Dell Wyse ThinLinux 1.0.
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................5 About this guide................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Key features...................................................................................................................................................
Configuring and managing the browser connections..................................................................................................46 Configuring and managing Citrix connections..............................................................................................................48 Configuring the server connection type................................................................................................................. 49 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.
Table 1. Supported platforms Hardware Platforms Memory Configuration (Flash/RAM) Wyse 3030 LT thin client 4 GB / 2 GB Wyse 5020 thin client (D50Q) 8 GB / 2 GB Wyse 5060 thin client 8 GB /4 GB Wyse 7020 thin client (Z50Q) 8 GB / 2 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.
2 Getting started: Basics 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.
Application overview screen Figure 2. Application Overview Screen The ThinLinux desktop is called the Application Overview screen. This is the default ThinLinux screen that is displayed after you log in to the thin client (without auto-start of any connections or application). • • 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.
This is the desktop view for running applications. The desktop automatically switches to the Desktop view mode, when you log in to 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. In the case of the dual monitor, the primary monitor displays the running applications and the secondary monitor displays the background by default.
• Identity tab—Displays identity information such as: – System ◦ Current User ◦ 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 Addre
• Copyright tab—Displays the software copyright and patent notices. BIOS settings ThinLinux shares the hardware platforms with other Dell Wyse thin clients. The standard BIOS features and boot options are common to all platforms with the following boot options: • Boot from HardDisk –Boots from the internal SSD storage. • Boot from USB – Boots the USB storage from any of the USB ports (this option is disable by default). • Boot from PXE – Boots from the network through PXE.
NOTE: and is the RPM’s version and release numbers. These parameters influence the RPM’s ability to be installed on destination devices.
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.
• Date and Time • Language • Addons • Power • Desktop Appliance • Update Settings • Other Settings Customizing your display By default, the Customize your display screen is available in both User mode and Admin mode. Any changes to display preferences made through this screen is saved and available for the built-in thinuser. In a Dual-monitor configuration, if both monitors are connected, then by default, the monitors are in extended mode.
Setting the date and time 1 Click the Date and Time tab to set the date and time on your thin client. The Date and Time screen enables you to set the device’s date, time, time zone and whether or not the device should sync its time with an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. You can either configure the Date and Time manually or automatically. The date, month and the year along with the time is displayed on the top of the screen.
• d Click the + icon to add the specified NTP server/FQDN to the NTP Server list. If a proper NTP server IP is not entered, then a warning message is displayed on the page. • Click the x icon to clear the IP address you have entered in the box. The Del, Up arrow and Down arrow icons are displayed next to the NTP Server name when you hover the mouse over a particular NTP server in the NTP Server list. • Click the Del icon to delete the specified NTP server from the NTP Server list.
Figure 8. 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 9. 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.
Figure 10. Power saving setting 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 (Power On to Power Off VDI theme) We can configure Desktop Appliance using GUI, INI and DHCP.
Figure 11. 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 Citrix option and then select 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 12. Log On Screen You are required to authenticate by entering the following credentials: • User name • Password • Domain You are logged on to the Citrix receiver. Figure 13. 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 short cut key. The short cut 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 16. 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 what you want to update. • Image and Add-ons • Image Only 3 • Add-ons Only Click the ON/OFF button to enable the Set update server manually. 4 Enter the URL address of the specified server in the Update Server URL box. 5 Enter the user name of the specified server in the Update Server User Name box.
Figure 17. 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 continued for the built-in thinuser Figure 18. 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 19. Mouse Preferences 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 20. Printer Settings Figure 21. Add New Printer 1 Click the printer icon. The gnome-control-center printer dialog box is displayed. 2 Click Add New Printer button to include the new printer in the printers list available on the left pane. The Add a new printer window is displayed. 3 Enter the address of the printer or the text to filter results. 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.
Configuring the sound settings By default, the Sound screen is available in both User mode and Admin mode. Any changes made through Sound screen is saved and retained for the built-in thinuser. 1 Click the Output tab to configure the audio output settings. Figure 22. Sound Settings a b c d e 2 Move the Output volume slider to adjust the output or speaker volume. Click the Output volume button to enable or disable the output volume. Select the device for sound output from the listed output devices.
Figure 23. Sound Settings a b c d Move the Output volume slider to adjust the output or speaker volume. Click the Output volume option to enable or disable the output volume. Select the device for sound input from the listed input devices. The default audio input is the Analog input. Move the Input Volume slider to adjust the input or Mic volume. Click the Input volume option to enable or disable the input volume. The Input level meter bar shows the input volume peak level.
