Administrator Guide

Configure Bloomberg keyboard in VMware Blast sessions
Steps
1. On the ThinOS client, open Admin Policy Tool or go to the ThinOS 9.x policy settings on Wyse Management Suite.
2. In the Advanced tab, click Broker Settings, and expand VMware Broker Settings.
● Redirect the entire keyboard into the session—The keyboard feature keys, fingerprint reader, and the KVM Keyboard are
redirected into the session.
○ For Bloomberg keyboard that is connected with a single USB cable, enter vid-1188_pid-9545 in the Include
Vid/Pid USB Device Redirection field.
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For Bloomberg keyboard that is connected with dual USB cables, enter
vid-1188_pid-9525;vid-1188_pid-9535 in the Include Vid/Pid USB Device Redirection field.
● Split keyboard and partly redirect into the session—You can redirect the keyboard feature keys, fingerprint reader, or the
KVM Keyboard individually.
○ For Bloomberg keyboard that is connected with a single USB cable:
a. Enter vid-1188_pid-9545 in the Include Vid/Pid USB Device Redirection field.
b. Enable the Allow Auto USB Device Splitting Redirection button.
c. Enter vid-1188_pid-9545(exintf:00;exintf:01;exintf:02) in the Split Vid/Pid Device field.
NOTE: This configuration means that the interfaces 03, 04, and 05 are redirected into session and the other
interfaces 00, 01, and 02 are not redirected. 03, 04, and 05 are audio related interfaces. The analog headset
from the audio port in Bloomberg keyboard can be redirected into the Blast session.
○ For Bloomberg keyboard that is connected with dual USB cables:
a. Enter vid-1188_pid-9535 in the Include Vid/Pid USB Device Redirection field.
b. Enable the Allow Auto USB Device Splitting Redirection button.
c. Enter vid-1188_pid-9535(exintf:00;exintf:01) in the Split Vid/Pid Device field.
NOTE:
This configuration means that the interfaces 02, 03, and 04 are redirected into session and the other
interfaces 00 and 01 are not redirected. 02, 03, and 04 are audio related interfaces. The analog headset from
the audio port in Bloomberg keyboard can be redirected into the Blast session.
3. Click Save & Publish.
Bloomberg keyboard limitations
● The Bloomberg keyboard is only supported under redirection.
● Hot plugging the Bloomberg keyboard is not supported. Configure the keyboard before logging in to the Broker agent and
launching the session.
● Disconnecting the Bloomberg keyboard cables when it is redirected into session may cause the session to close or the
system to randomly reboot.
Configure the Select Group feature to log in to
different brokers
Steps
1. Log in to the Wyse Management Suite server.
2. On the Groups & Configs page, click the Default Device Policy Group option.
3. Click .
4. In the Add New Group dialog box, enter the Group Name and Description.
5. Select the This is a ThinOS Select group parent option.
6. Select the group, add some child groups, and set the Group Token.
You can edit the policy in each child group,
7. Set a different Broker agent server in each child group.
8. On the ThinOS client, go to System Setup > Central Configuration.
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