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Configuring System Settings
Clicking the System Settings icon in the Menu bar displays the following System Settings options that you can configure locally on a thin client using dialog boxes (depending on user privilege level, some dialog boxes and options may not be available for use):
Tip
While it is not recommended to use dialog boxes for configuring thin client system settings, they are available in case you want to temporarily override central default configurations or you do not have the option to set up central configuration (smaller environments). In general, it is recommended that you use central configuration to enable you to automatically push any desired default configuration to all supported thin clients in your environment (see
"Central Configuration: Automating Configurations").
In addition, the Wyse USB Firmware Tool also provides a simple USB
imaging solution for supported devices (see "Wyse USB Firmware Tool").
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"Accessibility"
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"Appearance"
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"Background"
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"Date & Time"
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"Device Settings"
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"Diagnostics"
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"Display"
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"ICA Global Settings"
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"Import Certificates"
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"INI Source Settings"
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"Keyboard"
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"Language Support"
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"Mixer"
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"Mouse"
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"Network Connections"
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"Network Proxy"
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"Power Manager"
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"Printers"
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"Screensaver"
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"TCX Audio"
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"TCX USB Virtualizer"
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"User Administration"
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"VNC Server"
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"WDM"
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Accessibility
Use the Accessibility dialog box (click Accessibility) to set Sticky Keys, Slow Keys, and
Bounce Keys options.
Appearance
Use the Appearance dialog box (click Appearance) to customize your Home screen
(Style, Icons, and Fonts).
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Background
Use the Background dialog box (click Background) to customize your desktop background.
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Tip
PNG files are recommended for most single monitor setups. However, on dual-monitor setups, a JPG file is recommended (as there is some color variance due to Y-Cable or DVI/VGA output when using PNG files).
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Date & Time
Use the Date/Time Properties dialog box (click Date & Time) to set Date & Time and
Time Zone options. After configuring, be sure to click OK.
Use the Date and Time tab to:
• Synchronize with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server - Enter the IP Address or hostname of the NTP server (the current NTP server is shown) to synchronize the clock time and date of the thin client. You can also use Add, Edit, and Delete to manage your list of NTP servers available.
• Manually set the date and time - Clear the Synchronize date and time over the
network check box, and then select your date and time settings.
Use the Time Zone tab to select your time zone and whether or not to automatically enable daylight savings time (select or clear the System clock uses UTC check box).
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Device Settings
Use the Device Settings dialog box (click Device Settings) to set the parameters of your device (Terminal Name, Hosts, and Ethernet Speed). After configuring, be sure to click
OK.
Terminal Name
Use the Terminal Name tab to obtain the device name:
• Contact DHCP server - Obtains the name from the DHCP server.
• Derive from MAC address - Generates the name from the device MAC address.
• Use the following name - Allows you to manually enter a name.
Hosts
Use the Hosts tab to add mappings of IP addresses to hostnames that are not available through DNS (the names of mapped addresses appear on the Hosts tab):
• Adding an IP address - Click Add to open the /etc hosts entry dialog box, enter an
IP Address, Hostname, Aliases (optional), and then click OK.
• Editing a Host - Select a host from the list, click Edit, and configure the host.
• Deleting a Host - Select a host from the list, click Delete, and confirm.
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Ethernet Speed
Use the Ethernet Speed tab to select the Ethernet speed.
Tip
It is recommended to use Auto-Detect in a 1 GB network.
Diagnostics
Use the Diagnostics dialog box (click Diagnostics) to select and use a diagnostic tool:
• Ping - Enter or select a destination from the Destination list and click Ping.
• Trace Route - Enter or select a destination from the Destination list and click Trace
Route (diagnostic information appears on the Trace Route tab).
• Temporary Settings - View the temporary settings of the thin client.
• Permanent Settings - View the permanent settings of the thin client.
• wlx.ini/wnos.ini - View the wlx.ini or wnos.ini file as copied to the thin client.
• user.ini - View the user.ini file as copied to the thin client.
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Display
Use the Display Preferences dialog box (click Display) to set the monitor display preferences (Primary Display Output, Resolution, Refresh Rate, and Rotation). For most monitors, resolution is obtained automatically from the monitor. After configuring, be sure to click Apply.
