Release Notes

Wyse Management Suite Version 1.1 | 3
Importance
RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled release cycle.
The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software
current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software).
Release type and definition
Wyse Management Suite is a next generation thin client management software that allows an
organization to deploy, group, and manage devices. Wyse Management Suite can be installed on a
premise in your organization’s private cloud, or you can take advantage of Wyse Management Suite
available in public cloud for automatic maintenance of software without any management software to
install on premise.
Wyse Management Suite uses the industry standard architecture and components to efficiently
manage your network devices. Wyse Management Suite is a web-based application where you can
access Wyse Management Suite console using supported browser from anywhere and you can also
perform all the operations from web UI. The Wyse Management Suite architecture is designed to
manage the end devices efficiently and reliably.
Current version
1.1
Previous version
1.0
New features
Following are the new features in this release:
• Advanced installer—Wyse Management Suite version 1.1 installer can auto detect the
existing Wyse Management Suite and provides an option to upgrade it from the Wyse
Management Suite version 1.0.The installer provides the option to edit the ports for Tomcat
8.5.11, Mongo database, MySQL database, MQTT broker, and Memcached. When you enter
the port number using Edit, the installer checks the availability and adds firewall exception.
• Migrating from Wyse Device Manager to Wyse Management Suite using the Import Tool— It
supports WDM enterprise install base. The migration tool helps you import groups, devices,
and Windows Embedded Standard profiles from Wyse Device Manager to the Wyse
Management Suite version 1.1. It can be installed on Windows server 2012 and Windows
server 2016, and supports WDM version 5.7.2
NOTE: For more information on importing Wyse ThinOS, Windows Embedded Standard, and
ThinLinux devices, see Wyse Management Suite Migration Guide.
• Wizard-based configuration policy deployment—ThinOS configuration has a wizard option to
create the best practiced configurations. At the end of wizard, the administrator has an option
to continue to the advanced configurations. You can access the wizard from the Groups>Edit
Policies>ThinOS. You can also enable/disable the wizard from User Preferences.
• Remote Shadow—Private cloud supports remote shadow (VNC) for thin client. It is available
for standard and pro licenses. When you launch Remote Shadow, it asks for credentials to
authenticate. The maximum number of concurrent VNC proxy sessions per Wyse
Management Suite server is set to five.
• Unified Wyse Device Agent for Windows-based platforms—The installer is simplified and size
is reduced for faster execution. There is only one executable file for Windows devices (x64,
x86, and WIE10).