HP T5725 Installing and Configuring HP Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Multimedi - Page 2

Overview HP Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Multimedia and USB Enhancements software provides multimedia and USB device redirection to reduce the limitations sometimes associated with the VMware View 3.0 (or VDI) desktop experience. Enhanced Multimedia Experience on an RDP Connection Designed for HP Thin Clients running the ThinPro, ThinPro GT, or Debian Linux, HP RDP Enhancements improves audio and video performance over RDP connections. Extends USB Connectivity Enjoy access to USB-connected devices such as drive keys, local printers, and scanners by redirecting USB communication between the thin client and the data center. Hardware and Software Requirements Supported platforms Supported thin client platforms Supported Virtualization platforms for VDI Codecs (Pack#1) Multiple licenses may be purchased for a single download. Codecs (Pack#2) Multiple licenses may be purchased for a single download. Broker support System requirements Protocol specifications Supported and tested USB devices (VMware View 3.0 environment) Download details VMware View 3.0 with Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional 32-bit guests Microsoft Terminal Services (Windows Server 2003) - Enhanced multimedia support only t5545 (ThinPro) - April 2009 t5735 (Debian Linux) - August 2009 t5725 (Must first download the latest image version 13, then apply add-on) - August 2009 gt7725 (ThinPro GT) - August 2009 VMware ESX WMV 7/8/9 WMA 7/8/9 MPEG-1 MP3 MPEG-4 part 2 (DiVX, Xvid, H.263) MPEG-4 part 10 (AVC, H.264) MPEG-2 AAC AC3 VMware View Manager 3.0 Required system memory 512 MB recommended (thin client) Required disk space 512 MB Flash or greater (thin client) Media player Windows Media Player 9/10 (hosted desktop) Transport method RDP virtual channel Data encryption RDP encryption USB headsets w/microphone Cyber Acoustics AC-850, Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000, Logitech USB (Audio will come out of the headset for everything on the RDP session except for multimedia played with MMR.) USB printers HP LaserJet 1150, HP LaserJet 1300, HP DeskJet 5650 USB printers Printing function supported on following printers: HP OfficeJet 9100, HP Color LaserJet 2840 USB dongles USB parallel (Belkin F5U002), USB Serial (Belkin F5u257) HP RDP Multimedia and USB enhancements software available as add-on on HP.com beginning May 2009. Preinstalled on select thin client models (coming soon) 2