Dell Wyse ThinOS 2205 – Things to know!

Overview

Dell Wyse ThinOS software is designed to run on a broad array of Dell hardware platforms. New releases are created to support new hardware platforms, correct defects, make enhancements, or add new features. These releases are tested and supported on current, actively shipping hardware platforms, and those hardware platforms that are within their first year after their official End of Life date.

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LATITUDE 3420 WITH DELL THINOS

SLEEKER, MORE MODERN DESIGN
With a smaller footprint and thinner bezel, the Latitude 3420 also comes with a new darker finish and polished sidewalls for a clean, professional look. With brighter FHD panel options (up to 300 nits), narrow side borders, and touch capability, the front-of-screen experience is more outstanding than ever.

Enjoy an excellent user experience with an improved edge-to-edge keyboard design, larger keycaps and L/R arrows, and a larger touchpad area. Now available with an optional mechanical privacy shutter for added privacy and security.

SECURE, TRUE ZERO CLIENT EXPERIENCE WITH DELL THINOS
End-to-end security starts at the endpoint. With a closed architecture, system hardening to limit attack surfaces, unpublished APIs, and encrypted data and files exclusively packaged by Dell, ThinOS is the most secure thin client operating system.

Dell ThinOS is deployment-ready for leading virtual workspaces with a comprehensive set of Dell software and technology partner components. The new modern desktop mode and optimization for in-demand collaboration tools enhance the user experience.

Dell ThinOS thin client operating system on Latitude 3420 is a customer install option that requires a Dell ThinOS activation license delivered by Wyse Management Suite Pro, (Dell ThinOS activation license and Wyse Management Suite Pro are sold separately).

Learn more at Dell.com/CloudClientWorkspace

Citrix Ready – Dell: How Dell’s Next Gen Thin Client and Software combined with Citrix DaaS can help optimize your IT environment

Leverage Dell and Citrix technologies to optimize your IT environment

Explore a secure and adaptable work-from-anywhere strategy with Dell’s next-gen thin clients and software. We’ll cover how Dell Technologies together with Citrix solutions offer a best-in-class experience and enhance both the end-user and IT experience with more security, simplicity, and flexibility from the device to the cloud. This webinar will explain how Citrix DaaS enables secure, hybrid work by delivering apps and desktops to any device, from any cloud. You’ll also discover how Dell Technologies is evolving its Wyse thin client portfolio with a new software-defined strategy aiming at simplifying the path to IT modernization with more flexibility, security, and manageability.  

Learning from the webinar:  
A unique managed desktop virtualization solution that securely delivers virtual apps and desktops from the cloud to any device
How the powerful combination of Citrix and Dell technologies can help modernize your IT infrastructure
The new software-defined strategy of Dell Wyse thin client portfolio and its seamless connection to Citrix DaaS

Speakers –
Terry Hashley, Lead Sales Engineer Citrix  
Fred Waibel, Product Management Consultant, Dell Technologies  
Rubal Walia, Sr. Alliance & Partner Marketing Manager, Citrix

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Wyse Management Suite Cloud SMTP and Secondary Instance Shutdown

Wyse Management Suite SMTP Migration

The Wyse Management Suite team will migrate our SMTP server from AWS to Azure aligned with the WMS 3.8 MR launch. Customers must make the below changes (if required) to the SMTP server address to continue receiving 2FA updates and other mail communication from the platform.

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US1 – Wyse Management Suite 3.7 Release – Friday, May 20th (7:00 PM PDT)

WMS

Dell has announced Wyse Management Suite 3.7.

The Wyse Management Suite update will be released as follows:

  • Customers using the on-prem version can download the WMS 3.7 update here on May 23, 2022.
  • The US1 public cloud update will begin on Friday, May 20, 2022, at 7:00 pm PDT.
    • Customers using Wyse Management Suite Pro Cloud with US1 subscriptions should expect downtime of about 8 hours, until 3:00 am PDT, May 21, 2022.
    • During this time, the portal will be unavailable and users will be redirected to a maintenance page. There may also be brief periods when the maintenance page is unreachable. However, this will not affect the thin clients’ ability to connect to their computing environments. 

What’s New in WMS 3.7

This release will provide performance improvements, bug fixes, and new features. Here’s a summary:

  • Ubuntu to ThinOS conversion – Enabled the conversion of Dell commercial generic client device with full Ubuntu to ThinOS
  • ThinOS Customer Activation License – New section for ThinOS license added under License Usage for WMS Cloud and On-Prem version
  • Improved ThinOS Package Deployment GUI – ThinOS applications grouped and listed per vendor in WMS
  • BIOS settings support for OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client (Windows 10 IoT Embedded) – Added WMS support to configure the BIOS settings of Windows 10 IoT Embedded Dell OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client devices
  • Installed certificate list for Dell Hybrid Client devices – Installed certificate list on DHC thin clients can now be seen under System Info tab > Operating System Details
  • Improvements in export/import experience of WMS license, including ThinOS license
  • Improvements for file storage experience on WMS Cloud
  • Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese as Windows OS supported language

As a reminder, Dell will also be migrating the WMS Cloud instance to Azure so please use new IPs addresses

Dell Hybrid Client Application 1.6.2

Dell Hybrid Client application version 1.6.2. Dell Hybrid Client application is a desktop solution by Dell that follows the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model of software delivery. It provides a hybrid operating environment that enables you to access virtual, cloud, or local applications and resources seamlessly. It encompasses cloud and storage aggregation for maintaining security and simplicity.

For the latest Dell Hybrid Client packages, upgrades, and ISOs visit DHC Product Support.

Fixes & Enhancements

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Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool 3.5.0

Dell just release Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool 3.5.0 at Dell Support.

Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool version 3.5.0 provides a simple USB imaging solution to help IT administrators easily perform the pull or push operations in thin clients by using USB drives.
Dell Wyse USB Imaging Tool helps to quickly and easily image or reimage the supported Dell Wyse thin clients. The tool enables you to configure a bootable USB drive that you can plug into a thin client or a mobile thin client to pull or push the operating system images.

Fixes & Enhancements

– Supports Imaging operation (PULL/PUSH) for Dell OptiPlex 3000 thin client.
– Supports Imaging with Secure Boot option.
– Updated Merlin version to 4.1.0.