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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................6 About this guide................................................................................................................................................................. 6 New features...................................................................................................................................................
Configuring Connections locally ..................................................................................................................55 Configuring and managing the browser connections..................................................................................................55 Managing browser global settings........................................................................................................................... 58 Configuring and managing Citrix connections..........
B DHCP options tags.....................................................................................................................................122 C Data recovery imaging...............................................................................................................................
1 Introduction Wyse ThinLinux from Dell simplifies the user management paradigm with elegant application icons and comes with a single built-in user to enhance user experience along with having the benefits of a single-operating system. ThinLinux software combines the security, flexibility and market-leading usability of enterprise-grade Linux with Dell’s thin computing optimizations in management.
Table 1. Supported platforms Hardware platform Memory configuration—eMMC / RAM Wyse 5070 thin client—Celeron Processor 16 GB / 4 GB Wyse 5070 thin client—Pentium Processor 16 GB / 4 GB Dell Technical Support To access Dell Wyse technical resources, visit www.dell.com/support/contents/us/en/19/article/Product-Support/Dell-Subsidiaries/wyse. For more information, you can submit cases to Dell TechDirect or contact Dell at www.dell.com/support/contents/us/en/04/category/ contact-information.
2 Getting started Use the following information to learn the basics and get started using your thin client: • Logging in to your thin client device • Using your ThinLinux desktop • Configuring thin client settings and connections • Viewing system information • BIOS settings Logging into your thin client device On your initial configuration, Dell recommends that you connect by using a wired connection by plugging in the network connected Ethernet cable to your thin client.
Figure 1. Application overview screen • Application Icons—To access the application icons, click the dots on the lower-right corner of the screen. You can start the application by clicking a particular application icon. If there are more application icons, the icons are displayed on multiple pages. • Taskbar—The taskbar is displayed at the bottom of the Application overview screen (ThinLinux desktop).
Using the taskbar Use the taskbar to view the time, configure the volume settings, view system information, view network information, shutdown the thin client, view keyboard settings and switch to desktop screen. The taskbar consists of quick launch icons and taskbar buttons: • Show Desktop – Click this button to switch between the Desktop view screen and Application Overview Screen. • Shutdown – Use this button to shut down or restart the thin client.
◦ Media Size ◦ Serial Number – BIOS ◦ BIOS Version – Custom Info • ◦ Location ◦ Contact ◦ Custom 1 ◦ Custom 2 ◦ Custom 3 Network tab—Displays network information such as: – Network Device—eth0 and wlan0 – Interface Information ◦ MAC address ◦ Network Speed ◦ Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) – IP Information • ◦ IP Address ◦ IPv6 Address ◦ Subnet Mask ◦ Gateway ◦ Domain ◦ Primary DNS ◦ Secondary DNS ◦ DHCP Server ◦ Lease ◦ Elapsed Packages tab—The packages tab dis
3 Configuring thin client settings locally This chapter contains information to help you set up your thin client hardware, look and feel, and system settings. To configure your thin client settings, click the Switch to Admin button to enter into the Admin mode. Enter the default password in the displayed window. The default password is admin. Click the Settings icon on the Desktop. The System Settings page is displayed.
Changing system settings On the System Settings page, click the System icon. The following tabs are displayed on the left pane of the System Settings page. • Display • Date and Time • Language • Addons • Power • Desktop Appliance • Update Settings • Other Settings • Custom Info Customizing the display NOTE: This section is applicable to Wyse 5070 thin client. By default, the Customize your display screen is available in both user mode and admin mode.
Figure 3. Display settings 2 From the Resolution drop-down list, select the preferred resolution. 3 From the Rotation drop-down list, select the rotation. • Normal • Right • Left 4 • Upside-down To enable the screen mirroring for secondary displays in a multi-monitor configuration, click the ON/OFF button. 5 To enable the Set as primary option, click the ON/OFF button. This option allows you to set the selected monitor as primary. 6 To enable the Monitor On/Off option, click the ON/OFF button.
Figure 4. Date and time settings 2 To configure the Date and Time settings manually when the Set Time Automatically switch is in OFF position. a Click the date field and select the year, month and date. Any changes performed in the date field such as, the time format is selected as 24 Hours or an additional AM/PM format, is displayed at the top of screen. b The time field consists of Hour and Minute drop-down list. Click Save to save the changes.
NOTE: • The Up arrow is enabled when the particular NTP server can be moved to the top in the NTP Server list and it is disabled when the particular NTP server is listed at the top of the NTP Server list. • Click Down arrow to change the order of the particular NTP by moving it down in the list. • 4 The Down arrow is enabled when the particular NTP server can be moved down in the NTP Server list and it is disabled when the particular NTP server is listed at the bottom of the NTP Server list.
NOTE: The Addons screen is available only in Admin mode. 1 Click the + icon to Install the Add-ons. A list of available add-ons is displayed. Figure 6. Install Add-ons 2 Select the required add-ons and install them to the system. You can select multiple add-ons at a time. 3 Click the x icon to remove the Add-ons from the installed add-ons list. 4 Select the add-ons that you want to remove and click Remove Add-ons. 5 Click Save to save the changes.
