Administrator Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 7
About this guide................................................................................................................................................................7
Technical support...........................................................................................................................................................7
What is new in ThinOS 8.6_606...................................................................................................................................... 7
What is new in ThinOS 8.6_511........................................................................................................................................8
What is new in ThinOS 8.6_412....................................................................................................................................... 8
What is new in ThinOS 8.6_303...................................................................................................................................... 8
What is new in ThinOS 8.6_206...................................................................................................................................... 9
What is new in ThinOS 8.6_027...................................................................................................................................... 9
What is new in ThinOS 8.6_024.....................................................................................................................................10
What is new in ThinOS 8.6_019..................................................................................................................................... 10
What is new in ThinOS 8.6_013................................................................................................................................ 11
Chapter 2: Before working on ThinOS.......................................................................................... 12
Firmware upgrade and package deployment...............................................................................................................12
Firmware upgrade using HTTPS...............................................................................................................................13
Firmware upgrade using Wyse Management Suite..............................................................................................14
Firmware installation using Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool................................................................................... 14
BIOS upgrade......................................................................................................................................................................15
Upgrading BIOS on Wyse 5060 thin client............................................................................................................ 15
Upgrading BIOS on Wyse 3040 thin client.............................................................................................................16
Upgrading BIOS on Wyse 5070 thin client.............................................................................................................17
Upgrade BIOS on the Wyse 5470 Thin Client....................................................................................................... 17
Upgrade BIOS on the Wyse 5470 All-in-One Thin Client................................................................................... 18
System configuration and deployment......................................................................................................................... 18
How to set up fingerprint using Wyse Device Manager .................................................................................... 19
Automating updates and settings using central configuration............................................................................... 19
How to set up automatic updates and configurations.............................................................................. 19
Chapter 3: Getting started.......................................................................................................... 24
End User License Agreement......................................................................................................................................... 24
Configuring ThinOS using the First Boot Wizard...................................................................................................... 24
Connecting to a remote server......................................................................................................................................29
Connecting a remote server manually....................................................................................................................30
Using your desktop........................................................................................................................................................... 30
Configuring thin client settings and connection settings.........................................................................................31
Connecting to a printer................................................................................................................................................31
Connecting to a monitor..............................................................................................................................................31
Locking the thin client..................................................................................................................................................31
Signing off and shutting down........................................................................................................................................31
Battery information...........................................................................................................................................................32
Sleep mode......................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Enable sleep manually.................................................................................................................................................33
Enable automatic sleep.............................................................................................................................................. 33
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