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HP ThinPro 4.2 Administrator's Guide

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RDP
Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) enables Windows-based applications to communicate
over network connections. It is installed on all versions of Windows later than Windows NT.
1. To add an RDP connection, click Connections > Add > RDP.
2. Set the appropriate network options:
Table 3-13 RDP connection network settings
Option Description
Name The Browse button allows you to browse for the remote system.
Address The IP address of the remote system.
Port The port to use for the remote connection.
Application
RDP application path.
NOTE: If you will use RDP Seamless Windows mode, type the path of
seamlessrdp on your server and the path of the application you want to run.
For example, if you installed seamlessrdp in C:\seamless and want to run
Word, type C:\seamlessrdp\seamlessrdpshell.exe C:\Program
Files\Microsoft\Word.exe.
Directory
Sets the initial working directory for the user. Used with the Application
setting to set up a fixed published application connection.
Username The RDP directory.
Password The username to use for the connection.
Domain The password to use for the connection.
Allow Smartcard Login Allow a locally-connected smart card to be used for login credentials.
Click Next to continue.
3. Set the appropriate window options:
Table 3-14 RDP connection window settings
Option Description
Enable Seamless Windows
Allows you to display a single window on the local ThinPro desktop as if it
were a native application.
NOTE: To use the RDP Seamless Windows mode:
a. Install server side software (
http://www.cendio.com/seamlessrdp/).
b. In the Application field in the Network dialog box, type the application to
the path of seamlessrdp on your server and the path of the application you
want to run. For example, if you installed seamlessrdp in C:\seamless and
want to run Word, type C:\seamlessrdp\seamlessrdpshell.exe C:
\Program Files\Microsoft\Word.exe.
c. Enable Seamless Windows.
Window Size The window size. Valid options are: fixed, percent, and full.
Window Colors Valid options are: Auto, 8-bit, 15-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit.
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