Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 9.1 Migration Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Wyse Management Suite Environment Automation using DHCP and DNS
- Register ThinOS devices using Wyse Device Agent
- Add a ThinOS 8.6 device to a group in Wyse Management Suite
- Download the ThinOS firmware, BIOS, and application packages
- Add ThinOS firmware to the Wyse Management Suite repository
- Upgrading ThinOS firmware
- Configuring a ThinOS 9.1 client using Wyse Management Suite
- BIOS Installation
- Delete ThinOS application packages
- Downgrade to previous versions of ThinOS
- Resources and support
- Contacting Dell
BIOS Installation
Upgrade BIOS
Prerequisites
● Ensure that you have downloaded the BIOS file from Dell.com/support to your device.
● Ensure that you have registered the thin client to Wyse Management Suite, if you are upgrading BIOS using Wyse
Management Suite.
Steps
1. Open the Admin Policy Tool on the thin client or go to the ThinOS 9.x policy settings on Wyse Management Suite.
2. On the Configuration Control | ThinOS window, click the Advanced tab.
3. Expand Firmware and click BIOS Firmware Updates.
4. Click Browse and select the BIOS file to upload.
5. From the Select the ThinOS BIOS to deploy drop-down list, select the BIOS file that you have uploaded.
6. Click Save & Publish.
The thin client restarts. BIOS is upgraded on your device.
NOTE:
When you use the BIOS upgrade feature for the first time, the BIOS is downloaded even if the existing BIOS
version is the same version that is uploaded.
NOTE: For more information about the latest BIOS version, see the latest Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 9.1 Operating
System Release Notes at https://www.dell.com/support.
NOTE: Ensure that you connect the power adapter to the Wyse 5470 Thin Client before updating the BIOS.
Edit BIOS settings
Prerequisites
● If you are using Wyse Management Suite, ensure that you have registered the thin client and synchronize the BIOS admin
password. The WDA stores the current BIOS password to unlock the BIOS and apply the required changes. For more
information about using the Sync BIOS Admin Password option, see the Dell Wyse Management Suite v2.1 Administrator's
Guide at www.dell.com/support.
● If you are using the Admin Policy Tool, ensure that you enter the current BIOS admin password in the Advanced > BIOS
section.
Steps
1. Open the Admin Policy Tool on the thin client or go to the ThinOS 9.x policy settings on Wyse Management Suite.
2. In the Configuration Control | ThinOS window, click the Advanced tab.
3. Expand BIOS and select your preferred platform.
4. In the System Configuration section, modify the USB ports and audio settings.
5. In the Security section, modify the administrator-related configurations.
6. In the Power Management section, modify the power-saving options.
7. In the POST Behavior section, enable or disable the MAC Address Pass-Through feature. This option is applicable only to
the Wyse 5470 Thin Client.
8. Click Save & Publish.
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