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5. Select the Finish button in the Current profile pane to exit Profile Editor. 6. Restart the thin client that uses the specified MAC address to initiate the Automatic Update process. Updating thin clients Using the broadcast update method To do a broadcast update, plug the thin client into the same network as the update server. A broadcast update relies on HP Smart Client Services, which works with IIS to automatically push updates to the thin client. NOTE: Broadcast updates work only if the thin client is on the same subnet as the server. TIP: To verify that the broadcast updates are working, run Profile Editor and make some changes. Connect the thin client and verify that it has downloaded the new profile. If it has not, see Troubleshooting on page 65. Using the DHCP tag update method On the Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 systems, DHCP tagging enables a thin client to update. Use this method to update specific thin clients; however, if you have only one or two clients to update, consider using the manual update method instead. Otherwise, HP recommends the broadcast update method. Example of performing DHCP tagging The example in this section shows how to perform DHCP tagging on a Windows 2008 R2 Server. NOTE: To use DHCP tagging, see your DHCP server documentation. 1. On the server desktop, select Start > Administrative Tools > DHCP. 2. In the left pane of the DHCP screen, select the domain where the thin clients are connected. 3. In the right pane of the DHCP screen, expand and right-click IPv4, and then select Set Predefined Options. 4. In the Predefined Options and Values dialog, select Add. 5. In the Option Type box, configure the options as described in the following table. Field Name Data Type Code Description Entry Enter auto-update. Select String. Enter 137. Enter HP Automatic Update. 6. Select OK. 7. In the Predefined Options and Values dialog, under Value > String, enter the update server address in the format of the following example: http://auto-update.dominio.com:18287/auto-update 8. To complete the setup, select OK. DHCP tagging is now ready to update specific thin clients. 58 Chapter 7 HP Smart Client Services

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5.
Select the
Finish
button in the
Current
profile
pane to exit
Profile
Editor.
6.
Restart the thin client that uses the
specified
MAC address to initiate the Automatic Update process.
Updating thin clients
Using the broadcast update method
To do a broadcast update, plug the thin client into the same network as the update server. A broadcast update
relies on HP Smart Client Services, which works with IIS to automatically push updates to the thin client.
NOTE:
Broadcast updates work only if the thin client is on the same subnet as the server.
TIP:
To verify that the broadcast updates are working, run
Profile
Editor and make some changes. Connect
the thin client and verify that it has downloaded the new
profile.
If it has not, see
Troubleshooting
on page
65
.
Using the DHCP tag update method
On the Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 systems, DHCP tagging enables a thin client to
update. Use this method to update
specific
thin clients; however, if you have only one or two clients to update,
consider using the manual update method instead. Otherwise, HP recommends the broadcast update
method.
Example of performing DHCP tagging
The example in this section shows how to perform DHCP tagging on a Windows 2008 R2 Server.
NOTE:
To use DHCP tagging, see your DHCP server documentation.
1.
On the server desktop, select
Start > Administrative Tools > DHCP
.
2.
In the left pane of the
DHCP
screen, select the domain where the thin clients are connected.
3.
In the right pane of the
DHCP
screen, expand and right-click
IPv4
, and then select
Set
Predefined
Options
.
4.
In the
Predefined
Options and Values
dialog, select
Add
.
5.
In the
Option Type
box,
configure
the options as described in the following table.
Field
Entry
Name
Enter
auto-update
.
Data Type
Select
String
.
Code
Enter
137
.
Description
Enter
HP Automatic Update
.
6.
Select
OK
.
7.
In the
Predefined
Options and Values
dialog, under
Value > String
, enter the update server address in
the format of the following example:
http://auto-update.dominio.com:18287/auto-update
8.
To complete the setup, select
OK
. DHCP tagging is now ready to update
specific
thin clients.
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Chapter 7
HP Smart Client Services