Release Notes

ThinOS local enhancements
● Added the View button in the Select Certificate window that is displayed when you log in using a smart card. The option
enables you to view the certificate details.
● Added the Log on with another method button in the smart card login window. The option enables you to switch between
the smart card login window and the username login window.
● Added support for setting user account privileges on ThinOS. Account privilege is used to control the user permission to
access Admin Policy Tool and system menu items. You can change a user privilege to High, Customize, or None from the
Admin Policy Tool or the Wyse Management Suite console.
● Added the Trapreboot feature. This feature enables the thin client to automatically reboot when the system crashes or a
trap issue is observed. The system settings are returned to the previous settings that are saved during the data backup one
hour earlier.
NOTE: If you forcibly shut down the thin client, the system settings are returned to the previous settings that are saved
during the data backup one hour earlier.
● Added support for the DHCP option 252. This option enables the device to fetch the proxy information from the DHCP
server when the device is reset to factory default settings or you restart the thin client. For example, http://x.x.x.x/
proxy.pac.
● Displays the change group warning message on the device after you change the group in Wyse Management Suite.
● Displays the new firmware or package message when you deploy a new firmware or package using Wyse Management Suite.
Comparison between ThinOS 8.6 and ThinOS 9.0
This section outlines the ThinOS 8.6 features or options that are changed or removed from ThinOS 9.0.
Table 53. First Boot Wizard
Component ThinOS 8.6 ThinOS 9.0
First Boot Wizard
● A First Boot Wizard application
runs the first time when you start a
thin client with ThinOS.
● Use this application to perform
tasks, such as, configuring system
preferences, setting up the
Internet connectivity, loading USB
configurations, configuring
management software, and
configuring Broker agent
connections.
● New and enhanced User Interface.
● Use this application to perform tasks, such
as, selecting a language, selecting a
keyboard layout, setting the time zone,
selecting the network connection, importing
the Wyse Management Suite configurations,
and selecting the VDI Broker agent.
Table 54. System Information
Component ThinOS 8.6 ThinOS 9.0
System Information > General
tab
Displays the Status tab. The Status tab is removed, and the following
fields are added to the General tab:
● CPU Speed
● CPU Utilization
● System Up Time
● Memory Size
● Memory Usage
System Information > WLAN tab IPv6 information is not displayed.
● In and Out Packets are removed.
● Link Quality is removed.
System Information > ENET tab
● ENET name option is not available.
● IPv6 information is not displayed.
● ENET name option is added to display the
selected ENET port.
● IPv6 information is displayed.
System Information > About tab Displays information about the ThinOS
operating system.
● Unrelated fields are removed. For example,
Imprivata version, HealthCast version.
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