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Choosing a remote management service, Starting the thin client for the first time, first - thin client configuration

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Choosing a remote management service Regardless of the OS configuration, there are two different remote management services that you can use to manage HP ThinPro-based thin clients: ● HP Device Manager (HPDM) is ideal for large environments with a variety of operating systems, including a mixture of HP ThinPro-based and Windows®-based thin clients. HPDM provides a greater variety of management options than HP Smart Client Services. For more information or to download HPDM, go to http://www.hp.com/go/hpdm. ● HP Smart Client Services can manage HP ThinPro-based thin clients only and is optimized for use with Smart Zero and a "zero management" scenario. For more information, see HP Smart Client Services on page 56. To download HP Smart Client Services, go to the HP support website (see Finding more resources on page 1). HP recommends evaluating both services and choosing the one that is best for your deployment. Starting the thin client for the first time When you first start a new HP ThinPro-based thin client, a setup program runs automatically. The following procedure describes the setup process: 1. First, the setup program checks for a network connection. If specific network settings are required, select the Network Settings button to open Network Manager (see Network settings on page 43 for more information). 2. Next, the setup program determines whether the thin client is being managed by a remote management service (either HPDM or HP Smart Client Services). If the thin client is being remotely managed by either service, the setup program exits, and then configurations that you have predefined via the service are applied to the thin client. The rest of this procedure does not apply if the thin client is being remotely managed. If the thin client is not being remotely managed by either service, continue this procedure. 3. Next, the setup program determines whether there is an image update available from HP. If there is, select Install now on the Software Update page to update the image. 4. If you want to determine whether service packs or package updates are available, select Easy Update to launch HP Easy Tools. See the Administrator Guide for HP Easy Tools for more information about using Easy Update. Then, continue this procedure. 5. If you want to manually configure HPDM Agent (the client-side component of HPDM) or the Automatic Update settings for HP Smart Client Services, select the Device Management tab of the setup program, and then choose the corresponding option. 6. If you want to check for software updates every time the thin client starts, select the Check for software updates every boot option. If you want to preserve all local settings when you upgrade the image version, select the Preserve thin client configuration option. 7. After you close the setup program, if no connections are configured, a wizard opens to help you configure a connection. TIP: If you want to modify the configuration of a single thin client and then copy and deploy the configuration to other thin clients, first use Control Panel to modify the configuration (see GUI overview on page 5 and Control Panel on page 38 for more information), and then deploy the configuration using HPDM or HP ThinState (see HP ThinState on page 48). Choosing a remote management service 3

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Choosing a remote management service
Regardless of the OS
configuration,
there are two
different
remote management services that you can use to
manage HP ThinPro-based thin clients:
●
HP Device Manager (HPDM)
is ideal for large environments with a variety of operating systems,
including a mixture of HP ThinPro-based and Windows®-based thin clients. HPDM provides a greater
variety of management options than HP Smart Client Services. For more information or to download
HPDM, go to
go/hpdm
.
●
HP Smart Client Services
can manage HP ThinPro-based thin clients only and is optimized for use with
Smart Zero and a “zero management” scenario. For more information, see
HP Smart Client Services
on page
56
. To download HP Smart Client Services, go to the HP support website (see
Finding more
resources
on page
1
).
HP recommends evaluating both services and choosing the one that is best for your deployment.
Starting the thin client for the
first
time
When you
first
start a new HP ThinPro-based thin client, a setup program runs automatically. The following
procedure describes the setup process:
1.
First, the setup program checks for a network connection. If
specific
network settings are required,
select the
Network Settings
button to open Network Manager (see
Network settings
on page
43
for
more information).
2.
Next, the setup program determines whether the thin client is being managed by a remote management
service (either HPDM or HP Smart Client Services).
If the thin client is being remotely managed by either service, the setup program exits, and then
configurations
that you have
predefined
via the service are applied to the thin client. The rest of this
procedure does not apply if the thin client is being remotely managed.
If the thin client is not being remotely managed by either service, continue this procedure.
3.
Next, the setup program determines whether there is an image update available from HP. If there is,
select
Install now
on the
Software Update
page to update the image.
4.
If you want to determine whether service packs or package updates are available, select
Easy Update
to
launch HP Easy Tools. See the
Administrator Guide
for HP Easy Tools for more information about using
Easy Update. Then, continue this procedure.
5.
If you want to manually
configure
HPDM Agent (the client-side component of HPDM) or the Automatic
Update settings for HP Smart Client Services, select the
Device Management
tab of the setup program,
and then choose the corresponding option.
6.
If you want to check for software updates every time the thin client starts, select the
Check for
software updates every boot
option.
If you want to preserve all local settings when you upgrade the image version, select the
Preserve thin
client
configuration
option.
7.
After you close the setup program, if no connections are
configured,
a wizard opens to help you
configure
a connection.
TIP:
If you want to modify the
configuration
of a single thin client and then copy and deploy the
configuration
to other thin clients,
first
use Control Panel to modify the
configuration
(see
GUI overview
on page
5
and
Control Panel
on page
38
for more information), and then deploy the
configuration
using
HPDM or HP ThinState (see
HP ThinState
on page
48
).
Choosing a remote management service
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