Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.6 Administrator’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- About this guide
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_807
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_710
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_606
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_511
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_412
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_303
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_206
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_027
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_024
- What is new in ThinOS 8.6_019
- 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
● RDP updates:
○ Ability to select displays when launching RDP connections in full screen mode. See, Configuring RDP connections.
○ Added an option to set the desktop DPI scaling factor. See, Global connection settings.
● PCoIP updates:
Added support to directly configure the PCoIP connection using Teradici Remote Workstation cards. See, Configuring PCoIP
connections using Teradici Remote Workstation card.
● BIOS updates:
○ Added support to update BIOS on Wyse 5060 Thin Client using Wyse Management Suite. See, Upgrading BIOS on Wyse
5060 thin client.
○ Added support to extract and restore certain BIOS settings. See, Using the troubleshooting options.
● Enhancements:
○ UI enhancement to configure the IPv4 settings for a wireless connection. See, Configure the WLAN settings.
○ UI enhancement to enable user to connect to a remote host or device using the Telnet client. See, Using the
troubleshooting options.
○ UI enhancement to verify the version of the installed packages and generate logs. See, Accessing system information.
○ UI enhancement on the Wyse Device Manager console to display the device details of peripheral devices that are
connected to the ThinOS client. For more information, see the Dell Wyse Device Manager Administrator's Guide at
www.dell.com/support.
○ Added support for Caradigm Way2Care. See, Caradigm Way2Care enhancement.
○ Added support for Vertical Synchronization to eliminate screen tearing. See, Vertical Synchronization.
○
DisplayPort audio is disabled by default on Wyse 3040 thin client.
○ Monitor priority is modified for Wyse 5070 Extended thin client. See, Hardware capability.
● INI parameter updates:
Added new INI parameters. See, Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.6 INI Reference Guide at www.dell.com/support.
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Introduction