Administrator Guide

Table 8. Connection options (continued)

Option What It Does

NOTE: It is useful when a connection is not functioning

properly or you need to reboot the connection.

Close icon Closes the connection.

NOTE: The Close icon is grayed out for connections that

are not open.

Edit icon Opens the Connection Settings dialog box to change the

connection options.

NOTE: Depending on user privilege level, editing options

may not be available for use.

Add Connection Allows you to configure or add new connections.

Configuring Global Connection Settings If you do not use INI files to provide global connection

settings, you can click Global Connection Settings to open

and use the Global Connection Settings dialog box to

configure settings that affect all the connection in the list.

Using Zero theme

Use the zero theme option to customize the look and feel of your ThinOS for Citrix, VMware, Classic or VDI mode. To enable a

zero theme, deploy the INI parameters based on your zero theme preference, and restart your thin client. The Visual

experience settings are changed message is displayed, and the thin client loads the selected zero theme.

ZeroTheme={Classic,VDI,Citrix,VMware}

SysMode={Classic,VDI,Citrix,VMware}

INI parameters work with wnos.ini file. You can also use Wyse Management Suite to manage the configuration.

● Citrix zero mode—When you configure ThinOS in Citrix zero mode, the device searches for xen.ini file, and loads the Citrix

zero mode. If the xen.ini file is not available, then the wnos.ini file is used during configuration. If you need to switch from the

Citrix zero mode, then you must use the wnos.ini file during configuration.

● VMware zero mode—When you configure ThinOS in VMware zero mode, the device loads the VMware zero mode.

NOTE: VMware wallpaper is used in the VMware zero mode.

Classic desktop features

This section includes information about classic interactive desktop, shortcut menu, desktop menu, and Connect Manager.

Classic interactive desktop guidelines

The Classic desktop has a Dell Wyse default background with a horizontal task bar at the bottom of the screen.

Use the following guidelines:

● Icons representing available server connections and published applications are displayed on the background. If you pause the

mouse pointer over an icon, the information about the connection will be displayed. Right-clicking on an icon opens the

Connection Settings dialog box which displays additional information about the connection. The number of icons that can

be displayed on the desktop depends on the desktop resolution and administrator configuration.

● A server connection and published application can be opened by double-clicking a desktop icon or a user can navigate to the

desktop icon they want by using tab key and pressing Enter to initiate the connection.

● Right-clicking on the desktop provides a shortcut menu, see Using the shortcut menu.

● Clicking the User Name or clicking on the desktop, opens the desktop menu, see Using the desktop menu.

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