HP ThinPro 4.2 Administrator's Guide

The Connections window lists all connections that you can assign to users. You can add, edit, and
delete connections from this window.
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Connection Name: Displays the name of the connection. You cannot change the connection
name from this column.
● Type: Displays the type of connection (ICA, RGS, RDP, TeemTalk, VMware View, Web
Browser, etc.). You cannot change the connection type from this column.
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Status: Displays the status, active or inactive, of the connection.
There are eight buttons across the top of the connection list:
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Connect on page 5: Click to start a selected connection.
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Disconnect on page 5: Click to disconnect a selected connection.
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General settings on page 5: Click to manage connection settings.
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Add on page 9: Click to create a new connection and add it to the list of available
connections.
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Copy on page 21: Click to copy a connection and add it to the list of available connections.
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Delete on page 21: Click to delete the selected connection. The connection is deleted from the
lists of connections assigned to all users, not just the user currently logged on to the terminal.
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Edit on page 21: Click to edit the selected connection.
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User View on page 21: Click to edit connections visible in User Mode.
Connect
To open a connection, select a selection under Connection Name that has a Status of inactive and
click Connect.
Disconnect
To close a connection, select a selection under Connection Name that has a Status of active and
click Disconnect.
General settings
General settings are shared by all connections of a given connection type. Three types of
connections are available: Citrix ICA, Web Browser, and RDP. The options for each connection type
are listed below:
Citrix ICA
The options available for a Citrix ICA connection are listed in the tables below:
Table 3-1 Citrix ICA connection options
Option Description
Enable HDX MediaStream Whenever possible, HDX MediaStream leverages the
processing power of the thin client to render the multimedia
content. On the datacenter side, the compressed multimedia
information is sent directly to the thin client in its native
format. The experience will vary based on the processing
power and multimedia capability of the thin client.
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