Administrator Guide

Installing or upgrading Wyse Device Agent
This section provides information about how to install or upgrade Wyse Device Agent on your thin clients, such as Windows Embedded
Standard, Linux, and ThinLinux devices, by using Wyse Management Suite.
• Windows Embedded Standard devices—Wyse Device Agent version 14 can be downloaded from Dell support and installed or
upgraded on Windows Embedded Standard devices using any of the following methods:
• Upgrading Wyse Device Agent using Wyse Management Suite application policy.
• Installing Wyse Device Agent manually.
NOTE: Wyse Device Agent can be installed on Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating system only if KB3033929 is
available.
• Linux and ThinLinux devices—Wyse Device Agent can be installed or upgraded on Linux and ThinLinux devices by using Wyse
Management Suite. For more information, see Installing or upgrading Wyse Device Agents on ThinLinux and Linux clients.
Topics:
• Upgrading Wyse Device Agent using Wyse Management Suite application policy
• Installing Wyse Device Agent manually
• Installing or upgrading Wyse Device Agents on ThinLinux and Linux clients
Upgrading Wyse Device Agent using Wyse
Management Suite application policy
Dell recommends that you use the Wyse Management Suite application for upgrading Wyse Device Agent on devices. In the Wyse
Management Suite private cloud setup, the latest Wyse Device Agent packages for Windows Embedded Standard are available in the local
repository. If you are using a public cloud or a remote repository on a private cloud, copy the WDA.exe file to the thinClientApps
folder in the repository. To upgrade Wyse Device Agent, do the following:
1. After the WDA.exe file is copied to the repository, go to the Apps and Data section, and create a normal application policy with this
package.
NOTE:
Advanced application policy is supported only from Wyse Device Agent 14.x onwards. Dell recommends that
you use the normal application policy when upgrading Wyse Device Agent from 14.x. You can also use the advanced
application policy for upgrading Wyse Device Agent from 14.x to latest versions.
2. Go to the Jobs page, and schedule a job to upgrade the Wyse Device Agent.
NOTE:
For upgrading Windows Embedded Standard Wyse Device Agent from 13.x version to 14.x version, Dell
recommends that you use HTTP as the repository protocol.
After a successful installation, the status is sent to the server.
Installing Wyse Device Agent manually
To install Wyse Device Agent manually, do the following:
1. Copy the WDA.exe file to the thin client.
2. Double-click the WDA.exe file.
NOTE:
• Different Wyse Device Agent packages are available for each variant of Windows Embedded Standard.
• A warning message is displayed when an older version of Wyse Device Agent or HAgent is installed on the device.
3. Click Yes.
4. In the Group token field, enter a group token. This is an optional field. To skip this step, click Next. You can enter the group token
details later in the Wyse Device Agent User Interface.
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