Figure 24. 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 Figure 25. Wi-Fi Settings 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 26. Wi-Fi Settings 3 To connect to Wi-Fi connection, select the preferred wireless SSID from the list displayed. 4 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Airplane Mode option after you log in to the session. 5 Click the Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network button. The Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network window is displayed. Figure 27. Hidden Wi-Fi Network 6 Enter the name and security details of the hidden network that you want to connect to. Table 2.
2 • IP Address • Hardware Address • Default Route • DNS NOTE: After the network is disconnected, only hardware address and last used information are displayed. On the lower-right corner of the page, click the Settings icon to configure the Wired Network connections. a 3 In the Details tab, the following attributes are displayed. • IP Address • Link Speed • Hardware Address • Default Route • DNS Click the Security tab to configure the 802.1x security settings.
Parameter Description To upload your CA certificate, click the Folder icon, and then browse to the location where you have stored the certificate. Private key Select the private key from the list or upload your private key stored locally. To upload your private key, click the Folder icon, and then browse to the location where you have stored the certificate. e Private key password Enter the password that you want to set for the private key.
Table 6. Tunneled TLS Parameter Description Anonymous identity Enter the username that you want to set for Anonymous Authentication Identity. CA certificate Select the CA certificate from the list or upload your CA certificate stored locally. To upload your CA certificate, click the Folder icon, and then browse to the location where you have stored the certificate. g Inner authentication From the drop-down list, select the inner authentication method that you want to set.
4 Parameter Description Show Password Select this check box if you want to allow the user to view the hidden password. Click the Identity tab and configure the following settings: NOTE: Only Administrators are allowed to authenticate these settings by entering the admin password in the root privilege authentication dialog box after a particular setting is changed or configured. a b c d e f 5 Name— Specifies the default name of the wired connection.
b 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. For IPv4 configuration, see the IPv4 settings in this section. 7 Click the Reset tab and do the following: a b 8 Click Reset to reset the settings for your network connection, including passwords. However, the previous network is displayed as a preferred network.
• Bond • 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. a b Click the General tab to select or deselect the following check boxes. • Automatically connect to this network when it is available. • All users may connect to this network. • Automatically connect to VPN when using this connection.
2 Search domains — Type the IP addresses of domains that are used when resolving host names. Use commas to separate multiple domains. 3 DHCP client ID — Enter the ID for the DHCP client. This client identifier allows you to customize your computer’s configuration. NOTE: The other settings remain same as described in automatic (DHCP) method for IPv4 authentication. • If Manual method is selected, you must configure the following options: 1 Click Add to add an IP address.
b 6 1 Parent interface — Type the name for your parent interface. 2 VLAN id — Enter the value for the VLAN id. 3 VLAN interface name — Type the name for your VLAN interface. 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. To configure the General tab, IPv4 Settings tab, and IPv6 Settings tab for VLAN 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.
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 29. 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.
4 Configuring Connections locally On the System Settings page, click the Connections icon. The Connections page contains the following tabs: • Browser • Citrix • VMware • RDP • Custom • SSH • VNC Viewer NOTE: The description names for all the connections can not be edited once you create the connection.
To create a new browser connection: 1 Click the + icon to add a new browser connection. The Browser connection page is displayed. Figure 31. Browser Connection 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.
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. The Edit, Remove, and Connect options are displayed next to the browser connection name. 2 Click Edit to edit the URL address and other settings of the browser connection.
4 • 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 34. Citrix Connection Login Settings Table 10. 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.
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 amount of time 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.
Table 11. Advanced options Parameter Description Alternate Firewall From the drop-down list, Select Yes to use an alternate address for firewalls. Auto-detect proxy Click the ON button to automatically detect the proxy type. Click the OFF button to manually enter the proxy type. Proxy type From the drop-down list, Select a proxy type. Proxy Address From the drop-down list, Select a proxy address.
Table 12. Experience Parameter Description Windows resolution Select the Windows resolution that you want to use on your monitor. The available resolutions are: Default 640X480 800X600 1024X768 1280X1024 1600X1200 Full Screen Seamless 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.
When you successfully log in, all the applications and desktops on the remote session are listed on the local desktop. 1 Click Manage Citrix Global Settings. The Manage Citrix Global Settings page is displayed. 2 On the Login tab, configure the following options to enable Citrix PAM login and enable the PAM login using the slider, in the Managing PAM login page. The Domain details also need to be provided in the Managing PAM login page. a b c d 3 Enter the Citrix server.
