Administrator Guide
Introduction
Wyse Management Suite is the next generation management solution that enables you to centrally congure, monitor, manage, and
optimize your Dell Wyse thin clients. It also oers advanced feature options such as cloud versus on-premises deployment, manage-from-
anywhere using a mobile application, enhanced security such as BIOS conguration and port lockdown. Other features include device
discovery and registration, asset and inventory management, conguration management, operating system and applications deployment,
real-time commands, monitoring, alerts, reporting, and troubleshooting of endpoints.
NOTE: Dell Cloud Client Manager (CCM) is re-envisioned as Wyse Management Suite and provides new features, functionalities
with major product level enhancements to CCM R14. For more information, see Wyse Management Suite Release Notes at
www.dell.com/support/manuals. Existing customers can continue to manage their thin clients as before, and take advantage of
the new features introduced in this release.
Editions
Wyse Management Suite is available in the following editions:
• Standard (Free)—The Standard edition of the Wyse Management Suite is only available for an on-premise deployment. You do not
require a license key to use the Standard edition. The Standard edition is suitable for small and medium businesses.
• Pro (Paid)—The Pro edition of Wyse Management Suite is available for both on-premise and cloud deployment. You require a license
key to use the Pro edition. It provides subscription-based licensing. With the Pro solution, organizations will be able to adopt a hybrid
model and oat licenses between on-premises and cloud. The Pro on-premise edition is suitable for small, medium, and large
businesses. For a cloud deployment, the Pro edition can be managed on non-corporate networks (home oce, third party, partners,
mobile thin clients, and so on). The Pro edition of the Wyse Management Suite also provides:
– A mobile application to view critical alerts, notications, and send commands in real time.
– Enhanced security through two-factor identication and Active Directory authentication for role-based administration.
– Advanced app policy and reporting
NOTE
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– Cloud services are hosted in the US and Germany. Customers in countries with data residency restrictions may not be able to
take advantage of the cloud-based service.
– Licenses can be moved easily between cloud and on-premise installation.
For more information on the features supported in Standard and Pro editions, see Feature matrix.
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