Dell Wyse Management Suite Version 1.1 Quick Start Guide

Registering new thin client

A thin client can be registered with Wyse Management Suite manually through the Wyse Device Agent (WDA). You can also register a thin client automatically by configuring appropriate option tags on the DHCP server or configuring appropriate DNS SRV records on the DNS server.

If you want devices in different subnets to automatically check into different Wyse Management Suite groups with multiple subnets, use the DHCP option tags to register a thin client. For example, devices in TimeZone_A can check into ProfileGroup configured for TimeZoneA.

If you want to enter the Wyse Management Suite server information at TLD, and if you have installed Wyse Management Suite Pro to allow automatic group assignment based on device rules, use the DNS SRV records on the DNS server to register a thin client. For example, if the device checks in from TimeZoneA, assign it to the ProfileGroup configured for TimeZoneA.

For the Wyse Management Suite on a private cloud with self-signed certificates, the thin clients must have the following versions of Wyse Device Agents or firmware installed for secure communication:

• Windows Embedded Systems—13.0 or later versions
• Thin Linux—2.0.24 or later versions
• ThinOS—8.4 firmware or later versions

• You can register a device with an older version agent using HTTP URL instead of HTTPS. After the agent or firmware is upgraded to the latest version, communication with the Wyse Management Suite will automatically switch to https.

• You can download the latest version WDA at downloads.dell.com/wyse/wda.

• For Wyse Management Suite installed on a private cloud, go to Portal Adminstration > Setup and select the Certification Validation check box, if you have imported certificates from a certificate authority such as www.geotrust.com. This checkbox should not be selected if you have not imported certificates from a well-known certificate authority. This option is not available for Wyse Management Suite on a public cloud as the certificate validation in public cloud is always enabled.