Dell ThinOS 2211, 2208, and 2205 Release Notes

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Citrix Workspace app feature matrix

Table 1. Citrix Workspace app feature matrixCitrix Workspace app feature matrix
Feature		ThinOS 2205	Limitations
Citrix Workspace	Citrix Virtual Apps	Supported	Citrix session prelaunch and session linger features are not supported. This is Linux binary design.
	Citrix Virtual Desktops	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Citrix Content Collaboration (Citrix Files)	N/A	N/A
	Citrix Access Control Service	N/A	N/A
	Citrix Workspace Browser	N/A	N/A
	SaaS/Webapps with SSO	Not supported	Not supported
	Citrix Mobile Apps	N/A	N/A
	Intelligent Workspace features	N/A	N/A
Endpoint Management	Auto configure using DNS for Email Discovery	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Centralized Management Settings	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	App Store Updates/Citrix Auto updates	N/A	N/A
UI	Desktop Viewer/Toolbar	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Multi-tasking	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Follow Me Sessions (Workspace Control)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
HDX Host Core	Adaptive transport	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Session reliability	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Auto-client Reconnect	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Bi-directional Content redirection	N/A	N/A
	URL redirection	N/A	URL redirection has limitations in Citrix Workspace app for Linux client. It requires launch client browser through Local app access policy (which is not supported in Linux client) to access the URL redirection blacklist URL. Citrix support recommends using Browser Content Redirection (BCR) in Linux client to replace URL redirection.
	File open in Citrix Workspace app	N/A	Not supported. No local file explorer on ThinOS.
	Browser content redirection	Supported	Browser Content Redirection (BCR) with CEF is enabled by default. ThinOS does not provide the configuration to change BCR with WebKitGKT+.
	Multiport ICA	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Multistream ICA	Not supported	Not supported
	SDWAN support	Not supported	Not supported
HDX IO/Devices/Printing	Local Printing	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Generic USB Redirection	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Client drive mapping/File Transfer	Supported	Only FAT32 and NTFS file systems on the USB disk are supported.
HDX Integration	Local App Access	N/A	N/A
	Multi-touch	N/A	N/A
	Mobility pack	N/A	N/A
	HDX Insight	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	HDX Insight with NSAP VC	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	EUEM Experience Matrix	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Session Sharing	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
HDX Multi-media	Audio Playback	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Bi-directional Audio (VoIP)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Webcam redirection	Limited Support	Webcam redirection works for 32-bit applications. For example, Skype and GoToMeeting. You can use a 32-bit browser to verify webcam redirection online. For example, www.webcamtests.com. The feature only works on mobile thin clients,such as 5470 and 3420 mobile thin clients from ThinOS 2205 with CWA2203. This is a Citrix binary limitation. ThinOS 2205 does not support webcam redirection with 64-bit applications. For further details, refer to the Dell Wyse ThinOS Administrator's Guide.
	Video playback	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Flash redirection	N/A	Citrix Linux binary supports only x86 client.
	Microsoft Teams Optimization	Supported	Supports Microsoft Teams optimization through HTTP proxy server with anonymous authentication. It does not support the proxy configured by DHCP Option 252 or the proxy server configured with non-anonymous authentication. This is a Citrix binary design. For more information, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 2205 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
	Skype for business Optimization pack	Supported	Not supported through proxy server.
	Cisco Jabber Unified Communications Optimization	Supported	For information about limitations, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 2205 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
	Unified Communication Zoom Cloud Meeting Optimization	Supported	Support Zoom optimization via HTTP proxy server with anonymous authentication. It does not support the proxy configured by DHCP Option 252 or the proxy server configured with non-anonymous authentication. For more information, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 2205 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
	Unified Communication Cisco Webex VDI Optimization (tVDI) (formerly Cisco Webex Teams)	Supported	Supports Cisco Webex VDI (formerly Cisco WebexTeams) optimization mode through HTTP proxy server which is configured in ThinOS Network Proxy by Admin Policy Tool or Wyse Management Suite. Supports Webex Meetings optimization mode through HTTP proxy server with anonymous, and username or password authentications. It does not support the proxy configured by DHCP Option 252. For more information, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 2205 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
	Unified Communication Cisco Webex Meetings Optimization (wVDI)	Supported	Dell Technologies recommends to wait for 10s to join a second meeting after you end the first meeting. Otherwise, VDI mode may not work. Supports Webex Meetings optimization mode through HTTP proxy server with anonymous, and username or password authentications. It does not support the proxy configured by DHCP Option 252. For more information, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 2205 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
	Windows Multimedia redirection	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	UDP Audio	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
HDX Graphics	H.264-enhanced SuperCodec	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Client hardware acceleration	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	3DPro Graphics	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	External Monitor Support	Supported	For limitations, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 2205 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
	True Multi Monitor	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Desktop Composition redirection	N/A	N/A
	Location Based Services (Location available via API-description	N/A	N/A
Authentication	Federated Authentication (SAML/Azure AD)	Supported	Does not support lock terminal when logging on Netscaler with web-based authentication such as OTP and Azure SAML SSO.
	RSA Soft Token	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Challenge Response SMS (Radius)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	OKTA Multi factor authentication	Limited supported (only supports Radius)	Does not support OKTA SAML authentication.
	DUO multi factor authentication	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Smart cards (CAC, PIV etc)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	User Cert Auth via NetScaler Gateway (via Browser Only)	N/A	N/A
	Proximity/Contactless Card	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Credential insertion (For example, Fast Connect, Storebrowse)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Pass Through Authentication	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Save credentials (on-premise and only SF)	N/A	N/A
	NetScaler nFactor Authentication	Not supported	Not supported
	NetScaler Full VPN	Not supported	Not supported
	Netscaler Native OTP	Supported	Does not support lock terminal when logging on Netscaler with web-based authentication such as OTP and Azure SAML SSO.
