Administrator Guide

Installing or upgrading Wyse Device Agent

This section provides information about how to install or upgrade Wyse Device Agent on your thin clients, such as Windows Embedded

Standard, Linux, and ThinLinux devices by using Wyse Management Suite.

• Windows Embedded Standard devices—Wyse Device Agent version 1.4.x can be downloaded from support.dell.com. You can

install or upgrade Wyse Device Agent on Windows Embedded Standard devices using any of the following methods:

○ Installing Wyse Device Agent manually

○ Upgrading Wyse Device Agent using Wyse Management Suite application policy

NOTE: You can also upgrade the Wyse Device Agent manually by double-clicking the latest version of Wyse Device

Agent .exe file.

NOTE: Wyse Device Agent can be installed on Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating system only if KB3033929 is

available.

• Linux and ThinLinux devices—Wyse Device Agent can be installed or upgraded on Linux and ThinLinux devices by using Wyse

Management Suite. For more information, see Installing or upgrading Wyse Device Agents on ThinLinux and Linux clients.

Topics:

• Installing Wyse Device Agent manually on a Windows Embedded device

• Upgrading Wyse Device Agent using Wyse Management Suite application policy

• Installing or upgrading Wyse Device Agents on ThinLinux and Linux clients

Installing Wyse Device Agent manually on a

Windows Embedded device

Steps

1. Copy the WDA.exe file to the thin client.

2. Double-click the WDA.exe file.

3. Click Yes.

NOTE:

A warning message is displayed when an older version of Wyse Device Agent or HAgent is installed on the

device.

4. In the Group token field, enter a group token. This is an optional field.

To skip this step, click Next. You can enter the group token details later in the Wyse Device Agent User Interface.

5. From the Region drop-down list, select the region of the Wyse Management Suite public cloud server.

After successful installation, the Wyse Management Suite public cloud server automatically registers the device to the Wyse

Management Suite console.

Upgrading Wyse Device Agent using Wyse

Management Suite application policy

Prerequisites

It is recommended that you use the Wyse Management Suite application to upgrade Wyse Device Agent. In the Wyse Management Suite

private cloud setup, the latest Wyse Device Agent packages for Windows Embedded Standard are available in the local repository. If you

are using a public cloud, or a remote repository on a private cloud, copy the WDA.exe file to the thinClientApps folder in the

repository.

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