Administrator Guide

16. Specify the number of minutes the message dialog box should be displayed on the client.
A message on the client which gives you time to save your work before the installation begins.
17. To enable delay in implementation of the policy, select the Allow delay of policy execution checkbox. If this option is
selected, the following drop-down menus are enabled:
● From the Max Hours per Delay drop-down list, select the maximum hours (1–24 hours) you can delay running the
policy.
● From the Max delays drop-down list, select the number of times (1–3) you can delay running the policy.
18. From the Apply Policy Automatically drop-down list, select any of the following options:
● Do not apply automatically—This option does not apply any policy automatically to the devices.
● Apply the policy to new devices—This option automatically applies the policy to a registered device which belongs to
a selected group or is moved to a selected group.
● Apply the policy to devices on check in—This option is automatically applied to the device at check-in.
NOTE: For Windows based devices, specify the silent installation parameters for .exe files to run the application in the
silent mode. For example, VMware-Horizon-Client-4.6.1-6748947.exe /silent /install /norestart.
19. Select the Skip write filter check check box to skip the write filter cycles. This option is applicable for Windows Embedded
Standard operating system devices and Wyse Software thin client devices.
20. To stop the installation process after a defined value, specify the number of minutes in the Application Installation
Timeout field. The default value is 60 minutes.
NOTE: The Application Installation Timeout option is applicable only for Windows Embedded Standard devices and
Wyse Software thin clients.
21. Click Save to create a policy.
A message is displayed to enable the administrator to schedule this policy on devices based on group.
22. Select Yes to schedule a job on the same page.
23. Select any of the following options:
● Immediately—Server runs the job immediately.
● On device time zone—Server creates one job for each device time zone and schedules the job to the selected date or
time of the device time zone.
● On selected time zone—Server creates one job to run at the date or time of the designated time zone.
24. To create the job, click Preview and schedules are displayed on the next page.
25. You can check the status of the job by going to the Jobs page.
Create and deploy advanced application policy to Wyse Software
Thin Clients
Steps
1. Copy the application and the pre/post install scripts (if necessary) to deploy to the thin clients.
2. Save the application and the pre/post install scripts in the softwareTcApps folder of the local repository or the Wyse
Management Suite repository.
3. Go to Apps & Data > App Inventory > Wyse Software thin client and verify that the application is registered.
4. Go to Apps & Data > App Policies > Wyse Software thin client.
5. Click Add Advanced Policy.
Add Advanced App Policy page is displayed.
6. Enter the Policy Name.
7. From the Group drop-down list, select the group.
8. Select the Sub Groups check box to apply the policy to sub groups.
9. From the Task drop-down list, select the task.
10. From the OS Type drop-down list, select the operating system.
11. Select the Filter files based on extensions checkbox to filter the applications.
12. Click Add app, and select one or more applications under Apps. For each application, you can select a pre and post-install
script under PreInstall, PostInstall, and Install Parameters.
13. If you want the system to reboot after the application is successfully installed, select Reboot.
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