Tip
Dual Monitors - When using a DVI to DVI/VGA splitter with VGA and DVI monitors at the same time, note that the VGA monitor will be the primary monitor.
Tip
Single-monitor resolution - Maximum is 1920x1080 (16:9); Minimum is
640x480 (4:3).
Dual-monitor resolution - Maximum is 1280x1024 (5:4); Minimum is 720x400
(9:5).
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ICA Global Settings
Use the ICA Settings dialog box (click ICA Settings) to configure the common settings you want for all ICA connections (ICA Global Settings). After configuring, be sure to click
OK.
Network
Use the Network tab to configure the servers and reconnection settings.
Use the following guidelines:
• PN Agent Server - Enter the PN Agent Server you want to use (this can be a list of servers with each server separated by a semi-colon).
• Metaframe Server - Enter the Metaframe Server you want to use (this can be a list of servers with each server separated by a semi-colon).
• Browsing Protocol - Select the browsing protocol to use from the list.
• PN Logon Domains - Enter the PN Logon Domains, and then select your PN Login
Method and PN Desktop Setup settings.
• Window Style - Select Seamless to display the connection in a seamless window.
• Application Reconnection - Select the Automatic reconnection at logon check box to enable reconnection, and then select the connect option you want.
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Drive Mapping
Use the Drive Mapping tab to map drives on the server to devices on the thin client, and to view and manage (add, edit, and delete) the list of current drives (including drive information) mapped on the thin client.
Adding Drives
1. Click Add to open the ICA Drive Map dialog box.
2. Select a drive letter (A to Z) from the Drive Letter list.
3. To enable or disable reading and writing for the drive, select or clear the Enable Read and Enable Write check boxes.
4. Select a drive type (USB Floppy, USB CDROM, USB Disk or Memory Stick, or
Local or Mounted Disk) from the Drive Type list.
5. (Optional) Enter the directory on the USB device to access in the Base Directory text box.
6. Click OK to add the drive to the list of available drives.
Editing and Deleting Drives
To edit or delete a drive, select a drive from the list of available drives and do one of the following:
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Edit - Click Edit and configure the drive as described in "Adding Drives."
• Delete - Click Delete to remove the drive.
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Hotkeys
Use the Hotkeys tab to map hotkeys on the thin client (select a Hotkey option using the
Hotkey lists for each function you want).
Display
Use the Display tab to set:
• Scroll Adjustment - If you encounter over-scrolling when using certain published applications, increase the adjustment by 100 until the display improves (maximum scroll adjustment is 1000).
• PrintScreen - Select to use the Print Screen key to capture an image of the screen to the Clipboard (used for ICA XCapture support). If the check box is selected, a message appears warning about the influence of this setting on other applications).
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Firewall
Use the Firewall tab to set the firewall options on the thin client:
• Automatically detect proxy - Detects proxy servers automatically.
• Use Alternate Address for Firewalls - Enables connections behind a firewall
• Proxy Type - Select a Proxy Type from the list and if necessary (Secure (HTTPS) or
SOCKS, enter the Proxy Address and Port).
Trusted Server Configuration
Use the Trusted Server Configuration tab to set and enforce the trusted server configuration. To enforce a trusted server configuration, select the Enabled option, select the Enforce trusted server configuration check box, enter the Address of the trusted server, and then click OK (you can also use the Enabled or Disabled options to quickly enable or disable the enforcement configuration).
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Import Certificates
Use the Import Certificates dialog box (click Import Certificates) to import and manage
(add and delete) ICA Digital Certificates as described in "Adding Certificates from a
Remote Server" and "Adding Certificates from a Local Device."
Adding Certificates from a Remote Server
Use the following guidelines (certificate files you add from a remote server must end with the extension .crt, and be DER-encoded or Base64-encoded):
1. In the Import Certificates dialog box, click Add to open the Add Certificate dialog box.
2. Select the Remote Server option, and then click Next to open the Certificate Import
Server Settings dialog box.
3. Select the Remote Certificate Source server option that contains the certificate you want. If you select the Use the following Server option, enter the Import Server URL
(supported protocols are ftp, http, and https) and the User name, and Password required for that server.
4. Select the certificate file from the Certificate file list (if the Import Server URL, User
name, and Password are entered correctly, this list automatically displays the names of available certificates on the server).
