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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................5 About this guide................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Key features...................................................................................................................................................
Configuring and managing the browser connections..................................................................................................53 Configuring and managing Citrix connections............................................................................................................. 55 Configuring the server connection type................................................................................................................. 56 Configuring Global Citrix settings..................
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.
Supported platform This section provides the information about the supported platforms. Table 1. Supported platforms Hardware platform Memory configuration—eMMC / RAM Wyse 3040 thin client 16 GB / 2 GB Wyse 5070 thin client—Celeron Processor 16 GB / 4 GB Wyse 5070 thin client—Pentium Processor 16 GB / 4 GB Wyse 5070 Extended thin client—Pentium Processor 16 GB / 4 GB Dell Technical Support To access Dell Wyse technical resources, visit www.dell.
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 in to 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.
Desktop view—This is the desktop view for running applications. The desktop automatically switches to the Desktop view mode when you launch any application by clicking the icon. The system remains in this desktop view as long as there is at least one open window. When all the windows are closed, the system automatically switches back to the Application Overview screen.
◦ Terminal Name ◦ Product Name ◦ Platform ◦ Build ◦ OS Version ◦ Uptime – Hardware ◦ Processor ◦ Processor Speed ◦ Total Memory ◦ Free Memory ◦ Media Size ◦ Serial Number – BIOS ◦ • BIOS Version Network tab—Displays network information such as: – Network Device – Interface Information ◦ MAC address ◦ Network Speed ◦ Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) – IP Information • ◦ IP Address ◦ IPv6 Address ◦ Subnet Mask ◦ Gateway ◦ Domain ◦ Primary DNS ◦ Secondary DNS ◦ D
• Boot from IP4 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller – Boots from the network through PXE. • Boot from IP6 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller – Boots from the network through PXE. • Boot from USB – Boots the USB storage from any of the USB ports (this option gets display if plugin in the Bootable USB devices). The following are the UEFI BIOS Hot Key functions while booting: • F12-Key – The key invokes the boot selection menu. It is used to select boot order or to do a BIOS flash update.
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.
• Network • Personalization 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 Customizing the display NOTE: This section is applicable to Wyse 3040 thin client and Wyse 5070 thin client.
• 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. This option allows you to turn off and turn on the preferred monitor in a dual monitor configuration.
Figure 4. Horizontal layout • Vertical—Enables you to drag the applet window vertically, from the primary monitor to the rest of the monitors. Figure 5. Vertical layout • 14 2 screens per row—Enables you to drag the applet window from the primary monitor to the rest of the monitors as described in the following table. For example, you can drag the applet window from the primary monitor to monitor 2 horizontally, or to monitor 3 vertically.
Figure 6. 2 Screens Per Row Layout Table 2.
Figure 7. 3 Screens Per Row Layout Table 3.
Figure 8. 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.
Selecting the language By default, the Language applet is available only in Admin mode. Any changes made through Language applet is saved and continued for the built-in thinuser. From the Select Language drop-down list, select the language of the screen from the list of supported languages and click Save to save your settings. Figure 9. Language settings Configuring the addons The Add-ons page enables you to install and remove Add-ons from INI server.
Figure 10. 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.
Figure 11. Remove Add-ons 4 Select the add-ons that you want to remove and click Remove Add-ons. 5 Click Save to save the changes. Configure the power saving setting The Power Setting page enables you to set Monitor Sleep mode. 1 From the Turn off screen after drop-down menu, select the time in seconds to set the monitor to turn off after the specified idle time.
Figure 12. 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 13. Desktop appliance settings 3 Select the type of Citrix Server. Citrix server, Protocol and Storename can be configured from 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. 4 Click Save.
Figure 14. 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 15. 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 18. Delayed update settings 1 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Delayed update. 2 From the Update Mode drop-down list, select the Image Only option. NOTE: Do not turn on the Set update server manually option. Other options such as Update Server URL, Update server user name, and Update server password are disabled. 3 Click Save to save the changes.
Figure 19. Other settings • Contact DHCP server: If you set the host name of the thin client by selecting the DHCP server option, the host name is set to the standard host-name tag received from the DHCP server. If the DHCP server does not provide the host-name tag, then the device retains the previously set host name. • DNS reverse lookup: .
• Sound Setting the keyboard preferences The Keyboard setting page enables you to set the Keyboard preferences and make the Keyboard layout. NOTE: By default, the Keyboard screen is available in both User mode and Admin mode. Any changes made through Keyboard preferences screen is saved and preserved over reboots for the built-in thinuser Figure 20. Keyboard preferences 1 Click the ON/OFF button to disable or enable the Key presses repeat when held down option after you log in to the session.
Figure 21. Mouse settings The Mouse setting page enables you to set the Mouse preferences. 1 Click Right or Left to set the primary button of the mouse. 2 Move the slider to the left to increase the speed of the pointer when double-clicked or move the slider to the right to decrease the length of double-clicked. 3 Move the slider to the left to increase the speed of the mouse pointer or move the slider to the right to decrease the speed of the mouse pointer. 4 Click Save to save your changes.
