Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Wyse Management Suite Version 1.2 Administrator’s Guide
- Introduction to Wyse Management Suite
- Getting started with Wyse Management Suite
- Wyse Management Suite dashboard
- Managing groups and configurations
- Adding a group
- Editing a group
- Removing a group
- Editing an unmanaged group
- Configuring global level policy
- Configuring group level policy
- Configuring device level policy
- Editing ThinOS policy settings
- ThinOS—Wizard mode
- ThinOS—Advanced mode
- Configuring general settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring general settings—ThinOS
- Configuring security settings—ThinOS
- Configuring keyboard settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring display settings— ThinOS
- Configuring visual experience settings—ThinOS
- Schedule shutdown or reboot settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring device information
- Configuring BIOS settings—ThinOS
- Configuring firmware upgrade
- Configuring global INI settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring central configuration settings—ThinOS
- Configuring advanced settings—ThinOS
- Configuring remote connections—ThinOS
- Configuring global session settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring USB redirection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring third party authentication settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring citrix broker connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring citrix HDX connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring VMware broker connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring VMware PCoIP connections—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring Microsoft broker connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring Microsoft RDP connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring vWorksapce broker connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring AWS broker connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring direct RDP connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring direct ICA connection settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring global printer settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring printer settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring WLAN global settings—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Configuring WLAN connections—ThinOS 8.5 and later versions
- Editing Windows Embedded Standard policy settings
- Configuring system personalization
- Configuring desktop experience
- Configuring network settings
- Configuring security and lockdown settings
- Configuring other settings
- Configuring remote connection settings—Citrix
- Configuring remote connection settings—VMware
- Configuring remote connection settings—RDP
- Configuring remote connection settings—Browser
- Configuring Latitude mobile thin client BIOS settings
- Configuring Wyse 7040 thin client BIOS settings
- Configuring device information
- Configuring Wyse Easy Setup settings
- Configuring VNC settings
- Configuring domain settings
- Configuring BIOS settings for Wyse 5070 thin client with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
- Editing Linux policy settings
- Configuring system personalization
- Configuring desktop experience
- Configuring login experience settings
- Configuring network settings
- Configuring security settings
- Configuring central configuration settings
- Configuring other settings
- Configuring VDI global settings
- Configuring remote connection settings—Citrix
- Configuring remote connection settings—VMware
- Configuring remote connection settings—RDP
- Configuring remote connection settings—Browser
- Configuring advanced settings
- Editing ThinLinux policy settings
- Configuring system personalization
- Configuring desktop experience
- Configuring login experience
- Configuring network settings
- Configuring security settings
- Configuring central configuration settings
- Configuring other settings
- Configuring VDI global settings
- Configuring remote connection settings—Citrix
- Configuring remote connection settings—VMware
- Configuring remote connection settings—RDP
- Configuring remote connection settings—Browser
- Configuring advanced settings
- Configuring device information
- Configuring Wyse 3040 thin client BIOS settings
- Configuring BIOS settings for Wyse 5070 thin client with ThinLinux
- Editing Wyse Software Thin Client policy settings
- Configuring system personalization
- Configuring desktop experience
- Configuring network settings
- Configuring security and lockdown settings
- Configuring other settings
- Configuring remote connection settings—Citrix
- Configuring remote connection settings—VMware
- Configuring remote connection settings—RDP
- Configuring remote connection settings—Browser
- Configuring device information
- Configuring VNC settings
- Configuring domain settings
- Managing devices
- Methods to register devices to Wyse Management Suite
- Searching a device using filters
- Saving the current filter
- Querying the device status
- Locking the devices
- Restarting the devices
- Unregistering the devices
- Resetting to factory default settings
- Changing a group assignment
- Sending messages to devices
- Activating the devices
- Viewing device details
- Managing device summary
- Viewing system information
- Viewing device events
- Viewing installed applications
- Renaming thin client
- Configuring remote shadow connection
- Tagging devices
- Device compliance status
- Pulling Windows Embedded Standard or ThinLinux image
- Requesting a log file
- Troubleshooting your device
- Apps and data
- Configuring app inventory
- Deploying applications to thin clients
- Creating and deploying standard application policy to thin clients
- Creating and deploying advanced application policy to thin clients
- Adding Windows Embedded Standard operating system and ThinLinux images to inventory
- Managing ThinOS firmware inventory
- Managing Windows Embedded Standard and ThinLinux image policies
- Managing file repository
- Changing wallpaper for all devices belonging to marketing group
- Managing rules
- Managing Jobs
- Managing Events
- Managing users
- Portal administration
- Adding the Active Directory server information
- Alert classifications
- Creating an Application Programming Interface-API accounts
- Accessing file repository
- Configuring other settings
- Enabling Two-Factor authentication
- Generating reports
- Enabling multi-tenant accounts
- Enabling custom branding
- Managing license subscription
- Managing system setup
- Configuring Wyse Easy Setup by using Wyse Management Suite
- Configuring Wyse Converter for PCs by using Wyse Management Suite
- Registering Wyse Software thin client to Wyse Management Suite
- Registering Windows Embedded Standard thin clients to Wyse Management Suite by using Wyse Device Agent
- Registering devices by using DHCP option tags to Wyse Management Suite
- Registering Wyse Software thin clients by using DNS SRV record to Wyse Management Suite
- Configuring the Wyse Software thin client by using Wyse Management Suite
- Troubleshooting Wyse Management Suite
- Installing or upgrading Wyse Device Agent
- Wyse Management Suite feature matrix
- Wireless profiles password editor
- Create and configure DHCP option tags
- Create and configure DNS SRV records
Introduction to Wyse Management Suite
Wyse Management Suite is the next generation management solution that enables you to centrally configure, monitor, manage,
and optimize your Dell Wyse thin clients. It also offers advanced feature options such as cloud as well as on-premises
deployment, manage-from-anywhere option by using a mobile application, enhanced security such as BIOS configuration and
port lockdown. Other features include device discovery and registration, asset and inventory management, configuration
management, operating system and applications deployment, real-time commands, and monitoring, alerts, reporting, and
troubleshooting of endpoints.
NOTE: Dell Cloud Client Manager (CCM) is reengineered 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 available only 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 float 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
office, 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, notifications, and send commands in real time.
○ Enhanced security through two-factor identification and Active Directory authentication for role-based administration.
○ Advanced app policy and reporting
NOTE:
○ 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 floated easily between cloud and on-premise installation.
For more information on the features supported in Standard and Pro editions, see the Feature matrix.
The Wyse Management Suite Web console supports internationalization. On the lower-right corner of the page, from the
drop-down menu, select any one of the following languages:
● English
● French
● Italian
● German
● Spanish
● Chinese
● Japanese
Topics:
• What is new in this release
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