5. After the configuring the Remote Certificate Source server option you selected, click
Add.
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Adding Certificates from a Local Device
1. In the Import Certificates dialog box, click Add to open the Add Certificate dialog box.
2. Select the Local Server option, and then click Next to open the Open File dialog box.
3. Use the folders and command buttons to find and select the certificate you want to use.
INI Source Settings
Use the INI Settings dialog box (click INI Settings) to direct the thin client to the source
(server location) of INI files.
Caution
It is recommended to obtain INI files through a DHCP server using DHCP options rather than through a static IP address. For information about how
INI files are downloaded from a server, see "How to Set Up Automatic
Configuration."
Tip
Wyse devices also support INI changes through Wyse Device Manager’s
DDC (see "Wyse Device Manager (WDM)" and "WDM").
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Use the following guidelines:
• Do not use INI files - Use this option when you want to use only locally configured settings (using the thin client dialog boxes available) and do not want to use available
INI files on the network or local INI files.
• Use INI files from server only - Use this option when you want to use INI files from the specified server only (for example, you do not want to use local INI files or do not want to allow INI use when disconnected from the server for security reasons). When using this option you can direct the thin client to the server location through either of the following ways:
· DHCP Server - Select the Get INI and Upgrade server details via DHCP check box. The DHCP server will direct the thin client (using DHCP options) to the server location where the INI files reside.
· Manually entered server address - Clear the Get INI and Upgrade server
details via DHCP check box and enter the static INI Settings (INI Server URL, and optionally the Username and Password of the server, if selecting the Server
requires authentication check box).
• If server is available, use INI files from server only; otherwise use local INI files -
Use this option when you want to use INI files from the specified server, however, local
INI files can be used if that server is unavailable. When using this option you can direct the thin client to the server location through either of the following ways:
· DHCP Server - Select the Get INI and Upgrade server details via DHCP check box. The DHCP server will direct the thin client (using DHCP options) to the server location where the INI files reside.
· Manually entered server address - Clear the Get INI and Upgrade server
details via DHCP check box and enter the INI Settings (INI Server URL, and optionally the Username and Password of the server, if selecting the Server
requires authentication check box).
• Use local INI files only - Use this option when you want to use only local INI files and do not want to use available INI files on the network.
Tip
INI files can be cached locally if using the EnableLocal and LocalCopy INI parameters; see Reference Guide: Wyse
®
Enhanced Ubuntu™ Linux INI
Files.
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Keyboard
Use the Keyboard dialog box (click Keyboard) to select Behavior (repeat key and cursor blinking options), Application Shortcuts (add/remove shortcuts for launching applications and reset to defaults options), and Layout (keyboard models and layout options).
Tip
For information on available Home screen keyboard shortcuts, see "Home
Screen Keyboard Shortcuts."
Language Support
Use the Language & Text dialog box (click Language Support) to select the Language and Text format options of the User Interface (UI) from the list of supported languages.
Note that currently only English is supported.
Tip
Additional language packs can be downloaded and installed as they become available from Wyse at: www.wyse.com/download .
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Use the Mixer dialog box (click Mixer) to configure Playback (Master system sounds) volume and other available controls.
Select the Sound Card option you want and use the Select Controls dialog box (click
Select Controls) to select the check boxes of the audio controls you want visible (tabs) in the Mixer dialog box (available for configuration). For example, you can display a capture sound card option (for recording sounds), output sound card (with playback, capture, and switches preferences), and so on.
Tip
Clicking the volume button toggles the mute on and off.
Clicking the link button toggles the select-all-sliders feature (all sliders move as one) on and off.
Clicking the record button toggles the record sound on and off.
Tip
For these settings to take effect, sound must be supported and enabled on the server used for ICA connections, RDP connections, or MPlayer. Sound requires significant bandwidth that may not be available on some WAN and dial-up connections.
Mouse
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Use the Mouse dialog box (click Mouse) to select Devices (button order, feedback, and reset to defaults options) and Behavior (drag-and-drop and double-click options) mouse preferences.
