Wyse Converter for PCs Version 2.
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Contents 1 Introduction to Wyse Converter for PCs.........................................................................................................5 Support matrix....................................................................................................................................................................5 2 Installation methods.......................................................................................................................................
10 Deploying Wyse Easy Setup configuration..................................................................................................35 Deploying a configuration by using the Wyse Easy Setup Admin UI......................................................................... 35 Deploying a configuration by using Wyse Management Suite................................................................................... 35 11 Tips and best practices for Wyse Easy Setup........................................
1 Introduction to Wyse Converter for PCs Wyse Converter for PCs is a stand-alone software that enables you to provide a thin client-like experience on a Windows PC. Wyse Converter for PCs provides a secure, and seamless interface to connect to VDI sessions. After you install Wyse Convertor for PCs, the device is referred to as Wyse Software thin client. You can manage the device using Wyse Management Suite 1.3 and later versions.
2 Installation methods You can install Wyse Converter for PCs using any of the following methods: • Remote or silent installation from a third party management software such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager—see Installing Wyse Converter for PCs using third party management software. • Local installation on your PC—see Installing Wyse Converter for PCs using the installer on a local device.
Table 2. Parameters for silent installation Name Syntax Description install /install Runs the installer displaying no user interface and prompts. adminpassword /adminpassword: Sets the password for the administrator account. userpassword /userpassword: Sets the password for the user account. app /app: Installs the applications that you specify. citrix citrixrxvr Installs Citrix Receiver on your system. citrixhdx citrixhdxrtme Installs Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine on your system.
The Create Application Wizard window is displayed. 4 On the General page, click Manually specify the application information. 5 Click Next. 6 On the General Information page, specify the information about the application and click Next. 7 On the Application Catalog page, specify the information about how you want to display the application when you browse the Application Catalog. 8 On the Deployment Types page, click Add to create a deployment type.
Steps 1 Double-click the installer package. The User Account Control window is displayed. 2 Click Yes. The installer validates the pre-installation requirements. 3 If the pre-installation requirement are met, click OK. The Welcome screen is displayed. 4 Read the Dell End User License Agreement, and click Next. NOTE: PDF reader is required to view the Dell End User License Agreement. 5 Select the Setup Type you want to install, and click Next.
NOTE: • Write filter is enabled by default after installation on a Windows 10 Enterprise device. Similarly, the Dell Write filter is enabled by default after installation on a Windows 7 device. • The system restarts twice to complete the installation and automatically logs in to the WyseUser account.
3 Upgrade methods You can upgrade Wyse Converter for PCs using any of the following methods: • Remote upgrade using SCCM—see Upgrading Wyse Converter for PCs using SCCM • Local upgrade on your PC—see Upgrading Wyse Converter for PCs on a local device • Remote upgrade using Wyse Management Suite—see Upgrading Wyse Converter for PCs using Wyse Management Suite NOTE: You can upgrade Wyse Converter for PCs from versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1 to version 2.0 using Wyse Management Suite 1.3 only.
On the Content page, specify the location of the Wyse Converter for PCs setup file. 13 In the Installation program field, enter the parameter WyseConverterforPCs.exe /install . 14 On the Detection Method page, select the following options: • From the Setting Type drop-down menu select Registry. • Enter the registry key as hklm\software\wnt. • Enter the Value as Build. • From the Data type drop-down menu selectString.
Upgrading Wyse Converter for PCs using Wyse Management Suite 1 Log in to the Wyse Management Suite console. 2 Click Apps & Data. 3 Click Wyse Software thin client under App Policies. 4 Click Add Policy. The Add Standard App Policy window is displayed. 5 In the Add Standard App Policy window do the following: • From the Group drop-down menu, select the group to which the Wyse Software thin client is registered. • From the Task drop-down menu, select Install Application.