Figure 7. Power settings NOTE: ThinLinux supports the display turn off, and by default it is set for 4 minutes of idle time to comply with Energy Star category. If you select never option from the drop down list, it corresponds to idle time of 0 minutes. Configuring desktop appliance We can configure Desktop Appliance (Power On to Power Off VDI theme) using GUI, INI and DHCP.
Figure 8. Desktop appliance settings 3 Select the type of Citrix Server. Citrix server, Protocol and Storename can be configured from the Change global settings page. Go to All connections page, select the Citrix option and then select the Change global settings option to configure the Citrix settings. For more settings for Applications or Desktops, go to All connections page, select Citrix option and then select Change global settings option to configure the Applications or Desktops settings.
Figure 9. Login screen You are required to authenticate by entering the following credentials: • User name • Password • Domain You are logged on to the Citrix receiver. Figure 10. Authentication screen If the logon authentication fails, you are prompted with a screen. Click try again to query the server again.
b c d NOTE: You can break kiosk mode and enter into admin mode at any point of time by using the shortcut key. The shortcut key is F11. After the successful login, you can add the required applications or desktops from the left + button. Click the application or desktop to start it. You are prompted with an error if there as an error message. You can logout at any point of time by clicking the power icon on task bar.
Figure 13. Delayed update Other settings The Other Settings page enables you to enter the hostname of the thin client to add or delete the additional entries to the /ect/hosts file in the device. Any changes that are made through Other Settings screen are saved and preserved over reboots for the built-in thinuser. The Other Settings screen is available only in admin mode.
Figure 14. Other settings To configure the other settings, do the following: 1 In the Source section, configure one of the following options: • Contact DHCP server—If you set the hostname of the thin client by selecting the DHCP server option, the hostname is set to the standard host-name tag received from the DHCP server. If the DHCP server does not provide the host-name tag, the device retains the previously set hostname.
NOTE: These options are applicable for user mode only. • Firefox Web Browser—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If you enable this option, the Mozilla Firefox web browser icon is not displayed on the desktop. • Google Chrome—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If you enable this option, the Google Chrome web browser icon is not displayed on the desktop. • Settings—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
3 In the Custom 1, Custom 2 and Custom 3 fields, enter the custom values pertaining to your device. 4 Click Save. Peripherals On the System Settings page, click the Peripherals icon. The following tabs are displayed on the left pane of the System Settings page. • • • • • Keyboard Mouse Printers Sound USB Manager Setting the keyboard preferences The Keyboard setting page enables you to set the Keyboard preferences and make the Keyboard layout.
5 Select the preferred keyboard layout from the currently added layouts list, and click Set as Default Layout button to set the default layout. NOTE: The default keyboard layout is listed on the top of the currently added layout list. 6 Click Save to save your changes. Setting the mouse preferences By default, the Mouse screen is available in both User mode and Admin mode. Any changes made through the Mouse preferences screen is saved and preserved over reboots for the built-in thinuser. Figure 17.
Figure 18. Printers - localhost 1 Click the printer icon. The Printers - localhost dialog box is displayed. 2 Click the Add button to include a new printer. The New Printer window is displayed. You can configure the printer type based on your preference. NOTE: If a USB printer is connected, then it is displayed by default. The printer is not found if wrong address is provided or the USB is not attached.
5 Select a printer driver, and click Forward. You can select the printer driver from database or search for a printer driver to download. You can also browse to the location where you have saved the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files, and select the appropriate file. 6 Specify the Printer Name, Description, and Location. 7 Click Apply. The printer is listed on the screen. NOTE: You can click Print Test Page to test the printer. 8 Right-click the printer icon, and click Properties.
Figure 19. Sound output a b c d 3 From the output devices list, select a device for sound output. The default audio output is the Analog Output. Based on the channels available for the selected output device and profile, move the Balance slider to adjust the sound balance. From the drop-down list, select an audio profile. Click Test Speakers. A dialog box is displayed. You can test the speaker by playing sample wave files.
Figure 20. Sound input a b From the input devices list, select a device for sound input. The default audio input is the Analog Input. Move the Input Volume slider to adjust the input or Mic volume. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the input volume. The Input level bar displays the input volume peak level.
Figure 21. Sound effects a b 5 From the alert sound list, select an alert sound theme. Move the Alert Volume slider to adjust the volume level of alert sounds. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the alert volume. Click the Applications tab to view all the applications that are currently playing a sound file, or recording audio.
Figure 22. Applications Managing the USB ports and devices The USB Manager page enables you to configure and manage the USB ports and devices that are connected to your thin client.
Figure 23. USB Manager 2 • Enable USB Boot Support—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the USB boot setup. If this option is enabled, you can use a USB storage device to boot the operating system. • Enable Front USB Ports—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the front USB port(s). If the USB port is disabled, the operating system cannot detect the device that is attached to this port. • Enable Rear USB Ports—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the rear USB port(s).