Network Connections
Use the Network Connections dialog box (click Network Connections) to configure the settings you want for supported network connections. Use the Wired, Wireless, Mobile
Broadband, VPN, and DSL tabs to view and manage (add, edit, and delete) the list of network connections configured on the thin client. By default, your thin client obtains information from the DHCP server about network connections (highly recommended), but you can manually enter connection information (provided by your network administrator) to connect to other networks (experienced users only).
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Network Proxy
Use the Network Proxy Preferences dialog box (click Network Proxy) to configure the
Proxy Configuration and Ignored Hosts options you want for supported network connections. Use the Proxy Configuration and Ignored Hosts tabs to view and manage proxy settings and list of hosts to ignore (information provided by your network administrator) for the network connections configured on the thin client (experienced users only).
Power Manager
Use the Xfce Power Manager dialog box (click Power Manager) to select the time of inactivity (using the slider) before placing the thin client into sleep mode. Press the Power button to wake the thin client from sleep mode.
Configuring System Settings
Printers
Use the Printers dialog box (click Printers) for printer related tasks.
Tip
While this section provides an overview of printer related guidelines to use,
see "Installing a Network Printer" and "Installing a Local Printer" for detailed
procedures. For full details on Linux printing, refer to CUPS documentation.
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Use the following guidelines:
• CUPS and Home tabs - View and access CUPS information (click the CUPS tab or the
Home tab) - CUPS is the standard-based, open source printing system developed by
Apple Inc. for Mac OS
®
X and other UNIX
®
-like operating systems.
• Administration tab
Printers:
· Add Printer - Add and configure a network or local printer (click the
Administration tab > Add Printer to open and use the Add Printer wizard). See
"Installing a Network Printer" and "Installing a Local Printer" for detailed procedures.
· Find New Printers - Find available printers for use.
· Manage Printers - View the list of currently configured printers (click
Administration tab > Manage Printers). In addition, you can:
Select the default printer (select a printer in the list and click Printer > Set as
Default). Note that administrators can specify system-wide and personal default printers.
Change printer settings (right-click a printer in the list, select Properties, and then click Settings).
Change printer policies (right-click a printer in the list, select Properties, and then click Policies).
Change user access to the printer (right-click a printer in the list, select Properties, and then click Access Control).
Change printer job options (right-click a printer in the list, select Properties, and then click Job Options).
Delete a printer (right-click a printer in the list, select Delete, and click OK).
Classes:
· Add Class - Add and configure a Class of printers (click the Administration tab >
Add Class to open and use the Add Class wizard).
· Manage Classes - View the list of currently configured Classes of printers (click
Administration tab > Manage Classes).
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Jobs:
· Manage Jobs - Change printer job options (click Administration tab > Manage
Jobs).
Server:
· Edit Configuration File - Change the server configuration file (click
Administration tab > Edit Configuration File).
· View Access Log - View the access log to the server (click Administration tab >
View Access Log).
· View Error Log - View the error log to the server (click Administration tab > View
Error Log).
· Advanced Check Boxes - Select or clear the check boxes you want in the
Advanced list; after making your selections, be sure to click Change Settings.
RSS Subscriptions:
· Add Subscription - Add and configure an RSS subscription (click the
Administration tab > Add Subscription to open and use the Add RSS
Subscription wizard).
• Classes tab - Search for printers of a class type.
• Online Help tab - Access CUPS online help interface.
• Jobs tab - Search and display printing jobs.
• Printers tab - Search and display printers (with printer details).
Installing a Network Printer
1. Click Administration tab > Add Printer to open the Add Printer wizard.
2. Select the printer option you want from the Discovered Network Printers or Other
Network Printers lists and follow the Add Printer wizard using the following guidelines:
• AppSocket/HP JetDirect - Use this option for a printer connected directly to the network instead of through a computer.
• Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) - Use this option for a printer attached to a different Linux system on the same network running CUPS or a printer configured on another operating system to use IPP (http printing).
• Internet Printing Protocol (HTTP) - Use this option for a printer attached to a different Linux system on the same network running CUPS or a printer configured on another operating system to use HTTP (ipp printing).
• LPD/LPR Host or Printer - Use this option for a printer attached to a different UNIX system that can be accessed over a TCP/IP network (for example, a printer attached to another Linux system on your network) or a thin client used as an LPD
(Line Printer Daemon) server for LPD printing requests from the network. You can enter the DNS or WINS name of the server for the network printer, or an IP address can also be entered. Note that if the printer is attached to another thin client on your network, the entry in the Host box is the name or address of that thin client.
