Dell ThinOS 9.1.4097, 9.1.4234, 9.1.5067, and 9.1.6108 Administrator’s Guide

What's new in ThinOS 9.1.6108

• Wyse Management Suite policy settings and Admin Policy Tool updates
  • Added On Desktop option in Session Settings > Global Session Settings. If you select On desktop = Specified Applications/Desktops, you can specify the applications or desktops list in the Specified Applications/Desktops List to be displayed on desktop. The option works only when you log in with classic mode or modern mode.
  • Changed the default value of Map Disks option in Session Settings > Global Session Settings to enabled.
  • Added Show Password for Login Window option in Login Experience > Login Settings. If you enable this option, an eye symbol is displayed in the password, passcode, or PIN field on the login window. Clicking the eye symbol displays the characters that you have entered in the password, passcode, or PIN field.
    NOTE:To use this option, ensure that there is no default password set. The option is not available on the login screen of web view windows such as Citrix Azure AD login window or Citrix OTP login window. The option is also not available on second passcode windows such as Citrix SMS passcode or Citrix OKTA passcode.
  • Added Analog Audio Jack pop-up option in Peripheral Management > Audio to enable or disable the pop-up that is displayed when you plug in analog headsets.
  • Added SmartCard Certificate Show Common Name in Login Experience > SmartCard Settings to display the common certificate name as the username when you use a smart card to log in.
  • Changed the minimum required length of Admin User Password from 8 characters to 9 in Privacy & Security > Account Privileges.
  • Added System Information in Privacy & Security > Account Privileges to enable or disable the account privilege of having system information window.
  • Added WPA3 Personal and Opportunistic Wireless Encryption under the Security Type drop-down list in Network Configuration > Wireless Settings.
  • Added Current BIOS Admin Password in the BIOS pages of all platforms.
    NOTE:If you have not synced the BIOS password in the Wyse Management Suite server, you can enter the current BIOS password in this field to publish the BIOS settings. If you have synced the BIOS password in the Wyse Management Suite server, this field is ignored.
  • Added the option to add a video in Personalization > Screen Saver > Screen Saver Type. Click Browse to upload a video file. The maximum file size that is allowed is 500 MB.
  • Added the Brightness option in Peripheral Management > Monitor > Monitor Settings for adjusting the brightness of the built-in display. The option is only applicable on Wyse 5470 and Wyse 5470 All-in-One thin clients. The option is not available on external monitors.
  • Removed Main Screen from Peripheral Management > Monitor > Monitor Settings > MultiHead Monitor > Mirror Mode. Main Screen is only available under Span mode.
  • Enabled the option in Peripheral Management > Monitor > Monitor Settings.
    NOTE:If you face issues with the mouse cursor speed, disable this option to improve the performance.
  • Added MultiHead Monitor option in Peripheral Management > Monitor > Monitor Settings to support configuring display resolution and rotation in mirror mode with multihead monitor enabled.
  • Updated the the default printer list in Peripheral Management > Printers > Printer Settings to support only LPD1-LPD19.
  • Updated the LPD printer list in Peripheral Management > Printers > Printer Settings to support only LPD1-LPD19.
  • Added the option Enable Show Group Key in Services > WDA Settings to enable an eye symbol that you can click to display the WMS group registration key.
  • Changed the default value for Key Length in Privacy & Security > SCEP > SCEP Settings to 4096 from 2048.
  • Added Manual Override option in Region & Language Settings > TimeServer Settings. If you enable this option, changes made to TimeServer Settings in the ThinOS local UI takes priority. The default value is disabled.
  • Added Optimize for CPU option in Peripheral Management > Camera. The option is enabled by default. For more information, see HDX RealTime Webcam Video Compression for 32-bit apps.
  • Changed the Authority URL and Authority Endpoint options in Broker Settings > Azure Virtual Desktop Settingsto read only.
  • Updated the VDI configuration editor settings that cannot be modified. For more information, see VDI Configuration editor.
  • Updated the ThinOS 9.x policy settings for OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client.
    • Removed the Business Hours option.
    • Changed the option Disabling Push Notification to Ignore MQTT.
• ThinOS local updates
  • You can register devices with the Wyse Management Suite using DHCP scope options 201 and 202. See, Register ThinOS devices by using secure DHCP option tags.
  • Updates in the download and installation process of firmware, BIOS, and application packages files. See, Upgrading the ThinOS firmware.
  • WMS group change notification updates. See, Upgrading the ThinOS firmware.
  • Added the Energy Star logo to the System Information window of OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client. See, Using the taskbar
  • Updated the battery icons that are displayed on Wyse 5470 Thin Client. See, Battery information.
  • Manual override update for audio devices. See, Configure the audio settings.
  • Added Pulse Secure and Global Protect in the VPN Protocol list. See, Configure the VPN Manager.