Figure 24. Enable all USB devices If this option is disabled, you must enable one of the following options: – Disable all USB Devices – Disable all USB Devices excluding HID – Disable by USB Class • 34 Disable all USB Devices—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If this option is enabled, the operating system does not detect USB devices connected to the thin client.
Figure 25. Disable all USB devices If this option is disabled, you must enable one of the following options: – Enable all USB Devices – Disable all USB Devices excluding HID – Disable by USB Class NOTE: If the Disable all USB Devices option is enabled, all USB devices including keyboard and mouse are disabled. You cannot reset the settings or use the G-key option. • Disable all USB Devices excluding HID—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
Figure 26. Disable all USB Devices excluding HID If this option is disabled, you must enable one of the following options: – Enable all USB Devices – Disable all USB Devices – Disable by USB Class • 36 Disable by USB Class—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
Figure 27. Disable by USB Class If this option is enabled, you must configure any of the following options: – Disable Video Devices—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If this option is enabled, the operating system does not detect the video devices connected to the thin client. – Disable Storage Devices—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If this option is enabled, the operating system does not detect the storage devices connected to the thin client.
Configuring the wi-fi settings To configure the Wi-Fi settings, perform the following steps: 1 In the left-pane, click Wi-Fi tab. 2 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Wi-Fi option. The list of wireless SSID is displayed if broadcast is enabled. Figure 28. Wi-Fi Settings 3 To connect to Wi-Fi connection, select the preferred wireless SSID from the list displayed. 4 Click the Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network button. The Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network window is displayed.
Figure 29. Hidden Wi-Fi Network 5 Enter the name and security details of the hidden network that you want to connect to. Table 2. Hidden network 6 Parameter Description Connection From the drop-down list, select the type of connection. Network name Enter the preferred network name. Wi-Fi security From the drop-down list, select the security type. On the Network page, click the History button to view the previous Wi-Fi connections and details.
• Protected EAP (PEAP) You must configure TLS and PEAP using the INI parameters only. Options that you configure using the INI parameters are populated on the UI screen. For more information about the usage of INI parameters, see Dell Wyse ThinLinux INI Reference Guide. NOTE: You cannot configure the 802.1x authentication settings using the GUI options.
e 6 If Link-Local Only option is selected, the DNS and Routes options are disabled. This is applicable only for communications within the host link or the host domain. Click the IPv6 tab and do the following: a b Enable the IPv6 button to configure the IPv6 settings. From the Addresses drop-down menu, select the type of IPv6 configuration. The available options are: • Automatic • Automatic, DHCP only • Manual • Link-Local Only The IPv6 configuration is similar to configuring the IPv4 Settings.
To add a new network connection, complete the following tasks: 1 On the lower-left corner of the page, click the + icon. The Add Network Connection dialog box is displayed. The following options are listed for you to configure. • VPN • Bond • Team • Bridge 2 • VLAN Click VPN to add a VPN network connection. You must import a file from the stored location to configure the VPN settings. 3 Click Bond to add and configure the Bond network connection for your thin client.
5 • Click the Routes button to edit IPv4 routes for Bond connection. a Click Add to add an IP address. After an IP is added, Netmask, Gateway and Metric specific to that IP are displayed. b Select the check box if you want to ignore the automatically obtained routes. c Select this check box if you want to use your connection only for resources on that particular network.
4 b 5 Click Bridge to add and configure the bridge network connection for your thin client. a b 6 JSON config— If you have already added a new team connection, you can enter a custom JSON configuration string in the text box or import a configuration file. To configure the General tab, IPv4 Settings tab, and IPv6 Settings tab for team connection, see the configuration details for Bond connection in this section.
NOTE: Currently, 802.1x configuration by using the Enable802 INI parameter is supported only for Wired connections and supported authentications are EAP-PEAP (MSCHAPv2) and EAP-TLS using SCEP. • Supported seamless 802.1x authentication works with Linux thin clients by using Active Directory domain user credentials for EAPMSCHAPv2 authentication, see EAP PEAP MSCHAPv2 Authentication Workflow.
EAP-PEAP MSCHAPv2 authentication workflow When a Linux thin client is initially connected to the network, the thin client obtains Guest VLAN resources by default, that is TC should be able to reach INI server to fetch the INI configurations required for 802.1x configuration. Pre-requisites for EAP-PEAP (MSCHAPv2) 802.1x authentication: • Make sure that the INI file has the configurations for 802.1x, Active Directory server, and Domain and Import certs.
For 802.1x Configuration Enable802=yes Authentication=PEAP InnerAuthentication=MSCHAPv2 PromptPassword=no AuthMode=User Is802DirectEnabled=yes CACertificate=SCEP PeapVersion=Auto EAP-PEAP MSCHAPv2 machine authentication To enable EAP-PEAP (MSCHAPv2) machine authentication: • Your machine must have an account created in the Active Directory database with Hostname as the username field. • Set the same password for all machine/host name accounts to be created.