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Installing a Local Printer
Connect the printer cable to your thin client and use the following guidelines:
1. Click Administration tab > Add Printer to open the Add Printer wizard.
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2. Be sure the USB printer you connected to your thin client is selected and click
Continue.
Tip
You can use the Serial Port # 1 and Serial Port # 2 options as needed for your local serial port printers.
3. Select the option with which you want to obtain your printer driver and click Continue.
4. Select the Model and Driver and click Continue.
5. Enter the Printer Name, Description, Location, and then click Apply. The printer is added to the Manage Printers list (click Administration tab > Manage Printers) and is ready for use.
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Screensaver
Use the Screensaver Preferences dialog box (click Screensaver) to Display Modes
(select screen saver theme settings) and Advanced (display power management) settings.
Tip
Press the Power button to wake the computer from standby or sleep mode.
TCX Audio
Use the Audio Devices dialog box (click TCX Audio) to view and change the automatically-detected audio device (for example, a connected audio headset/device will be automatically detected) you want to use for your audio output (select the Audio device you want and click OK).
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TCX USB Virtualizer
Use the TCX USB Virtualizer Configuration Utility dialog box (click TCX USB
Virtualizer) to view and manage (add, edit, and delete) the list of current device classes
(on the Configuration tab) and to view the list USB devices enabled or denied for use on the thin client (on the USB Devices tab). You can deny a device class, but still permit a
USB device in that class to be used, by adding it to the Devices list of the Configuration tab.
Use the following guidelines:
• Enabling USB devices - Select the Enabled check box.
• Allowing or denying USB device classes - On the Configuration tab, select or clear the check box of a device class in the Devices list to allow or deny its use. For example, select Smart Card Devices to permit USB smart card devices to be used to log into virtual machines.
• Adding a USB device - On the Configuration tab, click Add to open the Add dialog box, enter a Device Name, select a class for the device from the Class list, enter the
Sub Class, Vendor ID, Protocol, and Product ID, and then click Add. After you reboot your thin client, the name of the new device appears on the Configuration tab.
Tip
You can obtain device Class, Sub Class, Protocol, Vendor ID, and Product ID information by plugging the device into the USB port of your thin client and viewing the information displayed in the USB Devices tab.
• Allowing or denying a USB device - After you add a USB device, its name appears on the Configuration tab. Select or clear a USB device check box to allow or deny its use.
Caution
Use caution when using TCX USB Virtualizer on a terminal server, as allowing use of a USB device is global and not session restricted.
For information on the TCX USB Virtualizer component of Wyse TCX Suite software, refer
to "Wyse TCX Suite."
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User Administration
Use the User Administration dialog box (click User Administration) to view and edit passwords for all users (built-in defaults) and to enable automatic login for a user
(automatically log in a user at system start up). In addition, you can manage SSH root
User password and login (using the SSH root User tab).
Caution
While this dialog box allows you to edit the passwords and automatic login for users of the thin client, you must use central configuration (INI files) to add or delete users beyond the built-in default users provided. In general, it is recommended that you use user.ini files to manage users for normal use cases. For example, a new user should be created through a user.ini file with the appropriate privilege level defined in the text file.
To edit a user password, select the change password check box you want, and then enter a new password in the New Password and Confirm Password boxes.
Tip
The Users tab can be a convenient way to locally change the password and enable automatic login for a specific user.
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VNC Server
Use the VNC Server Settings dialog box (click VNC Server) to enable and disable the
VNC server, and to use and change the server password.
Tip
The VNC server is enabled by default.
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WDM
Use the WDM Agent Configuration dialog box (click WDM) to configure the Wyse Device
Manager server location.
Tip
It is recommended that after configuring, you reboot the thin client.
To configure the WDM server location:
1. Enter the WDM Server IP address.
2. Enter the Client to Sever Port (default, is 80).
3. Enter the Secure Port (HTTPS port default is 443).
4. Click OK.
Tip
Note that you can also configure the Wyse Device Manager server location
through INI files (wlx.ini) or the DHCP Option tag 186 (see "Central
Configuration: Automating Configurations").
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