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 28. Supported keyboard functionalities in VDI sessions
VDI session
Functionality
Redirect the entire keyboard into a session Split keyboard and partly redirect into a session
Citrix ICA Supported Supported
VMware
Horizon
Supported Supported
PCoIP Supported Not Supported
You must use either the Admin Policy Tool or the Wyse Management Suite policy settings to configure the keyboard features.
For more information about how to configure the Bloomberg keyboard features, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 9.1
Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
Limitations:
● The Bloomberg keyboard is only supported under redirection.
● Hot plugging the Bloomberg keyboard is not supported. You must 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.
Important notes
VMware Horizon
The tested keyboard layouts are as below:
● Belgian
● Belgian Comma
● Slovakian
● Slovakian (QWERTY)
● Turkish F
● Macedonian
● Macedonian (Standard)
● French Canadian
● French
● Swiss German
● German
● Danish
● Swedish
● Polish Programmer
● Polish (Legacy)
USB redirection
● USB redirection for webcam or audio can be used for test purpose. The performance is expected to be bad when the audio
or camera is used as USB redirection devices. Unexpected behavior such as system not responding or reboot may happen
when these devices are used.
● Webcam or audio must be used by map method to get good performance.
Horizon with Imprivata PIE
VMware Horizon Client Native PCoIP is used instead of Teradici PCoIP when logging in to the Horizon View broker using
Imprivata PIE mode.
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