• The INI file must have the configurations for 802.1x EAP-TLS with AuthMode set for Machine Authentication and SCEP. • After the INI is downloaded to the thin client, SCEP client enrolls the client certificate with Machine hostname and Domain configured in the INI. • 802.1x EAP-TLS machine authentication will then begin and the thin client will move to an Authorized VLAN NOTE: You can view the network progress icon on the taskbar. • If 802.1x authentication fails due to any wrong 802.
Setting the desktop wallpaper Use this page to set the desktop wallpaper for your desktop. Figure 30. Desktop wallpaper 1 Click Add image to load a desktop wallpaper from the USB drive. The wallpapers are listed on the screen. 2 Select a wallpaper for your desktop. 3 From the Style drop-down list, select a fit option. 4 From the Color drop-down list, select a color for your desktop. Use the desktop INI parameters to download a wallpaper to the thin client forcibly.
• Hearing • Typing • Pointing and Clicking Figure 31. Universal access Figure 32.
Seeing The Seeing tab enables you to configure the display settings. 1 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the High contrast option. If enabled, the contrast is increased and you can see the difference instantly. 2 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Large text option. If enabled, the text size is increased and you can see the difference instantly. 3 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the zoom option.
a b c Click the ON/OFF button to enable the features using keyboard. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Sticky Keys option. Click the ON/OFF button to enable the long keypress and set the delay using Slow Keys option. d There is a delay between the action and the result when a key is pressed. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Bounce Keys option. This option is used to avoid using the fast duplicate keypress and set the delay. 3 Click Close.
Figure 33. OEM branding - Remote server • USB device—Select this option, and navigate to browse the file from the USB drive.
Figure 34. OEM branding - USB device 2 Click Brand Device. The thin client restarts, and the device branding is customized based on your requirement.
4 Configuring Connections locally On the System Settings page, click the Connections icon. The Connections page contains the following tabs: • Browser • Citrix • Custom • Ericom PowerTerm • RDP • SSH • VMware • VNC Viewer NOTE: The description names for all the connections can not be edited once you create the connection.
Figure 35. Manage Browser Connections To create a new browser connection: 1 Click the + icon to add a new browser connection. The Browser connection page is displayed.
Figure 36. Browser connection login settings 2 In the Login tab, enter the URL address of the browser connection you want to connect to. 3 Enter the name of the Browser connection for which you have specified the URL address. 4 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the auto-connect option after you log in to the session. 5 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the auto-reconnect option after you disconnect from the session.
Figure 37. Browser connection experience settings a b From the drop-down list, select the window resolution you want to set for your Browser window. Click the Kiosk button to enable the Kiosk mode for your browser. NOTE: When the Kiosk is Enabled, you cannot change window resolution. 7 Click Save to save the changes. The browser connection created by you is displayed in the Browser Connections list. To manage a Browser connection: 1 Hover the mouse over a particular browser connection name.
• If you are using Firefox, configure any of the following options: Figure 38. Firefox settings Table 5. Mozilla Firefox settings Parameter Description Hide Bookmark Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If this option is enabled, the bookmark bar is not displayed on the web page. By default, this option is enabled. Hide Searchbar Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If this option is enabled, the search bar is not displayed on the web page.
Parameter Description By default, this option is enabled. Disable About:Add-ons • Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If this option is enabled, the Add-ons Manager tab is disabled and you cannot configure the add-ons. By default, this option is enabled. If you are using Google Chrome, configure any of the following options: Figure 39. Google Chrome Table 6.
3 Parameter Description Clear Browser Data Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If this option is enabled, the browser data is removed. By default, this option is disabled. Click Save to save the settings. Configuring and managing Citrix connections The Citrix Connections page enables you to create and manage Citrix connections both locally and globally. To configure the local Citrix settings: 1 Click the + icon to add a new Citrix Connection.
Configuring the server connection type If Server is selected as the Connection type, the following options must be configured in the Login tab. Figure 40. Citrix connection login settings Table 7. Server Parameter Description Browsing Protocol From the drop-down list, select your preferred Browsing Protocol. Citrix Server Enter the specific Citrix Server. Username Enter the Username of the server. Password Enter the Password of the server.
Parameter Description Auto-Reconnect after disconnect Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If enabled, the connection is automatically established after you disconnect from the session. When disconnect, reconnect Select the time duration in seconds to delay the reconnection attempt after a disconnection occurs. Smartcard login Click the ON button to enable smart card login to the thin client. The User Name, Password, and Domain are not required.
NOTE: • SmartCard Login option is not available for Published applications. • The Storefront option is applicable only for Citrix XenDesktop 7.0 and later versions. Select this option to specify the name of a Store Front server to display the applications available in that sever. • Smart card type option is not applicable for Server connections. The following options must be configured in the Experience tab. Figure 41. Citrix connection experience settings Table 9.
