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After you configure the policy settings, thin clients are notified about the changes. Changes take effect immediately after
configuring the thin clients.
NOTE: Certain settings, such as BIOS configuration for Windows Embedded Standard require a restart for the changes
to take effect. However, most of the settings on ThinLinux and ThinOS, you must restart the device for changes to take
effect.
The policies are enforced in the following precedence:
Global
Group
Device
Topics:
Configuring global level policy
Configuring group level policy
Configuring device level policy
Group tree hierarchy
Unmanaged group
Configuring ThinOS policy settings
Configuring Windows Embedded Standard policy settings
Configuring Linux policy settings
Configuring ThinLinux policy settings
Configuring Wyse Software thin client policy settings
Configuring global level policy
About this task
To configure a global level policy, do the following:
Steps
1. In the Groups page, from the Edit Policies drop-down menu, select a device type you want to configure.
In the left pane, the policy settings of the respective device type are displayed.
2. Click the policy setting you want to configure, and then click Configure this item.
3. Click Save and Publish.
Configuring group level policy
About this task
To configure a group level policy or multilevel group polices, do the following:
Steps
1. In the Groups page, go to a group where you want to configure the policy, and click Edit Policies.
2. From the drop-down menu, select the device type you want to configure.
In the left pane, the policy settings of the device type are displayed.
3. Click a policy setting and then click Configure this item.
4. Click Save and Publish.
Configuring device level policy
About this task
To configure a device level policy, do the following:
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Managing groups and configurations