Figure 22. Printer settings Figure 23. 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. 3 Select a device type from the following options: • LPT Port—Select this option if your printer is attached to the thin client through an LPT port, and enter valid values.
Figure 24. Sound output a b c d e 2 Move the Output volume slider to adjust the output or speaker volume. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the output volume. 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.
Figure 25. Sound input a b c Move the Output volume slider to adjust the output or speaker volume. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the output volume. 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 26. 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 27. 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 28. 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 29. Applications Network On the System Settings page, click the Network tab to view the Network Settings page. 1 Click the Network icon.
Figure 30. Network Settings 2 The Network settings page is displayed. In the left-pane, the following tabs are available for you to configure. • Wi-Fi • Wired • Network proxy 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 31. 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 32. Hidden Wi-Fi network 5 Enter the name and security details of the hidden network that you want to connect to. Table 4. Hidden network 6 Parameter Description Connection From the drop-down list, select the type of connection.
Configuring wired network connection settings To configure the wired connection settings, perform the following steps: 1 2 Click the Wired tab. The following attributes are displayed if the network cable is connected to your thin client and wired connection is established. • IP Address • Hardware Address • Default Route • DNS NOTE: After the network is disconnected, only hardware address and last used information are displayed.
• Link-Local Only If Automatic (DHCP) option is selected, you must configure the following options. c Table 5. Automatic (DHCP) Parameter Description DNS Enable the Automatic button, if you want the thin client to automatically fetch the DNS Server. Server Specifies the IP address of the DNS Server. Click the + icon to add a new DNS server to the list. d e 6 Routes Enable the Automatic button to turn on the automatic IPv4 routing. Address Specifies the Router IP address.
Configuring the network proxy settings To configure the Network proxy settings, complete the following task: 1 Click the Network proxy tab. 2 From the Proxy drop-down menu, select the type of Proxy method you want to deploy. The available Proxy methods are: 3 • None • Manual • Automatic If Manual proxy method is selected, you must configure the following options: a b c d e 4 Enter the HTTP Proxy port details for your network connection.
4 5 c • Round-robin • Active Backup • XOR • Broadcast • 802.3ad • Adaptive transmit load balancing • Adaptive load balancing Link Monitoring — Select the type of link monitoring from the drop-down list. The available options are: • MII (recommended) • ARP Enter the time in ms for the link up delay duration. 6 Enter the time in ms for the link down delay duration.
d • If Link-Local Only method is selected, the DNS Servers, Search domains, DHCP client ID, and Routes options are disabled. You can select the Require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete check box to allow the connection to complete. The IPv4 address is required to complete the connection. If the IPv4 address is not available, then the connection is not configured.
4 Cloned MAC address — Type the cloned MAC address. 5 MTU —Specifies the size (in bytes) of the largest protocol data unit that the protocol layer can pass onwards. 6 b 7 Flags—Select the Reorder headers, Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP), Loose binding, and Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP) check boxes to enable the respective functions for your VLAN connection.
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 Click the Desktop Wallpaper tab. NOTE: You can add wallpapers using USB drive. Configuring universal access The Universal Access page allows you to configure the display settings, audio settings, typing settings and pointer settings. The Universal Access Menu allows you to improve the look and feel of the desktop. 1 Click the desktop icon on the Universal access page. 2 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the option.
Figure 34. Universal access 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.
d • Move the slider to the right to increase the Brightness, Contrast and Color Click Close. 4 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Screen Reader option. If enabled, the screen reader reads the displayed text as you move the text. 5 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Sound Keys option. If enabled the beep sound when number lock or caps lock is clicked is turned ON. Hearing This section allows you to configure the Audio alerts by providing an visual indication.
Figure 35. OEM branding - Remote server • USB device—Select this option, and navigate to browse the file from the USB drive. Figure 36. 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 37. 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 38. 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.
3 4 From the Connection Type drop-down list, select any of the following connection type. For more information, see Configuring the server connection type • Server • Published Application • Storefront Click Save to save the changes. Configuring the server connection type If Server is selected as the Connection type, the following options must be configured in the Login tab. Figure 39. Citrix connection login settings Table 7.
Parameter Description Ping before connect Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If enabled, the connection is checked before connecting to a session. Auto-Connect after login Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If enabled, the connection is automatically established after you log in to your thin client. Auto-Reconnect after disconnect Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
Store Name—Enter your preferred store name. Multiple store names are not supported. 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.
Parameter Description 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. Only Basic, and RC5 128-bit support Citrix XenDesktop 7.15. RC5 40-bit, and RC5 56-bit support Citrix XenDesktop 7.15 and earlier versions. RC5 40-bit and RC5-56 bit support has been deprecated since XenDesktop 7.9.
Figure 41. 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 storename. 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 42. 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 43. Dynamic mapping • 62 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 44. Mapping all devices • 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 45. Mapping a single 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.