Parameter Description Full Screen Colors Specifies the number of colors to display for each pixel. Select the session color mode to get the faster display performance on your monitor. The available options are: 256 Best quality (64k) 16 million Encryption Specifies the connection security level. Select the preferred option. Basic RC5 (128 bit-login only) RC5 (40-bit) RC5 (56-bit) RC5 (128-bit) NOTE: • • The highest level is 128-bit security and the lowest level is Basic.
Figure 42. Citrix global login settings a b c d 3 Enter the Citrix server. From the drop-down list, select the required browsing protocol. The available options are: • TCP/IP + HTTP server location • TCP/IP • SSL/TLS + HTTPS server location Enter the store name. Click Show Advance Settings to view and configure the advanced options. 1 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Use Alternate address for firewall option. If enabled, an alternate address can be used for firewall configuration.
Figure 43. Citrix global experience settings a b c d e Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Application Reconnection option. If enabled, the connection is automatically re-established after you disconnect from the session. Select the Windows resolution you can use to get the best display on your monitor. If you come across over-scrolling when using certain published applications, increase the adjustment by 100 until the display improves. NOTE: The maximum scroll adjustment is 1000.
Figure 44. Drive mapping a Drive Mapping: • 68 Dynamic Mapping—Dynamic client drive mapping enables virtual desktops to access mass storage devices, such as USB flash drives, configured on the endpoint. The virtual (not local) desktop is responsible for controlling USB drives and displaying them in the user interface. When a USB drive is connected to an endpoint, it is automatically mounted and freely accessible. USB drives accessed using dynamic client drive mapping are treated as network drives.
Figure 45. Dynamic mapping • Mapping all devices—This option is same as Dynamic mapping but the you will be given an option to select the drive letter and read-write permissions for the drives. When this option is enabled all the usb storage devices which are mounted on /run/media/ will be mapped to the Citrix session. You are provided the option to choose the drive letter and read or write permissions for the drives which have been mounted on to the thin client.
Figure 46. Mapping all devices • 70 Mapping a single device—Unlike the previous two options, this option enables you to select an individual device that should be redirected to the session. The device name lists all the devices that has been successfully mounted on to the thin client. You will be able to select a drive letter and read-write permission for individual drives that redirect to the session.
Figure 47. Mapping a device To add a COM port, complete the following task: a b c Click Add. From the COM Port list, select a COM port—1 to 4. Select a device from the device list. To delete a COM port, click the X icon next to the COM port that you want to delete. 5 Click Save to save the changes. Managing PAM login 1 Click PAM Login. The Manage PAM Login Settings page is displayed. The PAM login page displays the settings that are used for PNAgent server connection.
Citrix ICA Client RTME Starting from HDX RealTime Media Engine (RTME) 2.3, Citrix supports 64–bit Linux operating systems. Hence, there is no need to install any optional 32-bit add-ons as it is now packaged along with base image. This feature is enabled by default. Features of RTME The following are the features of RTME (Real Time Media Engine): • Improved audio and video quality: – Support for H.
Configuring and managing the custom connections The Custom Connections page enables you to create and manage the Custom connection based on shell commands. The main Custom page has options to create a Custom connection. To configure the Custom Settings, complete the following task: 1 Click the + icon to add a new Custom Connection. The Custom Connections page is displayed. 2 Enter the name of the Custom connection. 3 The following options must be configured in the Login tab. Figure 48.
Figure 49. Custom connection experience settings a 5 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Run in terminal window option. Click Save to save the changes. Configuring and managing the Ericom PowerTerm connections The Ericom PowerTerm connections page enables you to create and manage the Ericom PowerTerm connections. To configure the Ericom PowerTerm Connection Settings, complete the following task: 1 Click the + icon to add a new Ericom PowerTerm Connection.
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Figure 51. Ericom PowerTerm login settings Table 10. Ericom PowerTerm login settings Parameter Description Connection type On the Connection Type page, click the Network or Serial Port radio button depending upon the requirement. By default, the Network option is selected. Serial Port radio button is disabled if the application does not detect any active serial ports. Host Enter the Ericom server host’s IP or FQDN address in the Host field.
Parameter Description Remote configuration file Specify the location of the remote configuration files in the Remote configuration file field. Auto-connect after login a Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Auto-connect after login option. If enabled, the connection is automatically connected after you log in to your thin client. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Auto-reconnect after disconnected option.
Parameter Description Show status Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. It enables the status bar on the Ericom PowerTerm window. Show buttons Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. It enables the soft buttons on the Ericom PowerTerm window. Echo locally When the connection is configured through Serial Port then additional option Echo locally option will be available on the Experience tab.
Figure 54. RDP login settings Table 12. RDP login settings Parameter Description Server Enter the IP address or FQDN of the RDP server to which you want to establish a connection. Username Enter the Username to log in to the RDP Server. Password Enter the Password to log in to the RDP Server. Domain Enter the Domain to log in to the RDP Server.
Parameter Description NOTE: An RD Gateway server is a type of gateway that enables authorized users to connect to remote computers on a corporate network from any computer with an Internet connection. An RD Gateway server enables Remote Desktop connections to a corporate network from the Internet without having to set up virtual private network (VPN) connections. Ask your network administrator whether you need to specify an RD Gateway server. Remote Application Enter the Remote Application name.