Figure 37. Citrix Global Settings • Mapping all devices: This option is same as above but the you will be given an option to select the drive letter and readwrite 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 39. Citrix Global Settings b COM Ports: Click the COM Ports tab to map COM ports on the server to devices on the thin client, and to view and manage the list of current COM ports including the device information that are mapped on the thin client. To add a COM port, complete the following tasks: a b c From the COM Port list, select a COM Port—1 to 4. Select a device from the Device list. Click OK to add the COM port and device to the list of available COM Ports.
The following are the features of RTME (Real Time Media Engine): • Improved audio and video quality: – Support for H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC): SVC handles the transmission of video over varied network and device environments. The sending system includes different levels for the information transmitted such as frames per second, image size, and quality granularity. The receiving device selects the required information from the transmission and optimizes the experience on those devices.
Figure 40. VMware Connections Settings 2 Enter the name of the VMware connection. 3 Configure the following options in the Login tab. Figure 41.
Table 13. Login Parameter Description Host Enter the host name or IP address or FQDN of the Horizon of the VMware View Server. Port Enter the port number of the host. Protocol From the drop-down list, select the specific protocol. The available options are: • PCOIP • RDP • 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.
Parameter Description Enable H.264 decoding Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. Select this option to allow H.264 decoding in Horizon Client. When this option is selected (the default setting), Horizon Client uses H.264 decoding, if the agent supports H.264 software encoding. If the agent does not support H.264 software encoding, Horizon Client uses JPG/PNG decoding. Deselect this option to always use JPG/PNG decoding. This option is applicable only for VMware Blast protocol.
Parameter Description Use All Monitors Full Screen Large Screen Small Screen 1024 X 768 800 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 amount of time in seconds to delay the reconnection attempt after a disconnection occurs. Enable fullscreen Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option.
Figure 43. VMware Peripherals Settings Table 15. 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.
Figure 44. RDP Connection Settings 2 Enter the name of the RDP connection. 3 Configure the following tasks in the Login tab. Figure 45.
Table 16. 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.
4 Parameter Description Notify when disconnected Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. It notifies when the connection is disconnected. Network Level Authentication (NLA) Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. Enable the Network Level Authentication (NLA), if NLA is enabled on your remote computer. Your remote computer requires NLA user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the login screen is displayed.
Figure 47. RDP Experience Settings Table 17. 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 640X480 800X600 1024X768 1280X1024 1600X1200 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.
Parameter Description 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. Encryption Level • Off • Local • Remote Select an encryption level, either Normal or None.
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 48. RDP Peripherals Settings • a Enter the share name. b The List includes the available drives. c The Base path is an entry to a directory within the drive.
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. Figure 49. Custom Connections Settings 2 Enter the name of the Custom connection.
Figure 50. 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.
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. Figure 52. SSH Connections Settings 2 Enter the name of the SSH connection.
Figure 53. SSH Connections Settings 3 Enter the IP address or FQDN of the SSH server that you want to connect to. 4 Enter the Username to log in to the remote SSH Server. 5 Enter the command to run the program. 6 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. 7 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Auto-reconnect after disconnected option.
Figure 54. VNC Viewer Connections Settings 2 Enter the name of the VNC connection. 3 The following options must be configured in the Login tab. Figure 55.
Table 18. 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 56. VNC Viewer Experience Settings Table 19.
Parameter Description Compression level From the drop-down list, select the preferred value. The range for compression level is 1–6. The 1 value explains the fast quality and 6 value explains the best quality. Full screen Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. If enabled, the connection is started in the full screen mode. It is not in the kiosk mode, click the standard VNC viewer f8 key to exit the full screen mode.
Figure 57. Ericom PowerTerm Connection Settings 2 Enter the name of the Ericom PowerTerm connection. 3 The following options must be configured in the Login tab .
Figure 58. Ericom PowerTerm Login Settings Table 20. 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 b c 4 Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Autoconnect 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 Autoreconnect 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.
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 62. Import Certificates 2 Select the preferred Import Source option. • Remote Server • Local Devices a Remote server Figure 63.
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 64.
Figure 65. 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 66. 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 • INI • Wyse Device Agent • SCEP • Logs and Tool • HAgent Topics: • Configuration management • INI management • Wyse device agent • SCEP configuration management • Logs and Tools • HAgent Configuration management You can manage the device configuration stored locally.
• USB Devices a Remote server Figure 68. 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. USB Devices Figure 69. Import Configuration USB Device 1 Click the Browse tab.
