Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.6 Administrator’s Guide
- Introduction
- 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
VMware Blast
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.
NOTE: When you pause the pointer over the connection icons, the corresponding connection protocols are displayed in
tooltip. This is designed for RDSH applications. From ThinOS 8.4 release, RDSH application is supported for both PCoIP and
Blast protocol. These two protocols share the same application icon, and hence it is necessary for you to pause the pointer
over the connection icons to identify its protocol.
Blast feature matrix on ThinOS
Table 20. Blast feature matrix
Blast features Support on ThinOS Comments/ Known issues
H.264 offload Yes Blast H.264 is not supported on Wyse 5010 thin
client, Wyse 5040 AIO thin client, and Wyse
7010 thin client.
VDI desktops Yes N/A
RDSH desktops Yes N/A
RDSH applications Yes Application window does not support Seamless
mode. For example, all applications open
in single window because of the VMware
limitation.
RDSH application supports the PCoIP protocol
from ThinOS 8.4, with same limitation.
Unified communication No Third-party plug-ins are not available.
Microsoft Lync VDI plug-in No N/A
Real-Time Audio-Video (RTAV) Yes N/A
Skype for Business Yes N/A
Windows Media MMR No N/A
Flash URL multicast No N/A
Printer redirect Yes Supports printer redirection, and printer
mapping with virtual print.
Smartcard redirect Yes N/A
Scanner redirect No N/A
Serial port redirect No N/A
USB redirect—VDI/ RDSH Yes Enabled by default.
Client drive redirect No N/A
Linux desktop Yes N/A
Copy Paste text Yes See, VMware Horizon server and client
configurations/documentation.
VPN connect Yes N/A
130 Configuring the connection brokers