4 Getting started You can log in to Wyse Software thin client as a WyseUser or as a WyseAdmin. To get started using your Wyse Software thin client, see: • Logging in to your Wyse Software thin client—see Logging in to your Wyse Software thin client. • Before configuring your Wyse Software thin client—see Before configuring your Wyse Software thin clients.
administrators to map the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination of VDI applications to display the Ctrl+Alt+Del screen of the VDI application. If the C-A-D tool is enabled, you can use the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination for all VDI applications. The Wyse Management Suite enables you to centrally configure, monitor, manage, and optimize your Wyse Software thin clients. To manage the Wyse Software thin clients remotely you must register the devices to Wyse Management suite.
Steps 1 Log in as WyseAdmin. If automatic login to a user desktop is enabled, log off from the user desktop and log in as an administrator. 2 To disable the Unified Write Filter, double-click the Dell Wyse WF Disable icon on the desktop. This icon disables the filter and reboots the system. 3 Configure the Wyse Software thin client as per your requirements. 4 After you configure the Wyse Software thin client, to enable the Unified Write Filter, double-click the Dell Wyse WF Enable icon on the desktop.
– Warning #2 (%)—Shows the UWF cache percentage value at which a Critical Memory warning message is displayed to the user. Once the memory level crosses the warning level 2, system automatically restarts. (Default value = 90, Minimum value = 55, Maximum value = 90) • Enable UWF—Allows you to enable the Unified Write Filter and prompts you to restart the Wyse Software thin client device. To save the changes, restart the Wyse Software thin client.
This icon disables the filter and reboots the system. 3 Configure the Wyse Software thin client as per your requirements. 4 After you configure the Wyse Software thin client, to enable the Dell Write Filter, double-click the DWF Enable icon on the desktop. This icon enables the filter and reboots the system. Your configurations on the Wyse Software thin client are now saved, and they are no changes in the settings after you reboot the thin client.
• Enable DWF—Allows you to enable the file based Write Filter and prompts you to restart the Wyse Software thin client device. To save the changes, restart the Wyse Software thin client. After the system restarts to enable the File Based Write Filter, the File Based Write Filter status icon in the desktop notification area turns green. • Disable DWF—Allows you to disable the File Based Write Filter and prompts you to restart the Wyse Software thin client.
Task Batch scripts exit Disable Dell Write Filter @echo off cd C:\Program Files\Wyse\DWF start dwfmgr.exe /disable exit NetXClean utility NetXClean is a clean-up utility that keeps extraneous information from being stored on the local disk. When multiple users have logon rights to a system, the disk space is used by the profiles stored locally. NetXClean can be used to automatically clean-up directories used for temporary caching of information.
NetXClean Utility work flow across multiple user profiles NetXClean Utility helps you to clean-up user profiles when you have multiple user profiles configured on your system. This is applicable in scenarios where you log in and log off from your user profiles. A typical user scenario is as follows: 1 Log in as an administrator. 2 In netxclean.ini, specify the profile-specific values which you want the NetXClean Utility to perform.
Steps 1 Open the Wyse Device Agent (WDA) application on your Wyse Software thin client. The Wyse Device Agent window is displayed. 2 From the Management Server drop-down list, select Wyse Management Suite. 3 Enter the server address and the port number in the respective fields. 4 Enter the group token. For a single tenant, the group token is an optional step. 5 Click Register. After the registration is complete, the Registered to Wyse Management Suite message is displayed.
Registering devices by using DHCP option tags You can register the devices by using the following DHCP option tags: Table 7. Registering device by using DHCP option tags Option Tag Description Name—WMS This tag points to the Wyse Management Suite server URL. For example, wmsserver.acme.com:443, where wmsserver.acme.com is fully qualified domain name of the server where Wyse Management Suite is installed.