4 The following options can be configured in the Experience tab. Figure 55. RDP experience settings Table 13. RDP Experience Settings Parameter Description Window Resolution Select the Windows resolution you can use to get the best display on your monitor. The available options are: Default 640 X 480 800 X 600 1024 X 768 1280 X 1024 1600 X 1200 Full Screen Colors Specifies the number of colors to display for each pixel.
Parameter Description High Color (16-bit) True Color (24-bit) Best Quality (32-bit) Speed Level Select a speed level to describe the network connection. • • • • Sounds Encryption Level Modem Broadband LAN Custom Select the relevant option from the drop-down list. You can choose to redirect the audio on the remote session to the local device, or not allow the audio to play on the remote session on the local device, or leave the audio playing on the remote session.
Parameter Description Menu and Window Animation Remote FX—This feature will be supported in next release. Show window content while dragging Subsampling Enables low-bandwidth optimization. NT4 Compatible 5 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. Configure the following tasks in the Peripherals tab. Figure 56.
6 a Select your preferred port devices. b Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Forward Printers option. Click Save to save the changes. Configuring and managing the SSH connections The SSH connections page enables you to create and manage the SSH connections. The main SSH connections page has options to create an SSH connection. To configure the SSH connection, complete the following task: 1 Click the + icon to add a new SSH Connection. The SSH Connections page is displayed.
Configuring and managing VMware connections The VMware connections page enables you to create and manage the View client 3.5 connections. To configure the VMware settings, complete the following task: 1 Click the + icon to add a new VMware Connection. The VMware Connections page is displayed. 2 Enter the name of the VMware connection. 3 Configure the following options in the Login tab. Figure 58. VMware connection login settings Table 14.
Parameter Description • Blast Username Enter the User ID that is used to log in to the remote Horizon server. Password Enter the password that is used to log in to the remote Horizon server. Domain Enter the Domain name. It is used to log in the remote Horizon server. Username with Domain Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If enabled, specify the domain along with user name. Unauthenticated Access Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
Parameter Description If disabled, specify the Published desktop name. 4 Desktop If interactive mode is disabled, you can specify Published desktop name. Application If interactive mode is disabled, you can specify Published application name. The following options must be configured in the Experience tab. Figure 59. VMware connection experience settings Table 15.
Parameter Description 800 X 600 640 X 480 Auto-Reconnect after disconnect Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If enabled, the connection is automatically re-established after you disconnect from the session. Delay (seconds) before reconnect Select the time duration in seconds to delay the reconnection attempt after a disconnection occurs. sslProtocol Use the SSL protocol to securely connect to a web server over the insecure internet.
Figure 60. VMware connection peripherals settings Table 16. Peripherals Parameter Description Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. Automatically Connect USB when inserted Select this option if you want to automatically connect your USB key to the thin client after you plug-in the USB key. Automatically Connect USB at Startup Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
1 Click the + icon to add a new VNC connection. The VNC Viewer Connections page is displayed. 2 Enter the name of the VNC connection. 3 The following options must be configured in the Login tab. Figure 61. VNC viewer login settings Table 17. VNC viewer login settings 4 Parameter Description Host Enter the IP address or FQDN of the VNC server which you want to connect. Password Enter the password to log in to the remote VNC Server.
Figure 62. VNC viewer experience settings Table 18. VNC viewer experience settings Parameter Description Colors Specifies the number of colors to display for each pixel. Select the session color mode to get the faster display performance on your monitor. The available options are:\ • True color (full color) • 8 colors (very low) • 64 colors (low) • 256 colors(medium) JPEG quality From the drop-down list, select the preferred value.
5 Parameter Description Shared Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If enabled, the connected desktop is in share mode. View only Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If enabled, the connection is in view-only mode. Mouse and keyboard input to the remote machine is disabled. Click Save to save the changes.
5 Security settings On the System Settings page, click the Security icon. The following tabs are listed on the left pane of the System Settings page. • SSH Server • Certificates • VNC • Accounts • Firewall Topics: • Managing SSH server preferences • Managing the certificates • Setting VNC server preferences • Managing the accounts settings • Configuring the firewall settings Managing SSH server preferences By default, SSH Server is disabled on the thin client.
Figure 63. Manage SSH Configure the following options: 1 Click the ON/OFF button to enable the Enable SSH option. If enabled, the SSH server starts working. 2 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Enable SSH Root Login option. When the Enable SSH option is enabled, the Enable SSH Root Login option is not enabled automatically. 3 Click Save to save the changes. Managing the certificates 1 Click the + icon to import a new certificate. The Import Certificate page is displayed.
Figure 64. Import certificates remote server 1 If you select Remote server option, the remote server information is displayed. a Enter the Importing server URL. The supported protocols are ftp, http, and https. b Browse the required Certificate File. c Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Sever from default registry option. 2 b User Anonymous: Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If disabled, enter the Username and password required for the server.