Figure 46. PAM login settings 2 Click the ON/OFF button to enable Citrix PAM login option. 3 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Show All Apps option. 4 Enable the Enable Citrix PAM login option to enter the Citrix server domain. The Citrix Global Settings table provides you the information about Citrix server, protocol, and Store Name and you are restricted from editing the content. 5 Click Save to save the changes.
• Support for 64-bit architecture: Linux 64-bit operating systems are now supported for the Real-Time Media Engine. • Endpoint identification for location services: – Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) and E999, E100, and so on: An international emergency dispatch feature that associates a 911 (or an international emergency) call with a specific location information. This information includes street address and the floor number for office buildings. Responders are directed to the correct emergency location.
Figure 47. Custom connection login settings a b c d 4 Enter the shell command. The shell command is performed when you click the connection icon on the desktop. 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.
Figure 48. 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 50. 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 53. 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 server. Clear the Use Remote Desktop credentials for RD Gateway check box and then manually enter the Username, Password, and Domain of the RD Gateway server, if required. 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.
Parameter Description RDP client uses TCP networking. Disable this option to use TCP networking. 4 The following options can be configured in the Experience tab. Figure 54. 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.
Parameter Description Best Quality (32-bit) Speed Level Select a speed level to describe the network connection. • Modem • Broadband • LAN • Custom Sounds 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 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 55.
b 6 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. 2 Enter the name of the SSH connection. Figure 56.
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 57. VMware connection login settings Table 14.
Parameter Description 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.
4 Parameter Description 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 58. VMware connection experience settings Table 15. Experience Parameter Description Windows resolution Select the Windows resolution that you want to get the best display on your monitor.
Parameter Description 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. sslCipher Use the SSL Cipher suite to secure your SSL connection. Enable fullscreen Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. Select this option to view the remote session in full screen mode in all the monitors.
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. Select this option if you want to automatically connect your USB key to the thin client when you start the system.
Figure 60. 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. Auto-connect after login Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If enabled, the connection is automatically connected after you log in to your thin client. The following options must be configured in the Experience tab.
Figure 61. 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.
Parameter Description It is not in the kiosk mode, click the standard VNC viewer f8 key to exit the full screen mode. 5 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 Certificates VNC Accounts Topics: • • • • Managing SSH server preferences Managing the certificates Setting VNC server preferences Managing the accounts settings Managing SSH server preferences By default, SSH Server is disabled on the thin client. The Managing the SSH server screen is available only in Admin mode.
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 63. Import certificates 2 Select the preferred Import Source option. • Remote Server • Local Devices a Remote server Figure 64.
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. Local Devices Figure 65.
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. Account settings To manage the account setting, complete the following task: 1 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Auto Login option. 2 Enter the following details to Change thinuser password: 3 • New thinuser password • Confirm thinuser password.
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 Tool • 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 68. Manage configuration 1 Click the + icon to import device configuration from provided configuration file. The Import Device configuration page is displayed and you are prompted to restart the system. 2 Select the preferred Import Source option. • Remote Server • USB Devices a b Remote server 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 b 3 Click Export to export the configuration. USB Devices 1 5 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Use Anonymous option. If disable, enter the Username and password required for the server. Click the Browse tab. Use the folders and command buttons to find and specify the export path and file you want to use. 2 Click OK. Click the icon to Reset to factory defaults. a A warning message is displayed. If you click OK the system is automatically restarted.
Parameter Description This option enables or disables the discovery of Thin Clients by DNS Hostname , DNS SRV record Lookup , DHCP option Tags. DNS Hostname 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 DNS Host name. DNS SRV record Lookup Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. Auto Device Discovery is in OFF state.
Figure 70. Manage INI configuration 3 Click Save to save the changes. Logs and Tools The Logs and Tools section provides the tools for troubleshooting and diagnostics purpose. By default the Logs and Tools screen is available only for admin mode. 1 Click the Logs tab to view and export system logs. The Logs tab shows a list of system logs from where you can select a particular log file to view the contents and search text within the content.
Figure 71. Logs a Select an option to Export logs: • If you select Remote server option, enter remote file server URL in Export server URL input box and enter your credentials if Use anonymous switch button is not enabled. • If you select USB Drive option. 1 3 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.
Figure 72. 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 73. 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 74. 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 1 Click the + icon to add a new certificate.
Figure 75. SCEP configuration 2 Enter the Server URL, Certificate name and CA Distinguished name. 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. This is available only for admin user.
Figure 76. 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 This section describes about the imaging options available for ThinLinux. Merlin imaging Merlin imaging is supported through Wyse Management Suite, Wyse Device Manager (WDM) and USB Imaging Tool. For more information, see Wyse Device Manager Administration Guide, USB Imaging Tool User's Guide, or Wyse Management Suite Administrator's Guide. Merlin Imaging from file server without management server To create and use merlin.
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 21. 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.
