Administrator Guide

Managing groups and configurations
The Groups & Configs page enables you to define policies that are required to configure your devices. You can create sub
groups of the global group policies and categorize devices based on your requirements. For example, devices may be grouped
based on job functions, device type, and so on.
For each group, you can define policies for the following operating systems:
● ThinOS
○ ThinOS
○ ThinOS 9.x
● WES
● Linux
● ThinLinux
● Teradici
● Wyse Software Thin Client
● Hybrid Client
● Generic Client
Devices inherit policies in the order that they are created. The settings that are configured in a default policy group are applied
as default settings in all the policies listed in the default policy group. In a group, all devices present in that group have default
policy group as their default setting.
On the Device Details page, you can create an exception for a device in the group to have a subset of policies that are
different from the group default.
The configuration for a particular asset with details of where configurations are set—Global, Group, and the Device levels—are
displayed on the page. The option to create exceptions is available on the page. The Exception settings are applicable only for
that selected devices.
NOTE:
When you modify the lower-level policies, a bullet symbol is displayed next to the policy. This symbol indicates that
the policy is an override to a higher-level policy. For example, System Personalization, Networking, Security, and so on.
When you modify policies, an asterisk (*) is displayed next to the policy. This symbol indicates that there are unsaved or
unpublished changes. To review these changes before publishing them, click the View pending changes link.
If a policy configuration has to be prioritized between the different levels, then the lowest-level policy takes precedence.
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 requires a restart for the changes to
take effect. However, for most of the settings on ThinOS, you must restart the device for the changes to take effect.
The policies are enforced in the following precedence:
● Global level policy
● Device Group level policy
● Device exceptions
● User Group level policy
● User exceptions
● User personalization
The configurations such as wallpaper or firmware policy applied to the Default Device group are applied by default to the child
groups. From Wyse Management Suite 3.2, you can override these configurations for the child groups.
Topics:
• Edit an unmanaged group
• Create a default device policy group
• Create a user policy group
• Configure a global level policy
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