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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

NOTE: The USB keyboard and the mouse always work in

the BIOS setup irrespective of this setting.

Enable USB Boot Support Select this check box to enable the USB boot setup. This option

enables you to boot any type of USB mass storage devices.

Table 43. Conguring power management settings

Option Description

AC Recovery From the drop-down list, select an option to specify how the

system must behave when the AC power is restored.

Wake On LAN From the drop-down list, select an option to allow the thin client to

power up from the OFF state. You can trigger a thin client to power

up from the o state by using a LAN signal.

Wake On USB Select this option to to enable USB devices to wake the system

from OFF state or from the hibernate state.

Table 44. Reboot schedule

Option Description

Reboot Option Some BIOS settings requires the system to restart. From the drop-

down list, select one of the following options:

• Reboot immediately—The system restarts immediately.

• Reboot later—Select the Reboot Hour and Reboot Minute to

set the system restart time.

• Do not reboot—The system does not restarts.

Conguring rmware upgrade

Use the Firmware Upgrade page to congure the ThinOS thin clients rmware upgrade settings, such as live upgrade, rmware update

logic, local rmware check preferences, and platform rmware mappings.

Table 45.

Conguring rmware upgrade

Option Description

Disable Live Upgrade This parameter automatically installs the new rmware on the thin

client based on the dened policies immediately after you restart

the thin client. To check for new rmware on each restart, disable

this option.

Firmware Update Logic This parameter determines how the thin client behaves when the

new rmware is published from the management console. From the

drop-down menu, select any one of the following options:

• Do not update—Thin client ignores the rmware versions

assigned to the management policies.

• New rmware only—Thin client updates the rmware only

when a newer version is assigned to the management policy.

• Any dierent rmware—Thin client updates the rmware to the

version assigned by the management policy—even if the

version is lower than the current image on device.

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