Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.6 Administrator’s Guide
- Introduction
- 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
● Peripherals—Allows you to select the peripherals settings such as audio, keyboard, mouse, serial, camera, bluetooth,
and touchscreen settings.
● Printer—Allows configuration of network printers and local printers that are connected to the thin client.
b. System Information—Provides thin client system information.
c. System Tools—Provides information about devices, certificates, packages, global INI, user INI, wdm or ccm.ini.
d. Troubleshooting options—Displays Performance Monitor graphs that display client CPU, Memory and Networking
information, Trace and Event log settings, CMOS management extract and restore settings, and other options that are
useful for ThinOS troubleshooting.
e. Applications—Contains a submenu of all locally configured applications and is populated with published applications
when a user is signed on using either PNLite or PNAgent.
f. Shutdown—Opens the Sign-off/LockTerminal/Shutdown/Restart the System dialog box.
Using the Connection Manager
To use the Connection Manager:
1. Click Connect Manager on the taskbar.
● The Connect Manager has a list of connection entries and a set of command buttons available for use with the
connections.
● Non-privileged users cannot view the Connect Manager.
The Connection Manager dialog box is displayed.
2. In the Connection Manager dialog box, use the following buttons to configure the Connection Manager settings:
a. Click Connect to select a connection from the list and make a connection.
b. Click New to open the Connection Settings dialog box either directly or through the Connection Protocol menu
selection for creating a new connection definition.
The locally defined connections are added to the connection list. Be aware of the following information:
● High-privileged user—Typically, all locally defined connection definitions are temporary and are lost when the
user logs off and when the thin client restarts or is shut down. However, if configured by an administrator
(enablelocal=yes), locally defined connection definitions can be saved in these cases.
● Stand-alone user—Locally defined connections are retained when the thin client restarts or is shut down and there
is no individual logon. Network configuration settings must be made locally.
c. Click Properties to open the Connection Settings dialog box for the selected connection.
Be aware of the following information:
● High-privileged user—Can view and edit the definitions for the currently selected connection. Edits are not
permanently retained when the user signs-off.
● Low-privileged user—Cannot create or edit connections, but can view connection definitions. However, you can
enable a low-privileged user to create a connection using INI parameters.
● Stand-alone user—Can permanently modify the persistent connections except when PNAgent/PNLite services are
used.
d. Click Sign-off to sign off from the thin client.
e. Select a connection from the list, and click delete to delete the selected connection.
f. Select a Virtual connection from the list, and click Reset VM to reset a selected virtual connection.
g. Click Global Connection Settings tab to open and use the Global Connection Settings dialog box to configure
settings that affect all the connections in the list.
Login dialog box features
While the Login dialog box allows you to log on to the server, it also allows you to:
● Obtain system information.
● Access Admin Mode to configure thin client settings.
● Change or reset your own password, and unlock your account.
● Open the Shutdown dialog box by using CTRL+ALT+DELETE.
In the Login dialog box, use the following guidelines:
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