5 Configuring your Wyse Software thin client The following configurations are explained in this section: • Configuring VMware Horizon Client. See, Using VMware Horizon Client to connect to virtual desktop • Configuring Citrix Receiver. See, Configuring Citrix Receiver server sessions • Configuring Remote Desktop Connections. See, Configuring Remote Desktop Connection session services • Configuring using Wyse Management Suite.
e f From the Domain drop-down list, select the domain where the server is located. Click Login. g The VMware Horizon Client connects to the selected desktop. After connection is established, the list of published desktops is displayed. Right-click the particular application or the desktop icon, and then click Launch to connect to that application or desktop. For more information on VMware Horizon Client, see www.vmware.com.
Configuring Remote Desktop Connection session services Prerequisite Remote desktop connection is a network protocol that provides a graphical interface to connect another computer over a network connection. Steps 1 Log in as a user or an administrator. 2 From the Start menu, click Remote Desktop Connection, or double-click the Remote Desktop Connection icon on the desktop. The Remote Desktop Connection window is displayed. 3 In the Computer box, enter the computer or the domain name.
4 Click Wyse Software Thin Client. The Wyse Software Thin Client page is displayed. 5 After configuring the options, click Save and Publish. For information on registering the Wyse Software thin clients and configuring the policy settings using Wyse Management Suite, see Wyse Management Suite 1.3 and later version Administrator’s Guide at dell.com/support/manuals. Configuring RAM disk size About this task RAM disk is a volatile memory space used for temporary data storage.
Wyse Converter for PCs 2.0. Pagefile supports both Dell Write Filter and Microsoft Unified Write Filter to improve the performance of the system. Similarly, Dell Write Filter does not support the pagefile on disk overlay. Separate volume for pagefile is created on the following basic criteria: • The available disk size must be greater than 75 percent of total RAM disk size. • Total RAM must be less than 8 GB. • Shrinkable volume must be available.
6 Introduction to Wyse Easy Setup Wyse Easy Setup enables administrators to quickly and easily deploy configurations on devices with Wyse Converter for PC. Wyse Easy Setup can be installed as part of Wyse Converter for PCs 2.0 installation. Wyse Easy Setup enables you to: • Create a dedicated browser-focused client by configuring the Internet Explorer settings. • Configure multiple broker connections such as Citrix, VMware, and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
7 Support matrix for Wyse Easy Setup The following table lists the operating systems and Dell Wyse thin clients, connection types, and applications supported by Wyse Easy Setup: Table 8.
8 Accessing Wyse Easy Setup You can access Wyse Easy Setup by using any one of the following methods: • • By using an administrator account: a Log in as an administrator. b Go to Start > Wyse > WyseEasySetupAdmin. By using a user account: a Log in as a user. b Go to Start > Wyse > WyseEasySetupAdmin. The User Account Control window is displayed. c Enter the administrator password, and click Yes.
9 Configuring Wyse Easy Setup You can configure Wyse Easy Setup by using any of the following methods: • Wyse Management Suite 1.3 and later versions • Local administrator user interface NOTE: Write filter must be enabled to configure the Wyse Easy Setup (not applicable for Windows 10 Professional operating system). Configuring Wyse Easy Setup involves the following tasks: • Configure connections and applications—see Configuring connections and applications.
4 Click Apply. NOTE: You can add a maximum of 18 connections and applications in the Wyse Easy Setup shell. User settings The User Settings section enables you to configure the system specific settings for users. This section contains the following options: Table 9. System Option Description Region/Language Enables the user to access the region and language option in the control panel. Date and time Enables the user to access the date and time option in the control panel.
Option Description NOTE: • This option is enabled only if Display Kiosk Mode is enabled. • When you configure the device to remain unlocked, and you remove the smart card, you will be logged off from the client desktop. Table 12. Personalization Option Description Background Enables the user to set a customized background. To set a customized background, click Change, and select the required background. If you do not want any background, then select the image at .
10 Deploying Wyse Easy Setup configuration You can deploy a configuration to multiple devices by using the following methods: • By using Wyse Easy Setup Admin UI.
