Administrator Guide
a. On all of the target thin clients that you want to distribute the reference device CMOS settings, start the thin client.
b. Use the Restore CMOS from USB GUI feature of ThinOS to write the CMOS settings from the USB Key to the target
thin client: For Classic Desktop, Right-click the desktop and select Restore CMOS from USB. For Wyse Zero Desktop, in
the General tab of the System Tools dialog box ( System Settings icon > System Tools > General tab), click Restore
CMOS from USB.
c. Once restoration successful the following message is displayed: CMOS: restore from D10D_cmos.3.0D properly eject and
detach the USB Key. The CMOS settings on the USB Key are now written to your target thin client.
Dell Standard BIOS management
This section describes how to configure and manage the ThinOS clients with Dell Standard BIOS.
Supported devices
● Wyse 3040 thin client with ThinOS
● Wyse 3040 thin client with PCoIP
● Wyse 5070 thin client with ThinOS
● Wyse 5070 Extended thin client
The following Dell BIOS configurations are supported by using file server (INI parameters):
Table 55. BIOS configuration options
Parameters Settings
System Configuration Audio
Security
● Admin Setup Lockout
● Admin Password
○ Enable/Disable Admin Password
○ Update Admin Password
USB Configuration
● Enable Front USB Ports
● Enable Rear-Left Dual USB 2.0 Ports
Power Management
● Wake-On-LAN
○ Disabled
○ LAN Only
○ LAN with PXE Boot
● AC Recovery
○ Power Off
○ Power On
○ Last Power State
● Auto-On Time
○ Disabled
○ Every Day
○ Weekdays
○ Select Days
● Wake-On-USB
Device boot
● USB boot
● PXE boot
For information about INI parameters and their usage, see the latest Dell Wyse ThinOS INI Reference Guide.
The following are examples of INI parameters:
● Device=DellCmos newpassword=1234567 or newpasswordenc=encrypted strings—Use this INI parameter
to create the admin password when password is not set.
● Device=DellCmos currentpassword=1234567 newpassword="" or currentpasswordenc=encrypted
strings—Use this INI parameter to clear the existing password.
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