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 Devices a b Remote server 1 If you select Remote server option, the remote server information is displayed. Enter the Configuration file, and export server URL. The supported URLs are ftp, http, and https.
Figure 71. INI Configuration 3 Click Save to save the changes. Wyse device agent The Wyse Device Agent (WDA) on the ThinLinux device supports only the features of Cloud Client Manager (CCM) device management solution. Wyse Device Agent is for configuring the CCM (Cloud Client Manager) client settings and registering a ThinLinux device into CCM and it is available only for admin user. Figure 72.
3 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. 4 Do one of the following options: • Click Register to register your thin client on CCM server.
Figure 73. SCEP Configuration Figure 74. 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.
Logs and Tools 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 76. Logs and Tools Ping Option 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 Trace Route. The Output of Ping or Traceroute appears in the text area 4 Click the Wlx.ini tab to view the contents of wlx.ini file downloaded from INI server: Figure 77. Logs and Tools Wlx.ini Option 5 Click the Registry tab to view contents of device registry.
Select the Registry option from the drop-down list and the contents of the device registry selected by you are 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 78.
Parameter Description If this option is enabled, the WDM server will be able to discover the client through manual discovery. Auto Discovery after missed checkins Enter the Auto Discovery after missed checkins. The allowable number of missed check-in attempts before going for auto discovery of Wyse Device Manager. 3 Click Save to save the changes.
7 Viewing XTerm XTerm is the standard terminal emulator for the X 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 In 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 will be using Delay Update as the default image and add-on upgrade mechanism. Topics: • ThinLinux RAW image upgrade • Merlin imaging ThinLinux RAW image upgrade ThinLinux image is a tar ball of raw image, kernel and initrd. The raw image contains one ext4 read-write partition. The kernel and initrd is downloaded to existing system and used for image upgrade during next boot. ThinLinux can not be downgraded to SLETC11 SP3 using raw image.
Merlin imaging Merlin imaging is supported through WSI, WDM and USB Imaging Tool. For more information, please refer to Wyse Device Manager Administration Guide or USB Firmware Tool Users Guide. Merlin Imaging from file server without WDM To create and use merlin.rsp and merlin.img files to perform merlin imaging on device from FileServer, complete the following tasks: 1 Extract and copy Merlin image rsp and contents on any FileServer location, for example, 1.0.3_5060_merlin.rsp and bios.img, commandsXml.
A Central Configuration: Automating Updates and Configurations This appendix describes how to set up your environment to provide your thin clients running Dell Wyse Enhanced SLE ThinLinux with automatic updates and configurations. It includes: • How INI files Are Employed • Setting Up Automatic Configurations and Updates NOTE: Dell thin clients do not require device management software.
When a thin client is initialized, it accesses the global wlx.ini file. For detailed information on constructing and using INI files, see Reference Guide: Dell Wyse ThinLinux INI guide NOTE: If both PNLite 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.
NOTE: To import the certificates to the thin clients, use the Certs and ImportCerts INI parameters. /wyse/addons The folder where you can place the add-ons you want to use. It also stores the directory file and the *.rpm packages available to be installed on the thin client. The directory file should list all available add-ons. The directory file is required in the addons folder to guarantee that add-ons are properly located.
For general instructions on adding DHCP Options #161 and #162, see Knowledge Base Solution #16132, go to www.dell.com/wyse/ knowledgebase and search for 16132. After you start your thin client, the device will look in the defined root path for the latest available image and update if necessary. Additionally, it will check the directory file in the addons folder to see if any updates for installed add-ons are defined.
B DHCP options tags Use the guidelines shown in the Table when creating and adding the DHCP options. Table 24. 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 CCM server Recommended. 166 MQTT server Recommended.
C Mixed Environment Imaging – An Enhanced Method of Upgrading This appendix details the improved method of upgrading a mixed environment of cloud clients using the mixed_env_upgrade addon that is installed on the cloud client and the DelayedUpdate.URL=/…./$PLATFORM/…. key that is contained in the ini file. This new method improves the upgrade process so that there is control over limiting the upgrade to particular platforms of thin clients in the network.
• upgrades using WDM. For example, the following is the directory structure of the image and addons under the root path: The Wyse 7010 cloud client will upgrade from: …./Z50D/.…/ latest-image.raw latest-image.raw /addons/directory *.rpm The Z50S will upgrade from: …./Z50S/.…/ latest-image.raw latest-image.raw /addons/directory *.rpm The file directory lists the names of the all the addons which are to be updated. NOTE: No image should be put in the wyse root directory when using this method.
