Administrator Guide

Installing the Windows IIS creates the directory C:\inetpub\ftproot, which is known as the FTP root. In
the ftproot directory, create a folder wyse and a sub folder xen. The directory structure must read as C:
\inetpub\ftproot\WYSE\xen.
To upgrade the ThinOS Lite firmware using FTP server:
1. Go to www.dell.com/support.
2. Download the latest ThinOS Lite firmware and latest ThinOS Lite packages that corresponds to your thin client model. If the
firmware and packages are in the form of a compressed self-extracting (.EXE) or zipped file (.ZIP), then extract the files.
3. Place the extracted firmware files in the C:\inetpub\ftproot\WYSE\xen folder, and the packages to C:
\inetpub\ftproot\WYSE\xen\pkg on your FTP server.
4. Create a xen.ini text file (using a text editor) in the C:\inetpub\ftproot\WYSE\xen folder with the following INI
parameters:
Autoload=2 loadpkg=1 Addpkg=FR
The option Autoload=2, ensures that the thin client uses the firmware installed on the server to upgrade, only if the
firmware on the thin client is older than the version on the server. The option LoadPkg specifies how to update the external
packages. If LoadPkg is not in the statement, it will inherit the value of AutoLoad.
Base package is integrated into the ThinOS Lite firmware image. Installing the latest ThinOS Lite firmware image
automatically installs the latest version of these packages on the ThinOS Lite client. If you set AutoLoad=1 LoadPkg=0,
the firmware is checked, but the packages are not checked. The packages check is performed after firmware check. From
ThinOS Lite 2.3, the external packages update mechanism is changed. Some packages are default, and loaded according to
value of LoadPkg. For example RTME. Some packages need additional parameter AddPkg to add. For example, FR. The
option AddPkg is for adding packages. It depends on the value of LoadPkg. For more information about the INI parameter
usage, see the INI parameter chapter in the Dell Wyse ThinOS Lite admin guide.
5. Save the xen.ini file.
6. On the ThinOS Lite client desktop, navigate to System Setup > Central Configuration > General.
7. In the General tab, enter the IP address of the FTP server or directory. For example: 150.00.0.260/wyse. The
Username field must have the value Anonymous and the Password field is already pre-configured.
NOTE:
● If there is no default password or if the password is changed, then you must set your password. For example,
[e-mail].
You can also reset the thin client to factory default settings. When you reset the thin client to factory default
settings, the anonymous user is configured with the default password. However, you need to reconfigure the thin
client.
● You can also use DHCP option tags 161 and 162 to configure the ThinOS Lite client, file server and path information.
You must create these options on your DHCP server, configure them with the correct server information, and enable
the DHCP server scope in your environment.
8. Click OK.
9. Restart the thin client and wait until the auto-installation of packages is complete.
To verify that the thin client is upgraded, on the ThinOS Lite desktop, navigate to System Information > General, and check
the System Version.
Firmware upgrade using HTTP or HTTPS
Ensure that you have set up a Windows PC or Server with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and HTTP or HTTPS
services installed. If you do not have the HTTP or HTTPS server installed, then refer to the article about how to setup an HTTP
or HTTPS server at support.microsoft.com.
Ensure that the web server can identify the file types used by ThinOS Lite. Create two MIME types under IIS. The MIME's
option needs to be configured on a per site basis. On a default IIS, install:
1. Launch the IIS admin console.
2. Browse to the default website, right-click and select Properties.
3. Click the HTTP Headers tab, and in the MIME Map section, select File types > New Type.
4. Add the two MIME types. Use .INI and . for the associated extension fields.
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