Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Enhanced Multimedia Experience on an RDP Connection ..................................................................... 2 Extends USB Connectivity .................................................................................................................. 2 Hardware and Software Requirements ................................................................................................... 2 Linux Codecs....................................................................................................................................... 3 Installation .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Client side ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Server Side ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Known Limitations and Considerations ................................................................................................... 4 Frequently Asked Questions .................................................................................................................. 5 For more information ............................................................................................................................ 6
Overview
HP Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Multimedia and USB Enhancements software provides multimedia and USB device redirection to reduce the limitations sometimes associated with the VMware View 3.0 (or VDI) desktop experience.
Supported Virtualization platforms for VDI Codecs (Pack#1) Multiple licenses may be purchased for a single download. Codecs (Pack#2) Multiple licenses may be purchased for a single download. Broker support System requirements
HP RDP Multimedia and USB enhancements software available as add-on on HP.com beginning May 2009. Preinstalled on select thin client models (coming soon)
Linux Codecs
Codec Pack #1 WMV 7/8/9 WMA 7/8/9 MPEG-1 MP3 MPEG-4 part 2 (DiVX, Xvid, H.263) MPEG-4 part 10 (AVC, H.264) MPEG-2 AAC AC3
Codec Pack #2
Installation
Client side
1. Go to www.hp.com. From Customer Support, select Software & Driver Downloads. 2. Select See support and troubleshooting information for product: and type the model number of
3. Press the Enter key or click >> to continue. 4. Locate and download Softpaq sp43456. Follow the instructions in the text file that accompanies
5. Download the .hpk file to the HP ThinPro Thin Client. 6. Run fsunlock. 7. Run hpkg -i hptc-rdp-enhancements-4966.hpk. 8. Run fslock. 9. Reboot.
Server Side
NOTES: In VMWare View 3.0 environments that use View Manager 3.0 broker, please uninstall TCX Multimedia and USB redirection if you want to use HP RDP Multimedia and USB enhancements. If you install additional VMWare features after installing the HP RDP Multimedia and USB Enhancements software, the registry keys are cleared and the add-on is no longer functional. You will need to edit the Registry key, as shown in Error! Reference source not found. below.
1. Go to www.hp.com. From Customer Support, select Software & Driver Downloads. 2. Select See support and troubleshooting information for product: and type the model number of
4. Locate and download Softpaq SP42356. Follow the instructions in the text file that accompanies
5. Double-click HP RDP Multimedia and USB Enhancements (Server Side). 6. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the server-side components. When prompted, choose which
components to install:
Complete: This is the default; select this to install all components. Custom: This option allows you to choose which components (Multimedia Redirection, USB Redirection) to install.
NOTE: USB Redirection is not supported under Windows Terminal Server. If running Terminal Server 2003, you will need to deselect USB Redirection when installing the server side component.
Configuration
On the thin client:
1. Open the Control Panel and select HP RDP USB Redirector Client. 2. Select the USB devices you want to share on the thin client:
Check the Device Classes you want to redirect to the server To selectively share USB devices, select each device individually .
turned off after installation. Refer to the Configuration section, above. USB drive with EXT3 format may cause HP Virtual Client server to crash. USB keyboard causes device error when shared and unshared rapidly. Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe causes session to terminates when redirected. This device is not supported.
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