HP t420 Administrator Guide 8 - Page 64

Manageability, Active Directory configuration, Status tab, Active Directory

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Manageability Menu option Active Directory Automatic Update Easy Update HPDM Agent SSHD Manager ThinState VNC Shadow Description For more information, see Active Directory configuration on page 52. Lets you configure the Automatic Update server manually. For more information, see HP Smart Client Services on page 62. Launches HP Easy Tools. For more information, see the user guide for HP Easy Tools. Lets you configure the HP Device Manager (HPDM) Agent. For more information, see the Administrator Guide for HPDM. Enables access through a secure shell. HP ThinState lets you make a copy of or restore the entire operating system image or just its configuration settings. For more information, see HP ThinState on page 53. Lets you configure VNC Shadowing options. For more information, see VNC Shadowing on page 56. Active Directory configuration Status tab This control lets you activate or deactivate authentication against a domain, joining the domain, and various domain-related options. After you make a change to domain parameters on the Status tab, the page shows a pending action and you must select Apply to make that action happen. Joining or unjoining the domain requires credentials with permissions to perform that operation. After enabling authentication or joining the domain, some of the subparameters might be marked as read-only because it is not possible to change them at that point in time. Instead, you must unjoin or disable authentication altogether and then apply the changes. Then you can reenable authentication or join with altered sub-parameters. Option Domain name Authenticate against domain Require thin client login Workgroup Domain controllers Description If the thin client can determine the domain name using DHCP options, it will be displayed here. Otherwise you will have to enter the fully-qualified domain name manually. When enabled, domain credentials can be used, as outlined in the Active Directory Integration section of this guide. This is on by default, and it causes the system to boot up into the domain login screen. If disabled, domain credentials can still be used to switch to administrator mode or to override a locked screen, but single sign-on will not be available. Usually this is auto-detected from information provided by network servers, but you can use this as a manual override if you have an unusual network topology. These are usually detected using DNS lookups, but you can specify them manually if your network is not supplying that information. 52 Chapter 8 Control Panel

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Manageability
Menu option
Description
Active Directory
For more information, see
Active Directory
configuration
on page
52
.
Automatic Update
Lets you
configure
the Automatic Update server manually.
For more information, see
HP Smart Client Services
on page
62
.
Easy Update
Launches HP Easy Tools.
For more information, see the user guide for HP Easy Tools.
HPDM Agent
Lets you
configure
the HP Device Manager (HPDM) Agent.
For more information, see the
Administrator Guide
for HPDM.
SSHD Manager
Enables access through a secure shell.
ThinState
HP ThinState lets you make a copy of or restore the entire
operating system image or just its
configuration
settings.
For more information, see
HP ThinState
on page
53
.
VNC Shadow
Lets you
configure
VNC Shadowing options.
For more information, see
VNC Shadowing
on page
56
.
Active Directory
configuration
Status tab
This control lets you activate or deactivate authentication against a domain, joining the domain, and various
domain-related options.
After you make a change to domain parameters on the Status tab, the page shows a pending action and you
must select
Apply
to make that action happen. Joining or unjoining the domain requires credentials with
permissions to perform that operation. After enabling authentication or joining the domain, some of the sub-
parameters might be marked as read-only because it is not possible to change them at that point in time.
Instead, you must unjoin or disable authentication altogether and then apply the changes. Then you can re-
enable authentication or join with altered sub-parameters.
Option
Description
Domain name
If the thin client can determine the domain name using DHCP options, it will be displayed
here. Otherwise you will have to enter the
fully-qualified
domain name manually.
Authenticate against domain
When enabled, domain credentials can be used, as outlined in the Active Directory
Integration section of this guide.
Require thin client login
This is on by default, and it causes the system to boot up into the domain login screen. If
disabled, domain credentials can still be used to switch to administrator mode or to override
a locked screen, but single sign-on will not be available.
Workgroup
Usually this is auto-detected from information provided by network servers, but you can use
this as a manual override if you have an unusual network topology.
Domain controllers
These are usually detected using DNS lookups, but you can specify them manually if your
network is not supplying that information.
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