Figure 65. Import certificates local device 1 Click the Browse tab and navigate to the certificate that you want to use. c 2 Click OK. Click Import to import the certificates. d The installed certificates are shown as, Filename: certificate name. To remove a certificate, move the cursor over it and click Remove. Setting VNC server preferences Use the VNC server page to configure the VNC server preferences.
Figure 66. VNC server preferences To configure the VNC server preferences: 1 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Enable VNC option. 2 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the confirmation for accessing each VNC connection option. 3 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Require the user to enter this password option. If enabled, you can enter the password. Maximum length is 8 characters.
Figure 67. Accounts settings To manage the account settings, configure the following options: 1 Auto Login—Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Auto Login option. If you enable this option, the thin client is automatically logged in without any user intervention. 2 Change thinuser password—Use this option if you want to change the thinuser password. 3 Change root password—Use this option if you want to change the root password.
Configuring the firewall settings Use the firewall settings page to configure firewall settings. Figure 69. Firewall settings To configure the firewall settings on your thin client, do the following: 1 To enable firewall, click the ON/OFF button. 2 Type the firewall configuration script in the text box.
6 Additional management configurations On the System Settings page, click the Management icon. The following tabs are listed on the left pane of the System Settings page. • Configuration • HAgent • INI • Logs and Tools • SCEP • Wyse Device Agent Topics: • Configuration management • HAgent • INI management • Logs and Tools • SCEP configuration management • Wyse Device Agent Configuration management You can manage the device configuration stored locally.
Figure 70. Import configuration - Remote server b 1 If you select Remote server option, the remote server information is displayed. Enter the Importing file URL. The supported URLs are ftp, http, and https. 2 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Use Anonymous option. If disable, enter the Username and password required for the server. 3 Click Import to import the configuration.
Figure 71. Import configuration - USB device 1 Click the Browse tab. NOTE: You must insert the USB device to import the files. 3 2 Click Import to import the configuration. Click the icon to Export device configuration to a configuration file. The Export device configuration page is displayed. 4 Select the preferred Export Destination option. • Remote Server • USB Device a b Remote server 1 If you select Remote server option, the remote server information is displayed.
HAgent WDM is a device management solution which helps you to manage cloud clients securely from remote infrastructure. WDM management solution involves both server and client components where client software also known as HAgent should be installed on each thin client device for management through WDM. Figure 72. Wyse Device Manager - HAgent 1 Enter the Wyse Device Manager Server name in input box. 2 The following options can be configured. This is an admin only configuration in the thin client.
Parameter Description DHCP option Tags Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. This option will take effect if Enable Auto Device Discovery is in OFF state. When this option is in ON state, then the clients are discoverable using DHCP options Tags. Manual Discovery From WDM Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If this option is enabled, the WDM server will be able to discover the client through manual discovery.
• 1 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the specify server details manually option. 2 If enabled, enter the server URL, username, and password for the secure server. Select the Server and Local option as the configuration source, and do the following: 1 3 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the server and Local option. The INI configuration downloads from the server during every restart of your thin client and if the server is not available, local configuration is used.
2 • Enter your credentials if Use anonymous switch button is not enabled. If you select the USB Drive option, do the following: 1 Click the Browse tab. The File browser dialog box is displayed. Select a directory from listed USB drive. 2 Click Export to export the logs. Table 20. Logs 3 Log name Description syslog Contains a record of events of the ThinLinux operating system. Some of the events include system errors, warnings, system changes, and so on. boot.
Figure 75. Tools 4 a b Enter or select a destination from the drop-down list and click Ping. Enter or select a destination from the drop down list and click Traceroute. c The output of ping or traceroute appears in the text area. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable ping or traceroute for an IPv6 address. Click the Wlx.ini tab to view the contents of wlx.
Figure 76. wlx.ini 5 Click the Registry tab to view contents of device registry. You can navigate through different types of registry by choosing appropriate ones from the Registry drop-down list.
Figure 77. Registry The available options are: • Temporary—To view contents of temporary registry • Save—To view contents of save registry • Permanent—To view contents of permanent registry Select the Registry option from the drop-down list and the contents of the device registry selected by you are displayed. SCEP configuration management The Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) is a protocol that allows you to securely issue certificates to network devices in a scalable manner.
Figure 78. SCEP configuration 2 Enter the Certificate name, Server URL, Challenge password, and CA Distinguished name. NOTE: The server URL can be either an http or https link. 3 Click Save to save the changes. 4 Select the certificate and click Enroll. Wyse Device Agent Wyse Device Agent (WDA) on the ThinLinux device supports only the features of Wyse Management Suite. Wyse Device Agent is for configuring the client settings and registering a ThinLinux device into Wyse Management Suite.
Figure 79. Wyse Device Agent 1 In the WMS Server input box, enter the URL of Wyse Management Suite server. 2 In the Group Token input boxes, enter your group registration key to manage your ThinLinux device. This is a unique key for registering your thin client device. Thin clients can be directly registered to Groups directly and must have a Group Registration Key enabled to perform this action. 3 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Validate server certificate option.
