Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 9.1.3129, 9.1.3112, 9.1.2101, and 9.1.1131 Operating System Release Notes

Wyse Management Suite policy settings and Admin Policy Tool updates

The following options are added to the Admin policy tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings:

• NetScaler and ADC login timeout—Added the option Netscaler and ADC Login Timeout for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Settings of Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite to configure server timeout when logging in to Citrix NetScaler. By default, timeout works when logging in to Citrix NetScaler. Disabling the setting causes the NetScaler login to have no timeout.
  NOTE: Disabling the setting is a security risk as anyone using the terminal can launch the desktop at any time.
• Login use smartcard certificate only—Added the option Login use smartcard certificate only in Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings. This option enables you to use smartcard certificates during broker login. Other certificates such as user certificates are ignored. For more information about how to log in using a smart card certificate, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS 9.1 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
• Lock terminal—Added the Lock terminal option in Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings. The Lock terminal option is enabled by default and helps to lock the thin client. For more information about how to lock the terminal, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS 9.1 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
  NOTE:The command of lock terminal from Wyse Management Suite ignores this option, always take effect.
• Enable HID Fingerprint reader—Added the HID Fingerprint reader option in Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings under Global Session Settings. This option is disabled by default and must be enabled to be used. For more information about how to use HID Fingerprint Reader, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS 9.1 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
• PXE boot support—Added PXE boot support option in Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings under BIOS option for each platform .
• Allow to change date/time from system bar—Added the option Allow to change date/time from system bar in Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings. You cannot change the date or time using Time on system bar if this option is disabled. For information about how to change date or time from the system bar, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS 9.1 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
• Allow to stop forced reboot/shutdown—Added Allow to stop forced reboot/shutdown in Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings. If this option is disabled, you cannot click Cancel on the reboot/shutdown count window that is displayed, when all sessions exit.
• Allow system shortcut G key to reset device to factory—Added the option Enable G Key in Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings. This option is enabled by default. To reset ThinOS to factory default settings, press the G key during system startup until you hear a beep sound. For information about how to use the G key function, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS 9.1 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
• Allow system shortcut R key to enable recovery mode—Added the option Enable R key in the Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings. This option is enabled by default. To remove all the application packages, return the device to base operating system image, and reset to factory settings, press R key during system startup until you hear a beep sound. For information about how to use the R key function, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS 9.1 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
• Fast connect seamless window title—The option Fast connect seamless window title in Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings does not work. This option is not supported in ThinOS 9.1.
• Support to set multi audio devices in playback or record device list—Added support for multi audio devices in playback or record device list, which is separated by ";". For behavior examples, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS 9.1 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
• Wyse Management Suite settings update—You can access the Wyse Management Suite settings option from Advanced > Services in the Admin Policy Tool or Wyse Management Suite policy settings. Following are the changes in this release:
  • Wyse Management Suite settings default UI—Group prefix and group token are hidden by default.
  • Show Advanced Configuration option enabled:
    • Group token and Group prefix fields are marked mandatory.
    • Server URL field is marked mandatory and the default value is removed.
    NOTE:If you Disable the Show Advanced Configuration option and Enable again, all values from Group prefix, Group token, and Server URL is cleared.
• New proxy applist value—Added new proxy applist value for proxy settings. You can configure the option from Admin Policy Tool or Wyse Management Suite policy settings. The newly added value is MTOP. For more information about how to use proxy applist value, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS 9.1 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
• Supports new item for compression—Supports new item Enable Zlib for compression for VNC services in Admin Policy Tool and Wyse Management Suite policy settings. For more information about how to enable Zlib compression, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS 9.1 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
• Live Update—Changes to Live Update functionality has been made in this release. When the option Enable Live Update is enabled, the client starts downloading the firmware and package immediately. If disabled, the firmware and package does not get downloaded until next reboot. The Live Update options can be accessed from Live Update > Advanced > Services > WDA settings in Admin Policy Tool or Wyse Management Suite policy settings.