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
Table 6. Zero Desktop shortcuts (continued)
Action Press
or
Right-Alt+UnderlinedLetter
Capture the full desktop to the clipboard Print Screen
Capture the active window to the clipboard Alt+PrintScreen
NOTE:
● You can copy and paste between application sessions and between sessions and the desktop, however, this function
depends on session server configurations.
● In addition to the standard two-button mouse, the thin client supports a Microsoft Wheel Mouse used for scrolling.
Other similar types of a wheel mouse may or may not work.
To switch the left and right buttons, use the Peripherals dialog box, see Configuring the peripherals settings.
Zero toolbar
The Zero toolbar usually appears at the left corner of the Zero Desktop. However, depending on administrator configurations,
the toolbar can be removed or hidden. It is shown only when a user moves the mouse pointer over the left edge of the desktop
screen.
Administrators can configure the toolbar settings using either a dialog box, or the SysMode parameter in the wnos.ini file.
Table 7. Toolbar icons
Icon What It Does
Home Opens the list of available connections.
System Information Displays thin client system information.
System Settings Opens the System Settings menu to configure thin client
system settings and perform diagnostics.
Shutdown Terminal Click the Shutdown Terminal icon to use the Shutdown
options available on the thin client.
NOTE: The Shutdown Terminal icon does not display
on the toolbar when using the Admin Mode button to
configure system settings.
Battery indicator Hover your mouse over the battery indicator to view the
remaining battery percentage. This option is applicable only
to the Wyse 5470 Thin Client.
NOTE: If configured to display by an administrator, the current date and time are shown on the Zero Toolbar. The thin
client is capable of synchronizing its clock to time provided by a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server.
List of connections
On the Zero Toolbar, you can click the Home icon to open your list of assigned connections. Sometimes, the list contains only
default connections.
Use the following guidelines depending on user privilege level, some options may not be available for use:
Table 8. Connection options
Option What It Does
Name of the connection Opens the connection you want to use.
36 Getting started