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
Upgrade docking station firmware using ThinOS
You can update the Dell Docking Station WD19 firmware in a VDI session on ThinOS.
To upgrade the docking station firmware, do the following:
1. Connect the AC adapter to a power outlet. Then, connect the AC adapter to the 7.4 mm DC-in power input on the Dell
Docking Station WD19.
2. Connect the USB Type-C connector to the thin client.
3. Launch a VDI session. By default, the dock is redirected to a VDI session.
4. Download the Dock Firmware Update Utility from www.dell.com/support.
5. Start the tool.
6. Wait for all the information to be entered in the various Graphical User Interface (GUI) panes.
7. Click the Update button.
For more information about the Docking Station, see the Dell Docking Station WD19 User's Guide at www.dell.com/manuals.
Configuring the peripherals settings
The Peripherals dialog box enables you to configure the settings for the Keyboard, Mouse, Audio, Serial, Camera, Touch
Screen, and Bluetooth.
Configuring the keyboard settings
To configure the keyboard settings:
1. From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click Peripherals.
The Peripherals dialog box is displayed.
2. Click the Keyboard tab and set the Character Set, Keyboard Layout, Delay Before Repeat and Repeat Rate parameters. The
following table explains the keyboard parameters.
Table 38. Keyboard settings
Parameter Description
Character Set Specifies the character set. Each character is represented
by a number. The ASCII character set, for example, uses the
numbers 0 through 127 to represent all English characters
and special control characters. European ISO character sets
Configuring local settings 171