Release Notes
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 9.1 Operating System Release Notes
- Contents
- Overview
- ThinOS 9.1.3112
- ThinOS 9.1.2101
- Release summary
- Firmware upgrade
- Compatibility
- New and enhanced features
- Flash protection reliability
- Keyboard layout updates
- New options added for Customize Privilege Level
- Supports external secure MQTT for Wyse Management Suite server
- New background picture for ThinOS
- Shutdown menu update
- Display port audio design enhancement
- Poly EagleEye Mini webcam support
- VNC password restriction
- Proxy
- Citrix Workspace App update
- Microsoft Direct Remote Desktop Protocol updates
- Windows Virtual Desktop
- HID fingerprint reader support
- Imprivata updates
- Teradici cloud access updates
- Supports the Bloomberg keyboard
- Important notes
- Limitations
- Tested environments matrix
- Tested peripherals
- Tested smart cards
- Known issues
- Fixed issues
- ThinOS 9.1.1131
- Upgrade to ThinOS 9.1 from ThinOS 8.6
- Compatibility
- ThinOS 9.1 and ThinOS 8.6 feature comparison
- New and enhanced features
- New ThinOS features
- Admin Policy Tool
- Admin Policy Tool feature list
- Support for Wyse Management Suite 3.1
- Smart card sign-in
- Enhanced User Interface
- Account privileges
- Change group notice
- Download notice
- New system tray items
- New DHCP option tag
- Captive portal detection for wireless
- EPOS connect headset support
- Jabra Xpress headset support
- Install the operating system image and packages using Admin Policy Tool
- New Citrix features
- Citrix multiple virtual channels
- Microsoft Teams optimization
- Microsoft Teams optimization feature matrix
- Microsoft Teams optimization limitations
- Zoom optimization on Citrix
- Zoom optimization feature matrix
- Zoom optimization known issues
- Cisco Webex Teams optimization
- Cisco Webex Teams optimization on Citrix Workspace app feature matrix
- Cisco Webex Teams optimization known issues
- Cisco webex meetings optimization
- Cisco Webex Meetings optimization feature matrix
- Cisco Webex Meetings optimization known issues
- Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI
- Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI support matrix
- Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI limitations
- Federated Authentication (SAML/Azure AD)
- Browser Content Redirection
- Citrix HDX Adaptive transport (EDT)
- HDX Adaptive Display V2
- Citrix ADC Native OTP
- Autoconfiguration of email-based account discovery using DNS
- Desktop Viewer/Toolbar
- Workspace mode
- Citrix printer update limitations
- Citrix printer update
- Keyboard Layout Mode
- VMware Horizon
- VMware Horizon Management and configuration
- Unified Access Gateway
- Scanner redirection
- Serial ports redirection
- FIPS-140-2 mode
- Session collaboration
- Battery state redirection
- Workspace ONE mode
- Relative mouse
- Limitations for VMware Horizon
- Zoom optimization on VMware
- Zoom optimization on VMware feature matrix
- Zoom optimization known issues
- Cisco Webex Teams optimization on VMware
- Cisco Webex Teams optimization on VMware feature matrix
- Cisco Webex Teams optimization known issues
- Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI on VMware
- Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI support matrix on VMware
- Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI limitations on VMware
- Microsoft Teams on VMware
- Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop and Remote Desktop Services
- Teradici Cloud Access and Amazon Workspaces
- Imprivata
- Identity automation
- New ThinOS features
- Changes from ThinOS 8.6
- What is removed compared to ThinOS 8.6
- Important notes
- Tested environments matrix
- Tested peripherals matrix
- Fixed issues
- Known issues
- Citrix Workspace app 2106 package for ThinOS
- Citrix Workspace app 2104 package for ThinOS
- Resources and support
- Contacting Dell
Table 60. Cisco Webex Meetings optimization feature matrix (continued)
Scenarios ThinOS 9.1
Record meeting—Start, Pause, or Stop recording Not tested
Support—Request Desktop Control Supported
Support—Request Application Control Supported
Stop share screen Supported
Participant Supported
Close Participant Supported
NOTE: Video call/meeting and share screen features are not supported on Wyse 3040 Thin Clients due to client resource
limitations.
Cisco Webex Meetings optimization known issues
● Webex meetings are not optimized occasionally.
Workaround—Go to Webex Administration site, and select the Enable meeting client for VDI check box under Common
Site Settings > Site Options.
NOTE: You must have administrator rights to change the setting on Webex Administration.
If you do not have administrator rights, you can change the setting from Registry Editor. Go to Registry Editor >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER > SOFTWARE > WebEx > NativeVDI and add a parameter with the following values:
○ Name—VDIFeatureEnabled
○ Type—REG_DWORD
○ Data—0x00000001 (1)
● Following features are not supported on Wyse 3040 Thin Clients due to client resource limitations:
○ Video call or meeting
○ Share screen
To avoid audio choppy issues during the audio call or meeting, users are recommended not to perform the following tasks:
○ Move the application window frequently or quickly.
○ Scroll down the Microsoft PowerPoint slide, Word document, Excel sheet, or a website page frequently or quickly.
○ Play a video in an ICA session frequently.
Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI
Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI (JVDI) is the Unified Communications solution that is offered by Cisco for virtual deployments.
In ThinOS 9.1, the Cisco JVDI client package version 12.9.2 is supported on the thin client.
For information about installing JVDI and configuring Cisco Jabber, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 9.1 Administrator's Guide
at www.dell.com/support.
Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI support matrix
Table 61. Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI support matrix
Component Supported platforms and supported versions
Thin client Wyse 5470 All-in-One Thin Client
Wyse 5470 Thin Client
Wyse 5070 Thin Client
Wyse 3040 Thin Client
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