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Dell Wyse Management Suite Version 1.3 Administrator’s Guide
Introduction to Wyse Management Suite
- What is new in this release?
Getting started with Wyse Management Suite
- Logging in to Wyse Management Suite on public cloud
- Prerequisites to deploy Wyse Management Suite on private cloud
- Functional areas of management console
- Configuring and managing thin clients
Wyse Management Suite dashboard
- View alerts
- View the list of events
- View the device status
- Change user preferences
- Access online help
- Change your password
- Log out
Managing groups and configurations
- Add a group
- Edit a group
- Remove a group
- Edit an unmanaged group
- Configure a global level policy
- Configure a group level policy
- Configure a device level policy
- Edit the ThinOS policy settings
  - ThinOS—Wizard mode
  - ThinOS—Advanced mode
- Edit the Windows Embedded Standard policy settings
- Edit the Linux policy settings
- Edit the ThinLinux policy settings
- Editing Teradici policy settings
- Edit the Wyse Software Thin Client policy settings
Managing devices
- Methods to register devices to Wyse Management Suite
  - Registering ThinOS devices by using Wyse Device Agent
  - Registering Wyse Software Thin Client to Wyse Management Suite by using Wyse Device Agent
  - Registering Linux thin clients using Wyse Device Agent
  - Registering Wyse Embedded Standard Thin Clients to Wyse Management Suite by using Wyse Device Agent
  - Registering ThinLinux version 2.0 devices by using FTP INI method
  - Registering ThinLinux version 1.0 devices by using FTP INI method
  - Registering ThinOS devices by using the FTP INI method
  - Registering ThinLinux thin clients by using Wyse Device Agent
  - Registering devices by using DHCP option tags
  - Registering devices by using DNS SRV record
- 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
- Rename the 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
- Application policy
- Image policy
- Managing file repository
Managing rules
- Editing a registration rule
- Creating unmanaged device auto assignment rules
- Editing unmanaged device auto assignment rule
- Disabling and deleting rule
- Saving the rule order
- Adding a rule for alert notification
- Editing an alert notification rule
Managing Jobs
- Sync BIOS admin password
- Searching a scheduled job by using filters
- Scheduling the image policy
- Scheduling an application policy
- Scheduling the device command job
Managing Events
- Searching an event or alert by using filters
Managing users
- Adding a new admin profile
- Editing an admin profile
- Deactivating an admin profile
- Deleting an admin profile
- Editing a user profile
- Importing the CSV file
Portal administration
- Adding the Active Directory server information
  - Configuring Active Directory Federation Services feature on public cloud
- Importing users to public cloud through active directory
- Alert classifications
- Creating an Application Programming Interface-API accounts
- Accessing file repository
- Configuring other settings
- Managing Teradici configurations
- 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
- Installing Wyse Easy Setup
- Deploying a Wyse Easy Setup configuration
Configuring Wyse Converter for PCs by using Wyse Management Suite
- Registering Wyse Software thin client to Wyse Management Suite
- Registering Wyse Software Thin Client 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
Teradici device management
- Discovering Teradici devices
- CIFS use case scenarios
Troubleshooting Wyse Management Suite
Installing or upgrading Wyse Device Agent
- 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
Wyse Management Suite feature matrix
Wireless profiles password editor
- Configuring windows wireless profile
- Configuring the Wireless Profiles Password Editor
- Limitations of Wireless Profiles Password Editor
Create and configure DHCP option tags
Create and configure DNS SRV records
Steps to change the host name to IP address

Configuring AWS broker connection settings

Use the AWS Broker connection settings page to configure the AWS broker connection settings for ThinOS 8.5 and later

version devices.

Table 75. Configuring basic settings

Option Description

Broker Server Enter the broker server host name or IP address.

NOTE: You must specify between HTTP:// or HTTPS://.

Security Mode Select this option to specify the client connectivity if it cannot

verify a secure connection to the server.

Sessions to connect automatically Select this option to automatically connect to the session.

NOTE: The name of the desktop or application is case

sensitive. Use a semicolon to separate the multiple

sessions which must be initialized automatically.

Configuring direct RDP connection settings

Use the Direct RDP Connection settings page to configure the RDP connections which can be accessed ThinOS 8.5 and later

version devices.

Table 76. Configuring basic settings

Option Description

Connection Name Enter the name of the connection with a maximum of 38

characters.

User Name Enter the user name for the application login.

Host Name or IP Address Enter the host name or IP address of the connection.

Start Command Enter the string of commands which must be executed after

logging in to the server.

Password Enter the password for the application login.

NOTE: The password is not encrypted. Dell recommends

that you do not specify the password. You are prompted

to enter the password when the connection is created.

Domain Name Enter the domain name for Windows network with a maximum

of 19 characters.

Auto Start Select this option to restart the connection automatically.

Reconnect After Disconnect Select this option to reconnect the connection automatically

after the connection is disconnected.

Table 77. Configuring local resources

Option Description

Map Printers Select this option to automatically connect the local printers

when the session starts.

Map Serials Select this option to automatically connect the local serials

when the session starts.

Map SmartCards Select this option to redirect the smartcards to the remote

session.

Map USB drives Select this option to automatically map the USB drive when

the session starts.

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