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Usage case 2: User authentication from client device to blade PC or Active
Directory Server using RDP
The following steps provides instructions for performing a functional test of the SmartCard Logon certifi-
cate:
1. Log out of the RDP session.
2. Open the Remote Desktop Communications window and initiate a connection to the HP blade PC.
3. Make sure a smart card is installed in the reader. The system requests the smart card PIN.
4. Type the PIN that you assigned. The user is logged into the blade
Usage case 3: User authentication from client device to HP blade PC or
Active Directory Server using the HP SAM client
Supported configurations:
• Windows XP client (ActivClient optional) connecting to Terminal Server (ActivClient required).
• Windows XP client (no ActivClient; smart card reader driver required for smart card support) connect-
ing to Windows XP (ActivClient required).
• Smart card operations are supported within an MS RDP session. Software such as Outlook is running
on the remote machine but the smart card reader is on the client.
• One client accessing multiple Terminal Servers in the same session (with ActivClient running on each
Terminal Server).