HP t5300 - Thin Client Manual
Embedded operating systems selection guide
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Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide
Common features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Advantages of embedded operating systems and thin client hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Windows XP Embedded (XPe) operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Windows CE operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Embedded Linux operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating system feature set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Remote management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Terminal service clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Internet browser applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Multimedia applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Terminal emulation applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Print services applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Shell applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Text viewer applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Security applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Peripheral devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide Common features ............2 Advantages of embedded operating systems and thin client hardware . -
Page 2: Common Features
Information Technology personnel frequently must determine which thin client embedded operating system best meets their requirements for devices and applications. This paper helps you with that process by pro- viding feature comparisons between the three HP thin client operating systems: •... -
Page 3: Advantages Of Embedded Operating Systems And Thin Client Hardware
Common Features Features Linux Terminal emulation ◆◆◆ ◆◆◆ ◆ Graphical/text printing ◆ ◆ ◆ Touch screen monitor ◆◆◆ ◆◆◆ ◆◆◆ Wireless ◆◆◆ ◆◆ ◆ Advantages of embedded operating systems and thin client hardware The advantages of the embedded operating systems thin clients use include: •... -
Page 4: Windows Ce Operating System
Windows XPe Operating System Strengths Weaknesses Multimedia capable Remote management Microsoft Internet Explorer Image is locked down Windows Firewall support .NET Messenger Support for Symantec Embedded Security (formerly known as Sygate Security Agent) Windows CE operating system Windows CE is a real-time operating system specifically designed by Microsoft for the embedded device marketplace. -
Page 5: Embedded Linux Operating System
Embedded Linux operating system The HP Linux thin client image is a real-time operating system created by Hewlett-Packard using open- source Linux components. The operating system contains a Linux kernel, command shells, networking, mul- timedia, Internet browsing, and a custom user interface. This operating system provides the additional capacity of adding or removing other Linux utilities not part of the standard installation. -
Page 6: Operating System Feature Set
Operating system feature set The following sections list the features that each thin client operating system supports. Remote management Remote management applications help you manage your thin client environment. The following remote management tools are available: • Altiris delivers a deployment solution that allows you to capture, customize, and deploy thin client images within an entire network. -
Page 7: Terminal Service Clients
Terminal service clients Terminal service clients provide remote display and input capabilities over network connections to and from a terminal server. Citrix ICA client supports TCP/IP, IPX, SPX, and NETBIOS. Remote Desktop Proto- col (RDP) is Microsoft’s terminal services protocol that governs input/output between a Windows terminal client and Windows Terminal Server. -
Page 8: Multimedia Applications
Multimedia applications Multimedia applications use video, music, and the Internet for education or entertainment. Operating Systems Multimedia Linux Media player ✓ ✓ Midi ✓ Messenger ✓ ✓ Shock Wave Flash ✓ HP does not provide a media player with its Linux systems. You can download and install various commercial open source media players. -
Page 9: Print Services Applications
• VNC Linux viewer may terminate the connections when you switch to full screen mode. • VNC on Windows CE 4.22 and 5.0 is unable to display video clips using the host’s media player. Print services applications Print services provide the ability to publish documents in hard copy format. Operating Systems Print Services Linux... -
Page 10: Text Viewer Applications
• Windows CE 4.22 Connection Manager - The hot key combination Ctrl+Alt+ Up or Down Arrow will not maximize a minimized RDP connection window. • Windows CE 5.0 Connection Manager - Selecting the Hide Connection task bar option also selects the Disable local Windows key combinations option. Text viewer applications You can use text or document viewers to display .txt or .pdf-formatted files on your thin clients. -
Page 11: Special Features
Special features Thin clients may offer the following features. Operating Systems Special features Linux SNTP Client ✓ ✓ ✓ SNMP ✓ ✓ DCHP options ✓ ✓ ✓ Accessibility ✓ ✓ ✓ Port lock ✓ ✓ Mouse settings ✓ ✓ ✓ Keyboard languages ✓... - Page 12 There are numerous Linux drivers available in the market for many peripherals. HP has chosen to incorporate only a few. © 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services.