
Exporting a Repository	186
Importing a Repository	186
FTP Repository Selection for Templates	187
FTP Mappings	188
Listing Devices & their FTP Servers	188
Listing Subnets & their FTP's Servers	190
Filtering Devices or Subnets	190
Grouping Property Name	192
Task Parameters	193
Valid Time and Timeout	193
Write Filter Policy Setting	195
Task Settings	196
Status Walker Configuration	197
Authentication Management	198
Key Management	198
Gateway Access Control	201
Report Management	203
Adding a Report Template	203
Importing a Report Plug-in File	207
Generating a Report Using a Report Template	208
Template Plugin Management	210
Importing a Template Plugin	210
Removing a Template Plugin	210
Repository Management	211
Configuring the Repository	211
Creating an FTP Repository	212
Adding Elements to the Repository	216
Importing an Element into the Repository	216
Performing a Persistent Write Operation on NeoLinux 4.x Devices	222
Status Walkers	225
The Status Walker	225
Configuring the Status Walker	232
The Status Snapshot	233
Error Code Reference	237
Error Codes	237

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Personalized Task Templates, based upon these categories, can be edited, deleted, imported or

exported to create customized specific tasks for devices.

Creating & Editing Task Templates

A set of standard ’blank’ task templates are provided which are listed under various categories according

to their function in the Template Pane. The names of standard templates begin with the

(underscore)

character, for example:

_File and Registry

To create or edit a task template:

Double-click an existing template in the

Template Pane

, or right-click a template then select

Properties

from the pop-up menu.

Specify your requirements for the template using the options available. To clear a value of the

target device, leave the corresponding field for that value blank on the template.

When you have finished defining a new template, click the

Save as

button and enter a name for

the new template.

Click

. The new template will be created and its name will appear in the

Template Pane

Adding a Template to Favorites

To make it easier to locate templates that are used frequently, you can add them to the

Favorites

tab

as follows:

Select a tab from the

Template Pane

Right-click on the name of the template in the tab.

Select

Add to Favorites

from the pop-up menu.

A copy of the selected template is added to

Favorites

Using Template Sequence Templates

You can specify two or more templates to be performed in a specific order using

Template

Sequence

templates. A

Template Sequence

template can contain a maximum of 22 tasks.

Select the

Template Sequence

tab in the

Template Pane

Double-click the standard

_Template Sequence

template to open the

Template Editor

Click the

Add

button and select a template to add to the sequence from the pop-up menu. The

Template Editor

for the selected template will be displayed allowing you to edit it.

NOTE:

You can define new templates to add to the sequence as required, just select the blank

template type from the menu.

Click

to add the template to the template sequence.

Continue adding templates to the sequence as required. Note that clicking

Add

after the first

template has been added to the sequence will display an additional menu for you to indicate

Task Template Management