Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
System administration
To maintain your thin client device environment, you can perform local and remote system administration tasks.
Accessing thin client BIOS settings
About this task
To access the thin client BIOS settings, do the following:
Steps
1. During system start-up, press F2 when you see a Dell logo.
The BIOS Setup screen is displayed.
2. Change the BIOS settings as required.
3. Save the changes and exit.
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface and secure
boot
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a standard firmware interface designed to improve software interoperability and
address limitations of BIOS. UEFI is designed to replace Basic Input Output System (BIOS).
Secure Boot is a feature on UEFI-based clients that help increase the security of a client by preventing unauthorized software
from running on a client during the boot sequence. It checks whether each software has a valid signature, including the
operating system (OS) that is loaded during booting.
The thin client device is enabled with UEFI and Secure Boot. Due to this feature, you cannot boot from USB keys if you do not
enter the BIOS, disable Secure Boot, change the boot mode to Legacy, and enable the Boot from USB option.
Creating bootable UEFI USB key
About this task
To create a bootable UEFI USB key, do the following:
Steps
1. Obtain an executable UEFI shell.
2. Save the file as bootx64.efi on your client.
3. Format the USB key with FAT32.
4. In the USB key, create the \efi\boot directory.
5. Copy the bootx64.efi file to the \efi\boot directory on the USB key.
The bootable UEFI USB key is created.
Using Dell Wyse Management Suite
Wyse Management Suite is the next generation management solution that lets you centrally configure, monitor, manage, and
optimize your Dell Wyse thin clients. The new Suite makes it easier to deploy and manage thin clients with high functionality
and performance, and ease of use. It also offers advanced feature options such as cloud versus on-premises deployment,
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