For more information, see Wyse Management Suite Administrator’s Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
11 Tips and best practices for Wyse Easy Setup This section provides information about the best practices, and tips that help you to work effectively on Wyse Easy Setup. • The resolution settings available in the ICA and RDP connection options are not indicative of the target display. Dell recommends that you use the default desktop resolution settings—full-screen.
12 Wyse Converter for PCs license Wyse Converter for PCs comes with a default 45 day trial license. You can use the trial version to convert a PC to a thin client like experience, test the lockdown functionality, and use Wyse Management Suite to configure the Wyse Software thin client. The 45 day trial period starts from the date when Wyse Converter for PCs is installed on your PC.
NOTE: You will receive your login credentials when you sign up for the Wyse Management Suite trial on www.wysemanagementsuite.com or when you purchase your subscription. You can purchase the Wyse Management Suite subscription from the Dell Sales team or from your local Dell partner. For more details, see www.wysemanagementsuite.com. To assign a valid license, you must add and register the device to Wyse Management Suite—see Registering Wyse Software thin client to Wyse Management Suite.
13 Uninstallation methods You can uninstall Wyse Converter for PCs using any of the following methods: • Remote uninstallation—see Uninstalling Wyse Converter for PCs remotely • Local uninstallation—see Uninstalling Wyse Converter for PCs locally NOTE: The .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable, Windows Management Framework, Citrix Receiver, and VMware Horizon client installed during the Wyse Converter for PCs installation are not removed when you uninstall Wyse Converter for PCs.
• From the Setting Type drop-down menu select Registry. • Enter the registry key as hklm\software\wnt. • Provide the Value as Build. • From the Data type drop-down menu selectString. • To set the registry rule check This registry setting must satisfy the following rule. – From the Operator drop-down menu select Equal. – For the Value field enter the . For example, 9122. 15 Specify the type and the file or folder name, and click OK. 16 Click Next.
Language/version—Optional a b Check This package contains source file. Provide the path for the .bat file. 4 Click Next. 5 Set the Program Type as Standard Program and click Next. 6 Provide the information for the Standard Program as follows: • Name—User defined • Command Line—Browse to .bat file 7 • Program can run—Whether or not user is logged on Click Next. 8 Click Next on the summary page, and then click Close. 9 Right-click the package and select Distribute the Content.
• From the Setting Type drop-down menu select Registry. • Enter the registry key as hklm\software\wnt. • Provide the Value as Build. • From the Data type drop-down menu selectString. • To set the registry rule check This registry setting must satisfy the following rule. – From the Operator drop-down menu select Equal. – For the Value field enter the . For example, 9122. 15 Specify the type and the file or folder name, and click OK. 16 Click Next.
3 Click Uninstall. The confirmation screen is displayed. 4 Click Yes. After the uninstallation is complete, the Uninstallation Complete message is displayed. NOTE: • You can also uninstall Wyse Converter for PCs by double-clicking the Wyse Converter for PCs executable file. Also, you can log in as an administrator, run the command prompt, and enter WyseConverterForPCs.exe /install /u. For information on silent parameters, see Parameters for silent installation.
14 Troubleshooting Wyse Converter for PCs This section provides troubleshooting information for Wyse Converter for PCs. Table 15. Troubleshooting for Wyse Converter for PCs Issue Solution Installation stops during the prerequisite check. Ensure that you have met the prerequisites to install Wyse Converter for PCs—see Prerequisites. The logs are available in the current user temp location (%temp%). Installation stops, if an application that you have selected fails to install.
Issue Solution C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client \vmware-view.exe—32-bit operating system Admin UI settings are not reflected immediately when you click Apply. Ensure that Write Filter is on. Wyse Easy Setup shell is not displayed when kiosk is set using Wyse • Management Suite or Admin UI. • VMware shortcut is deleted from the public desktop after unregistering Super Wyse from Wyse Management Suite.
