Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.5 Hotfix 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 Cloud services
- 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
- TCX Suite
- 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
CMOS central management and extracting CMOS
settings to the file server for distribution
CMOS central management allows ThinOS administrators to easily manage CMOS settings for large deployments of thin client
devices using central configuration methodologies. Wyse 5010 thin client with ThinOS (D10D) is considered here as an example.
The following instructions are for Wyse 5010 thin client with ThinOS (D10D) BIOS version 3.0D. However, the instructions are
also applicable for other supported hardware platforms and BIOS versions.
1. To prepare a reference drive containing BIOS version 3.0D or later:
a. The reference device is a golden image you use to distribute to other thin client devices. To use reference drive,
enter the BIOS setup utility. Press the Delete key, enter the password — Fireport (case sensitive) and press Enter.
Configure the CMOS settings, includes Auto Power, Boot Order, P-key setting, and BIOS Password.
b. Save your CMOS settings.
c. Restart your thin client device.
2. To create a CMOS INI file in a file server:
a. In the file server, create a cmos.ini file and place it in the wnos directory/folder under the file server ini directory. Make
sure that wnos directory on the file server has upload privilege.
b. Type the following name in the cmos.ini file: Device=cmos Action=extract.
3. To reboot the reference device to the file server containing the CMOS INI file:
a. On the thin client you want to use as a reference device, start the thin client.
b. In the Login dialog box, enter the credentials you need to access the cmos.ini file.
c. After login, to view the Event Log tab, do the following:
Click System Information icon > System Information dialog box > Event Log tab.
You can open the event log to view a CMOS: extract to D10D_cmos.3.0D event. This means that the CMOS central
management file (containing the CMOS settings from your Reference Device) is now copied to the wnos directory/
folder on the file server. As this is a D10D BIOS version 3.0D, the CMOS central management file name would be
D10D_cmos.3.0D. These CMOS settings are now ready for distribution to other thin clients.
4. To prepare the file server containing the CMOS INI file for distribution:
a. Write the following line in the cmos.ini file for distribution on your file server: Device=cmos Action=restore.
b. Save the file.
5. Log in to all target device to the file server containing the CMOS INI file:
a. Start the thin client devices for which you want to distribute the reference device CMOS settings.
b. To access the cmos.ini. file, enter your credentials in the Login dialog box.
c. To open Event Log, click System Information icon. In the System Information dialog box, select Event Log tab.
You can view the CMOS: restore from D10D_cmos.3.0D event. This means that your central management file containing
the CMOS settings from your reference device is copied to the targeted thin client devices.
NOTE:
After you target your thin client devices contain the CMOS settings you want, do not log in to the file server
containing the cmos.ini file with the restore action (unless you want to redo the restore process). Administrators can
remove the cmos.ini file to prevent from unwanted CMOS overwrites.
NOTE: It is recommended to initially complete these procedures on a file server designated to test the success of
your CMOS central management settings/process. While the central configuration method can be used to enforce your
CMOS settings in a production environment, be aware that any thin client device that logs in to the file server that
contains the cmos.ini and its extract and restore commands are subject to those commands (CMOS overwrites).
For more information about the INI parameter Device=cmos, see Dell Wyse ThinOS INI Reference Guide.
CMOS local management and extracting CMOS
settings to a USB key for distribution
CMOS local management allows ThinOS administrators to easily manage CMOS settings for small deployments of thin clients
using USB key distribution methods. Wyse 5010 thin client with ThinOS (D10D) is considered here as an example. The following
instructions are for Wyse 5010 thin client with ThinOS (D10D) BIOS version 3.0D.
BIOS management on ThinOS
153