Administrator Guide

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the URL that is centrally defined by file servers by using the Remote Connections dialog box as described in Remote
Connections.
Classic desktopUse the Leave Administrator Mode option in the Shutdown dialog box.
Zero desktopUse the Leave Administrator Mode option in the Shutdown dialog box, or use the Leave
Administrator Mode icon (X) in the upper-right pane of the System Settings menu.
NOTE: By default the Admin Mode button is not displayed on the log on dialog box. You can display it by selecting the
Show local admin button check box in the Shutdown dialog box, see Signing off and shutting down.
NOTE: By default there is no password needed for the Admin Mode button use. You can password protect the Admin
Mode button (to require login credentials) by using the AdminMode parameter in a wnos.ini file, see Dell Wyse
ThinOS INI Guide.
ShutdownClick the Shutdown button to open and use the Shutdown dialog box to sign off, shut down, restart, reset
the system setting to factory defaults, and so on. For information, see Signing off and shutting down.
Account Self-ServiceClick the Account Self-Service icon shown when configured using the
AccountSelfServiceoption of the PasswordServer INI parameter to open and use the Account Self-Service dialog
box to change or reset your own password and unlock your account. For information on INI parameter, see Dell Wyse ThinOS
INI Guide.
This process assumes that the security questions and answers have been pre-registered by the user inside their Windows
environment. Users must use HTTPS (not HTTP) for an account self-service server address such as Https://IPAddress, in the
Broker Setup tab. For more information, see Configuring the remote connections. After the security questions are answered,
your new password will be set or your account will be unlocked.
Accessing system information
Use the System Information dialog box to view system information.
Classic desktopClick System Information from the desktop menu.
Zero desktopClick the System Information icon on the zero toolbar.
The System Information dialog box includes:
General tabDisplays general information such as System Version, Serial Number, Memory Size (Total and Free), CPU
Speed, ROM Size, Monitor, Parallel ports, Terminal Name, Boot from, Memory speed, SSD size, Resolution, and the Serial
ports.
Copyright tabDisplays the software copyright and patent notices.
Acknowledgments button is added in the Copyright tab in System Information. This button is related to third party
software.
Event Log tabDisplays the thin client start-up steps normally beginning from system version to checking firmware or
error messages that are helpful for debugging problems. The details about the monitors and USB connected to the thin
client, and bluetooth initialization are also displayed.
Status tabDisplays status information about TCP performance related parameters, UDP performance related parameters,
CPU Busy, System Up Time, Wyse Management Suite status, Free Memory, Active sessions, and WDM status.
IPv6 tabDisplays IPv6 information such as Link-local Address, IPv6 Address, and IPv6 Default Gateway.
NOTE:
This tab is displayed when IPv6 is enabled in the General tab of the Network Setup dialog box, see Configuring
the network settings.
ENET tabDisplays information about wired network connections.
WLAN tabDisplays information about wireless network connections.
About tabDisplays information about the ThinOS operating system. The following attributes are listed:
Platform name
Operating system type
ThinOS build name
ThinOS build version
BIOS name
BIOS version
Citrix Broker or Receiver versionThis represents ICA revisions between the ThinOS versions.
Dell vWorkspace version
VMware Horizon versionThis represents the Horizon revisions between the ThinOS versions.
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