Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.6 Administrator’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- About this guide
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_807
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_710
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_606
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_511
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_412
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_303
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_206
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_027
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_024
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_019
- Before working on ThinOS
- Getting started
- End User License Agreement
- Configuring ThinOS using the First Boot Wizard
- Connecting to a remote server
- Using your desktop
- Configuring thin client settings and connection settings
- Connecting to a printer
- Connecting to a monitor
- Locking the thin client
- Signing off and shutting down
- Battery information
- Sleep mode
- Additional getting started details
- Classic desktop features
- Login dialog box features
- Word wrap feature
- Accessing system information
- ENERGY STAR compliance
- IPv6 certification
- Global Connection settings
- Configuring connectivity
- Configuring the network settings
- Configuring the remote connections
- Configuring the central configurations
- Configuring the VPN Manager
- Configuring the connection brokers
- Configuring Citrix
- Configuring the Citrix broker connection
- Citrix Receiver feature matrix
- Citrix HDX RealTime Multimedia Engine or RealTime Optimization Pack
- Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI
- Using Citrix ADC
- Citrix Cloud services
- Citrix icon refresh
- Using multiple audio in Citrix session
- Configuring ICA connections
- Support for multi-monitors in Citrix session
- ICA Self Service Password Reset
- QUMU or ICA Multimedia URL Redirection
- HTML5 Video Redirection
- ICA SuperCodec
- Anonymous logon
- Configuring the Citrix UPD printer
- Configuring VMware
- Configuring the VMware broker connection
- VMware Horizon Client feature matrix
- Using VMware Horizon View broker and desktop
- Enable username hint for smart card login
- Supporting VMware Real Time Audio-Video
- VMware Blast
- VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business
- Using multi-monitors in PCoIP session
- Using Multi-monitors in VMware Blast session
- Blast Virtual Printing
- Enable hardware cursor in Blast session
- Enable relative mouse feature
- USB device splitting in Blast session
- Supporting Teradici SDK
- Configuring PCoIP connections using Teradici Remote Workstation card
- Customize PCoIP login window and icons
- Configuring Microsoft Remote Desktop
- Configuring Dell vWorkspace
- Configuring Amazon Web Services or WorkSpaces
- Configuring Teradici Cloud Access
- Configuring Citrix
- Configuring local settings
- Local Settings Menu
- Configuring the system preferences
- Configuring the display settings
- Configuring the peripherals settings
- Configuring the keyboard settings
- Configuring the mouse settings
- Configuring the audio settings
- Configuring the serial settings
- Configuring the camera settings
- Configuring the touch screen settings
- Configure the touch screen settings for VDI sessions
- Configuring the Bluetooth settings
- USB support
- Support for USB Type-C
- Configuring the printer settings
- Reset features
- Local Settings Menu
- TCX Suite
- Trusted Platform Module version 2.0
- Performing diagnostics
- BIOS management on ThinOS
- Security
- Troubleshooting
- Examples of common printing configurations
- Important notes
- Frequently asked questions
TCX Suite
NOTE: TCX is not supported anymore as it is deprecated from the ThinOS 8.6_303 release onwards.
Dell Wyse TCX Suite is a single software solution that provides the benefits of cloud client computing. The supported
environments for Dell Wyse TCX Suite are Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix Virtual
Apps, Teradici, and VMware Horizon View. The Collaborative Processing Architecture (CPA) used in Dell Wyse TCX divides
the workload between the server and Plug-n-Play USB devices. TCX Suite uses the established software protocols to provide
breakthrough multimedia and audio technology for cloud client computing environments. For more information about the TCX
features, see the latest Dell Wyse TCX Administrator’s Guide.
TCX Suite enables rich flash playback, multiple monitors awareness, rich multimedia playback, high-quality bidirectional audio
capabilities, and seamless USB device access for cloud clients.
TCX Suite provides the following features:
● TCX Flash Acceleration and TCX Flash Redirection—Enhances the performance of the Flash video content in a remote
computing environment.
● TCX Multidisplay—Provides productivity, enhancing advantages for cloud clients with multiple monitors by using virtual
desktops.
● TCX Multimedia—Supports enhanced playback of MPEG, WAV, WMV, H.264, and other multimedia file formats. The
software includes both the server and the client components that redirect multimedia processing tasks between the client
and server for a rich user experience.
● TCX Rich Sound—Provides bidirectional audio capabilities for virtual desktops and applications and supports sound
recording and playback applications. It supports zero-compromise deployment.
● TCX USB Virtualizer—Makes the USB devices attached to thin clients or endpoints visible to the virtual desktops and
applications. It removes any dependencies on limited local device drivers for a broad range of USB-based printers, scanners,
storage devices, Palmtop, BlackBerry, Pocket PC handhelds, HID devices, Webcams, headsets, iPhone, credit card machines,
and smart cards.
● TCX Monitor—Helps you to efficiently identify the system state for proper functioning of USB and Flash Redirection
modules.
TCX Flash Redirection
TCX Flash Redirection uses the client CPU to decode and render flash. TCX Flash Redirection uses the Adobe flash player
plug-in that supports the NPAPI interface on the client. TCX Flash Redirection is supported over RDP and PCoIP protocols. TCX
Flash Redirection uses less Server CPU cycles.
Prerequisites
● TCX.i386.pkg must be installed on client for the feature to work.
● TFRSServerBHO Class must be enabled in browser add-on.
● Enable Protected Mode is turned off in the Security options of Internet Explorer.
● Enable third-party browser extensions is enabled in the Advanced options of Internet Explorer.
Verifying the working status of TCX Flash Redirection
Verifying the status of TCX Flash Redirection is similar to HDX FR.
Use the following INI parameter to display the HW label:
MMRConfig=VIDEO flashingHW=1
NOTE:
TCX FR on ThinOS is not working for certain flash video pages. However, the result is the same between FR over
RDP, and FR over PCoIP. Dell recommends you to validate, and block the URL that does not work, before deploying TCX FR
on all the systems.
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