– 165 – Scope option for the Wyse Management Suite server. – 166 – Scope option for MQTT server—Optional. – 167 – Scope option for CA Validation—Optional.
7 Viewing XTerm XTerm is the standard terminal emulator for the Xterm Window System. Use the terminal emulator window for X to access a text terminal and all its applications such as command line interface (CLI) and text user interface applications. NOTE: By default, XTerm is available only in Admin mode. To use the Xterm option: 1 On the Application overview screen, click Xterm. The terminal emulator window is displayed. 2 Type help and press Enter to display a verbose message describing XTerm options.
8 Imaging solutions ThinLinux Imaging is supported through Dell Wyse Management Suite and Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool. For more information about the Merlin image installation using Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool, see the latest Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool User's Guide at www.downloads.dell.com/wyse. Topics: • Merlin Imaging from file server • Upgrade ThinLinux 2.0 to 2.1 on Wyse 3040 thin client • Upgrade ThinLinux 2.0 to 2.1 on Wyse 5070 thin client • Upgrade ThinLinux 1.0.4 to 2.
3 Click Drivers and downloads. 4 From the Operating system drop-down list, select ThinLinux. 5 Scroll down the page, and do the following: • Download the wda3040_3.0.10-01_amd64.deb, wda_3.2.13-01_amd64.tar, and merlin-nonpxe_3.7.7-00.05_amd64.deb add-ons. 6 • Download the latest ThinLinux version 2.1 image file (2.1.0.00_3040_merlin_16GB.exe). On the thin client, go to Settings > Management > Wyse Device Agent. 7 Register the device to the Wyse Management Suite server.
To upgrade ThinLinux by using Wyse Management Suite: 1 Go to www.dell.com/support. 2 Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then press Enter. NOTE: If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model. 3 Click Drivers and downloads. 4 From the Operating system drop-down list, select ThinLinux. 5 Scroll down the page, and do the following: • Download the Platform_util-1.0.26-0.3.x86_64.rpm, wda-2.1.23-00.01.x86_64.rpm, and merlin_nonpxe-3.7.7-00.
13 Log in to the Wyse Management Suite console. 14 Go to Apps & Data > OS Image repository > WES/ThinLinux and verify that the ThinLinux image is available. 15 Go to Apps & Data > OS Image policies (WES/ThinLinux) and click Add Policy. 16 Update the required fields, and click Save. 17 Schedule the job. 18 Click Update now on the client to update the image.
9 Password encoding By default, base-64 encoding is enabled for all passwords when you use INI parameters. If you want to use AES encoding, then generate an AES encoding password by using the WyseINIkeyCrypt.exe tool. ThinLinux supports the following two password encoding methods for all the passwords in Connections and Global settings that are used in the INI parameters: • Base64 password encoding, see Base64 passcode encoding. • AES password encoding, see AES password encoding.
A Central configuration—Automating updates and configurations This appendix describes how to set up your environment to provide your thin clients running Dell Wyse ThinLinux with automatic updates and configurations. NOTE: Dell thin clients do not require device management software. They are configured to obtain their IP address, as well as the location of firmware and configuration instructions, from a DHCP server.
NOTE: If both PNAgent and a user profile are being used, the username must be defined in the Windows domain that is used. Also the password must be the same for the domain and the profile.
Be sure to create/activate the two required MIME Types— .ini and .,under IIS on a per site basis to enable downloading. Also be sure your Web server can identify the file types used by Dell thin clients. 3 On your IIS server, use the File Types menu to add a New Type. 4 In the File Type dialog box, Use the following details : a b c d To create/activate the .ini MIME Type—Enter the Associated extension .ini and Content type (MIME) text/plain. Click OK to apply the settings. To create/activate the .
B DHCP options tags Use the guidelines shown in the Table when creating and adding the DHCP options. Table 22. DHCP options tags Option Description Notes 1 Client identifier Always sent. 2 Time Offset Optional. 3 Router Optional but recommended. It is not required unless the thin client must interact with servers on a different subnet. 6 Domain Name Server (DNS) Optional but recommended. 12 Host Name/Terminal Name Optional string. The host name or terminal name to be set.
Option Description Notes correct string value for this DHCP option is /wyse. On a Linux server, an FTP user-based directory might be /home/test/wyse. In this example, if the FTP user is test, then the FTP root path is /wyseand not the full path (/home/test/wyse). This value should use URL path notation. NOTE: URL path notation-Start with a forward slash, /, and use a forward slash as folder separators. 165 Wyse Management Suite server Recommended. 166 MQTT server Optional string.
C Data recovery imaging Use the operating system reinstall option to restore the system to its original factory settings. During the process, the device uses the hard drive partition for data recovery imaging. To perform data recovery imaging: 1 Restart the thin client. The thin client boots up and Dell logo is displayed for a short time. 2 During this period, keep pressing the Esc key. The GRUB menu is displayed. 3 Select Reinstall operating system and press Enter.
