Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.6 Administrator’s Guide August 2021 Rev. A14 Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2018 — 2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 7 About this guide................................................................................................................................................................7 Technical support...........................................................................................................................................................7 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_807.......................................................................................................................................7 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_710....................................................................................................................................... 8 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_606...................................................................................................................................... 8 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_511........................................................................................................................................8 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_412....................................................................................................................................... 8 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_303...................................................................................................................................... 9 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_206...................................................................................................................................... 9 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_027.....................................................................................................................................10 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_024.....................................................................................................................................10 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_019...................................................................................................................................... 11 What is new in ThinOS 8.6_013................................................................................................................................ 11 Chapter 2: Before working on ThinOS.......................................................................................... 13 Firmware upgrade and package deployment...............................................................................................................13 Firmware upgrade using HTTPS...............................................................................................................................14 Firmware upgrade using Wyse Management Suite..............................................................................................15 Firmware installation using Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool...................................................................................15 BIOS upgrade......................................................................................................................................................................16 Upgrading BIOS on Wyse 5060 thin client............................................................................................................ 16 Upgrading BIOS on Wyse 3040 thin client.............................................................................................................17 Upgrading BIOS on Wyse 5070 thin client.............................................................................................................18 Upgrade BIOS on the Wyse 5470 Thin Client....................................................................................................... 18 Upgrade BIOS on the Wyse 5470 All-in-One Thin Client................................................................................... 19 System configuration and deployment......................................................................................................................... 19 How to set up fingerprint using Wyse Device Manager ................................................................................... 20 Automating updates and settings using central configuration...............................................................................20 How to set up automatic updates and configurations............................................................................. 20 Chapter 3: Getting started.......................................................................................................... 25 End User License Agreement.........................................................................................................................................25 Configuring ThinOS using the First Boot Wizard...................................................................................................... 25 Connecting to a remote server......................................................................................................................................30 Connecting a remote server manually.....................................................................................................................31 Using your desktop............................................................................................................................................................31 Configuring thin client settings and connection settings........................................................................................32 Connecting to a printer............................................................................................................................................... 32 Connecting to a monitor............................................................................................................................................. 32 Locking the thin client.................................................................................................................................................32 Signing off and shutting down.......................................................................................................................................32 Battery information...........................................................................................................................................................33 Sleep mode......................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Contents 3 Enable sleep manually.................................................................................................................................................34 Enable automatic sleep.............................................................................................................................................. 34 Additional getting started details...........................................................................................................................35 Zero desktop features............................................................................................................................................35 Zero interactive desktop guidelines........................................................................................................................ 35 Zero toolbar.................................................................................................................................................................. 36 List of connections......................................................................................................................................................36 Using Zero theme........................................................................................................................................................ 37 Classic desktop features..................................................................................................................................................37 Classic interactive desktop guidelines.................................................................................................................... 37 Using the Shortcut menu.......................................................................................................................................... 38 Using the desktop menu............................................................................................................................................ 38 Using the Connection Manager............................................................................................................................... 39 Login dialog box features...............................................................................................................................................