Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.5 Administrator’s Guide
- Introduction
- Getting started
- 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
- Additional getting started details
- Classic desktop features
- Login dialog box features
- Accessing system information
- Global Connection settings
- Configuring the 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 HDX RealTime Multimedia Engine or RealTime Optimization Pack
- Citrix icon refresh
- Using multiple audio in Citrix session
- Using Citrix NetScaler with CensorNet MFA authentication
- Configuring ICA connections
- ICA Self Service Password Reset
- QUMU or ICA Multimedia URL Redirection
- HTML5 Video Redirection
- ICA SuperCodec
- Anonymous logon
- Configuring the Citrix UPD printer
- Introduction to Flash Redirection
- Configuring VMware
- Configuring Microsoft Remote Desktop
- Configuring Dell vWorkspace
- Configuring Amazon Web Services or WorkSpaces
- Configuring Citrix
- Configuring thin client settings
- Introduction to TCX Flash Redirection
- Performing diagnostics
- BIOS management on ThinOS
- Security
- Automating updates and settings using central configuration
- Examples of common printing configurations
- Important notes
- Troubleshooting
- Firmware upgrade
- Frequently asked questions
○ PCoIP only—This option is available only for PCoIP enabled clients. Select this protocol connection to display only
the desktop in the PCoIP connection, for each pool in the broker. If a desktop pool is configured with default protocol
as RDP in the View Admin console, and allow user to select protocol as no, then this desktop is not displayed in
ThinOS after user signs in to the device.
○ Blast only—VMware Blast display protocol can be used for remote applications and for remote desktops that use
virtual machines or shared-session desktops on an RDS host. Select this protocol connection to display the desktop
with the Blast protocol.
● Log in anonymously using Unauthenticated Access—Select this check box to anonymously log in to the VMware
session with application remoting.
3. Click OK to save the settings.
Using VMware Horizon View broker and desktop
VMware Horizon View Broker timeout—The VMware Horizon View Broker timeout does not force the user to sign out from
the broker anymore when the secure tunnel is enabled.
In earlier version of ThinOS, when the broker times out, the user session is disconnected and the user is logged out from the
broker. From ThinOS 8.2 release, ThinOS disconnects the user session from the broker, but does not force user logout. This
is because the user has local connections other than the broker desktop, and these connections are active when the broker
timeout is reached.
PCoIP session NUM/CAP keyboard status synchronizes with session instead of thin client—This is applicable for
session startup only. The PCoIP session keyboard NUM/ CAP status synchronizes from remote session to client, whereas RDP/
ICA synchronizes status from local to remote session.
For example:
1. Set keyboard NUM=off in current PCoIP session.
2. Disconnect the session.
3. Set client keyboard NUM=on.
4. Reconnect to the PCoIP session.
5. The keyboard NUM status in both session and client is updated to NUM=off.
RDS desktop through PCoIP—You can view and connect to the Remote Desktop Service (RDS) desktop through the PCoIP
protocol in the broker using PCoIP enabled the ThinOS clients. In VMware Horizon View 6.0 and later versions, the RDS desktop
has RDP and PCoIP connections based on server configurations.
NOTE: The Horizon application is supported on both PCoIP and Blast. RDP is not supported.
The RDS desktop protocol switch message dialog box is provided in this release. A typical user scenario is as follows:
1. Connect to the RDS desktop through protocol. For example, RDP.
2. Disconnect from the desktop.
3. Connect to the same RDS desktop through another protocol. For example, PCoIP.
The message dialog box is displayed, allowing you with an option to continue.
The options available are:
● Cancel—You can end the PCoIP connection, and connect to the desktop in RDP again.
● Log Out and Reconnect—You can connect to the desktop through PCoIP, and the earlier session in RDP is logged out.
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Configuring the connection brokers