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Table Of Contents

Dell Wyse Management Suite Version 1.4 Administrator’s Guide
Introduction to Wyse Management Suite
- Editions
- What is new in this release?
Getting started with Wyse Management Suite
- Logging in to Wyse Management Suite on public cloud
  - Changing your password
  - Logging out
- Prerequisites to deploy Wyse Management Suite on the 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
- Export group policies
- Import group policies
- 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
- Shutting down devices
- Tagging devices
- Device compliance status
- Pulling Windows Embedded Standard or ThinLinux image
- Upgrading ThinLinux 1.x to 2.1 and later versions
  - Prepare the ThinLinux 2.x image
  - Upgrade ThinLinux 1.x to 2.x
- Requesting a log file
- Troubleshooting your device
Apps and data
- Application policy
- Image policy
- Managing file repository
  - How to change wallpaper for all devices belonging to marketing group
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
- 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
- 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
Wyse Device Agent
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
Supported thin clients on Wyse management Suite
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

Option Description

Time Servers (NTP Servers) Select this option to list the time servers. Time severs allow the

NTP server to synchronize the time. Multiple servers are allowed,

and the server names must be separated by commas.

Table 188. Conguring audio settings

Option Description

Audio Volume Select this option to set the audio volume of the thin client. The

range of the audio volume is 0–100.

Audio Mute Select this option to set the thin client to mute mode.

Microphone Volume Select this option to set the microphone volume of the thin client.

The range of the microphone volume is 0–100.

Microphone Mute Select this option to set the microphone to mute mode.

Conguring desktop experience

Use this page to congure the desktop settings, such as desktop wallpaper, wallpaper layout, and the desktop shortcut keys.

Table 189. Hide Default Desktop Icons

Option Description

Hide Desktop Icons From the drop-down menu, select the desired option.

Hide Google Chrome Select this option if you want to hide the Google Chrome web

browser icon is not displayed on the desktop. This option is enabled

if you select Customized Settings from the Hide Desktop Icons

drop-down menu.

Hide Mozilla Firefox Select this option if you want to hide the Mozilla Firefox web

browser icon is not displayed on the desktop. This option is enabled

if you select Customized Settings from the Hide Desktop Icons

drop-down menu.

Hide Settings Select this option if you want to hide the Settings app icon is not

displayed on the desktop. This option is enabled if you select

Customized Settings from the Hide Desktop Icons drop-down

menu.

Table 190. Visual experience

Option Description

Desktop Wallpaper Select this option to change the default wallpaper.

Wallpaper File Select this option to select your preferred wallpaper. Images

uploaded to the le repository are displayed.

Wallpaper Layout Select this option to set the wallpaper layout. From the drop-down

menu, select your preferred wallpaper layout. The default wallpaper

layout is center.

Hot Keys—Select any of the following check boxes to disable the hot keys and their respective functionality:

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Managing groups and congurations