	Biometric Authentication such as Touch ID and Face ID	Supported (only supports Touch ID)	Only supports Touch ID.
	Single Sign-On to Citrix Files App	N/A	N/A
	Single Sign on to Citrix Mobile apps	N/A	N/A
	Anonymous Store Access	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Netscaler + RSA	Not supported	Not supported
	Netsclaer + Client cert authentication	Not supported	Not supported
	Citrix cloud + Azure Active Directory	Not supported	Not supported
	Citrix cloud + Active Directory + Token	Not supported	Not supported
	Citrix cloud + Active Directory	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Citrix cloud + Citrix Gateway	Not supported	Not supported
	Citrix cloud + Okta	Not supported	Not supported
	Citrix cloud + SAML 2.0	Not supported	Not supported
	Netscaler load balance	Not supported	Not supported
Security	TLS 1.2	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	TLS 1.0/1.1	Not supported	ThinOS 9.1 does not provide the configuration to change TLS.
	DTLS 1.0	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	DTLS 1.2	Not supported	Not supported
	SHA2 Cert	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Smart Access	Not supported	Not supported
	Remote Access via Citrix Gateway	Supported	Does not support lock terminal when logging on Netscaler with web-based authentication such as OTP and Azure SAML SSO.
	Workspace for Web Access	N/A	ThinOS does not provide local browser.
	IPV6	Not supported	Not supported—Can sign in but cannot connect to the session.
Keyboard Enhancements	Dynamic Keyboard Layout Synchronization with Windows VDA	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Unicode Keyboard Layout Mapping with Windows VDA	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Client IME Enhancements with Windows VDA	N/A	N/A
	Language Bar Show/Hide with Windows VDA Applications	N/A	N/A
	Option Key mapping for server-side IME input mode on Windows VDA	N/A	N/A
	Dynamic Keyboard Layout Synchronization with Linux VDA	Not supported	Not supported
	Client IME Enhancements with Linux VDA	N/A	N/A
	Language Bar support for Linux VDA Applications	Not supported	Not supported
	Keyboard sync only when a session is launched—client Setting in ThinOS	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Server default setting in ThinOS	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Specific keyboard in ThinOS	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
New features listed in Citrix Workspace app release notes but not in feature matrix	Support for EDT IPv6 (CWA2203)	Not Supported	Not supported
	Support for TLS protocol version 1.3 (CWA2203)	Not Supported	Not supported
	Custom web stores (CWA2203)	Not Supported	Not supported
	Authentication enhancement experimental feature (CWA2203)	Not Supported	Not supported
	Keyboard layout synchronization enhancement (CWA2203)	Not Supported	Not supported
	Multi-window chat and meetings for Microsoft Teams (CWA2203)	Not Supported	Not supported
	Dynamic e911 in Microsoft Teams (CWA2112)	Not Supported	Not Supported
	Request control in Microsoft Teams (CWA2112)	Not Supported	Not supported
	Support for cursor color inverting (CWA2112)	Supported	For limitations, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 2205 Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.
	Microsoft Teams enhancement to echo cancellation (CWA2111)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Enhancement on smart card support (CWA2112)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Webcam redirection for 64‑bit (Technical Preview) (CWA2111)	Not supported	Not supported
	Support for custom web stores (Technical Preview) (CWA2111)	Not supported	Not supported
	Workspace with intelligence (Technical Preview) (CWA2111)	Not supported	Not supported
	Session reliability enhancement (CWA2109)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release
	Enhancement to logging (CWA2109)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release
	Adaptive audio (CWA2109, CWA2112)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release
	Storebrowse enhancement for service continuity(CWA2109)	Not supported	Not supported
	Global App Config Service (Public Technical Preview) (CWA2109)	Not supported	Not supported
	EDT MTU discovery (CWA2109)	Not supported	Not supported
	Creating custom user-agent strings in network request (CWA2109)	Not supported	Not supported
	Feature flag management (CWA2109)	Not supported	Not supported
	Battery status indicator (CWA2106, CWA 2111)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Service continuity (CWA2109)	Not supported	Not supported
	User Interface enhancement (CWA2106)	Not supported	Not supported
	Pinning multi-monitor screen layout (CWA2103)	Not supported	Not supported
	App Protection (CWA2101, CWA2106, CWA 2108 )	Not supported	Not supported
	Authentication enhancement is available only in cloud deployments (CWA2012)	Not supported	Not supported
	Multiple audio devices(CWA2012, CWA2010, and CWA2112)	Not supported	If JVDI package is installed in ThinOS, audio devices cannot be switched in the applications in session and the session is disconnected when users open the Recording devices list at the Windows sound. If you want to use multiple ICA audio devices, it is recommended that you do not install the VDI package.
	Citrix logging (CWA2009)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Cryptographic update (CWA2006)	Not supported	Not supported
	Transparent user interface (TUI) (CWA1912 and CWA1910)	Not supported	Not supported
	GStreamer 1.x supportexperimental feature(CWA1912)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	App indicator icon (CWA1910)	Not supported	Not supported
	Latest webkit support (CWA1908 and CWA1906)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Bloomberg audio redirection (CWA1903)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Bloomberg v4 keyboard selective redirection support(CWA1808)	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
ThinOS VDI configuration	Broker Setting	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	PNA button menu	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Sign on window function	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Workspace mode	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.
	Admin policy tool	Supported	There are no limitations in this release.