Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.5 Administrator’s Guide
- Introduction
- Getting started
- 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
- Additional getting started details
- Classic desktop features
- Login dialog box features
- Accessing system information
- Global Connection settings
- Configuring the 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 HDX RealTime Multimedia Engine or RealTime Optimization Pack
- Citrix icon refresh
- Using multiple audio in Citrix session
- Using Citrix NetScaler with CensorNet MFA authentication
- Configuring ICA connections
- ICA Self Service Password Reset
- QUMU or ICA Multimedia URL Redirection
- HTML5 Video Redirection
- ICA SuperCodec
- Anonymous logon
- Configuring the Citrix UPD printer
- Introduction to Flash Redirection
- Configuring VMware
- Configuring Microsoft Remote Desktop
- Configuring Dell vWorkspace
- Configuring Amazon Web Services or WorkSpaces
- Configuring Citrix
- Configuring thin client settings
- Introduction to TCX Flash Redirection
- Performing diagnostics
- BIOS management on ThinOS
- Security
- Automating updates and settings using central configuration
- Examples of common printing configurations
- Important notes
- Troubleshooting
- Firmware upgrade
- Frequently asked questions
4. Add the two MIME types. Use .INI and . for the associated extension fields.
5. Apply the settings and close the IIS admin console.
Installing IIS creates the default directory C:\inetpub\WWWroot, which is known as the WWW root. In the
WWWroot directory, create a folder WYSE and a sub folder wnos. The directory structure must read as C:
\inetpub\wwwroot\WYSE\wnos.
To upgrade the ThinOS firmware using HTTP or HTTPS server:
1. Sign in to the Dell Digital Locker.
2. Download the latest ThinOS firmware and latest ThinOS packages that corresponds to your thin client model. If the firmware
and packages are in the form of a compressed self-extracting (.EXE) or zipped file (.ZIP), then extract the files.
3. Place the extracted firmware files in the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\WYSE\wnos folder, and the packages to C:
\inetpub\wwwroot\WYSE\wnos\pkg on your HTTP or HTTPS server.
4. Create a wnos.ini text file (using a text editor) in the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\WYSE\wnos folder with the following INI
parameters:
Autoload=2 loadpkg=1 Addpkg=TCX,FR,horizon
The option Autoload=2, ensures that the thin client uses the firmware installed on the server to upgrade, only if the
firmware on the thin client is older than the version on the server. The option LoadPkg specifies how to update the external
packages. If LoadPkg is not in the statement, it will inherit the value of AutoLoad.
Base package and the PCoIP package are integrated into the ThinOS firmware image. Installing the latest ThinOS firmware
image automatically installs the latest version of these packages on the ThinOS client. If you set AutoLoad=1 LoadPkg=0,
the firmware is checked, but the packages are not checked. The packages check is performed after firmware check. From
ThinOS 8.3, the external packages update mechanism is changed. Some packages are default, and loaded according to value
of LoadPkg. For example RTME. Some packages need additional parameter AddPkg to add. For example, FR, Horizon, and
TCX. The option AddPkg is for adding packages. It depends on the value of LoadPkg. For more information about the INI
parameter usage, see Dell Wyse ThinOS INI Reference Guide.
5. Save the wnos.ini file.
6. On the ThinOS client desktop, navigate to System Setup > Central Configuration > General.
7. In the General tab, enter the IP address of the file server or directory. For example: https://IPaddress/wyse.
NOTE:
You can also use DHCP option tags 161 and 162 to configure the ThinOS client, file server and path information.
You must create these options on your DHCP server, configure them with the correct server information, and enable the
DHCP server scope in your environment.
8. Click OK.
9. Restart the thin client and wait until the auto-installation of packages is complete.
Firmware upgrade using Wyse Management Suite
version 1.1
Ensure that you have created a custom group and assigned the ThinOS devices to that group in Wyse Management Suite—see
Wyse Management Suite v1.1 Administrator's Guide.
Ensure that your ThinOS clients are registered to Wyse Management Suite. See, Configuring the WDA settings.
To upgrade the ThinOS firmware using Wyse Management Suite:
1. Sign in to the Dell Digital Locker.
2. Download the latest ThinOS firmware and ThinOS packages that corresponds to your thin client model.
3. Log in to Wyse Management Suite using valid credentials.
4. On the Apps & Data page, in the OS Image Repository section, click ThinOS.
5. Click Add Firmware File.
The Add File dialog box is displayed.
6. Browse and select the downloaded firmware file. Enter an appropriate description.
7. Click Upload.
The ThinOS firmware file is uploaded, and the firmware file is listed on the Apps & Data - ThinOS OS Image Repository
page.
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