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5 Select ThinLinux version 2.1 preupgrade x add-on for Dell Wyse 3040 thin clients and download the 3040-tl2.1-pre-upgrade-
x_1.0.0-14_amd64.deb add-on.
6 Copy the 3040-tl2.1-pre-upgrade-x_1.0.0-14_amd64.deb add-on to the ftp <root path>\addons folder and create the entry in the
directory le.
7 Log in to the thin client.
8 To enter the admin mode, and click the Switch to Admin button.
9 Go to Management > INI.
10 To enable the Specify server details manually option, click the ON/OFF button.
11 In the Update Server URL section, enter the URL address of the specied server.
You can also enter the user name and password of the specied server.
12 Click Save.
13 Go to the Addons page, and click the Plus sign (+) button.
14 Select the 3040-tl2.1-pre-upgrade-x_1.0.0-14_amd64.deb add-on and click Install.
Installing the add-on on Wyse 3040 thin client with
the customized BIOS password
Follow any of the methods described in this section to install the preupgrade add-on on your thin client.
Install the add-on using Wyse Management Suite
Prerequisite—Install the Wyse Device Agent (WDA) add-on wda_3.2.13-01 or later versions on your thin client. If the WDA version is lesser
than 3.2.13, install the wda3040_3.0.10-01 add-on to upgrade WDA to the latest version. For more information about deploying WDA, see
the latest Dell Wyse Management Suite Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/manuals.
To install the add-on by using the Wyse Management Suite, do the following:
1 Register the thin client to the Wyse Management Suite.
2 Go to Groups & Congs and select the ThinLinux policy.
3 Go to Advanced and enter the following parameter in line 1:
BIOS_Password=<Your custom password>
4 Save and publish the policy.
5 Go to www.dell.com/support.
6 Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then press Enter.
NOTE
: If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model.
7 Click Drivers and downloads.
8 From the Operating system drop-down list, select ThinLinux.
The add-ons are listed on the page.
9 Select ThinLinux version 2.1 preupgrade x add-on for Dell Wyse 3040 thin clients and download the 3040-tl2.1-pre-upgrade-
x_1.0.0-14_amd64.deb add-on.
10 Copy the 3040-tl2.1-pre-upgrade-x_1.0.0-14_amd64.deb add-on to the Wyse Management Suite repository.
11 Create and deploy the app policy for 3040-tl2.1-pre-upgrade-x_1.0.0-14_amd64.deb.
12 Reboot the thin client.
Install the add-on using INI parameter
To install the add-on by using the INI parameter, do the following:
1 Go to www.dell.com/support.
2 Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then press Enter.
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Dell Wyse ThinLinux 2.1 preupgrade add-on for Wyse 3040 thin client
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