Welcome to Dell Wyse 3040 thin client Dell Wyse 3040 thin client is a low-cost entry level thin client platform. These thin clients have a x86 processor, which allows you to run Wyse ThinOS, PCoIP enabled Wyse ThinOS, and Wyse ThinLinux. The platform is used as a thin client by connecting to any monitor and allows you to use a remote access client for VDI or cloud-based computing.
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Wyse 3040 thin client hardware installation Dell Wyse 3040 thin client Quick Start Guide . For more information on the hardware installation, see...
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Wyse 3040 thin client on ThinOS This section provides the instructions on how to easily configure and efficiently manage Wyse 3040 thin client that runs on ThinOS. Logging on to the Wyse 3040 thin client running Wyse ThinOS What you see after logging on to the server depends on the administrator configurations.
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VGA connected monitors supporting gamma settings, if you feel the default settings are too light. Be aware that the Gamma Setup tab will be disabled once you click Save+Exit. You can enable it again by setting rgamma={1-100} ggamma={1-100} bgamma={1-100} in the Resolution INI parameter. For more information, see Dell Wyse ThinOS INI Guide.
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For Swap dual screens, when you set Main Screen to Screen2, an additional check box is displayed at the bottom of the tab that allows you to swap dual screens. If you clear the check box, the Screen1 is usually the left one or the top one in dual display.
Configuring the General settings To configure the general network settings: From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click Network Setup. The Network Setup dialog box is displayed. Click the General tab, and use the following guidelines: a. To set the default gateway, select the type of network interface from the available options. Single Network support —...
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c. Enter the IP address of the DNS server in the DNS Server box. Use of DNS is optional. DNS allows you to specify remote systems by their host names rather than IP addresses. If a specific IP address (instead of a name) is entered for a connection, it is used to make the connection. Enter the DNS domain and the network address of an available DNS server.
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a. DHCP Option IDs — Enter the supported DHCP options. Each value can only be used once and must be between 128 and 254. b. Interpret DHCP Vendor-Specific Info — Select this check box for automatic interpretation of the vendor information. c.
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a. Ethernet Speed — Normally the default (Auto-Detect) should be selected, but another selection can be made if automatic negotiation is not supported by your network equipment. Selections include Auto-Detect, 10 MB Half-Duplex, 10 MB Full- Duplex, 100 MB Half-Duplex, 100 MB Full-Duplex, and 1 GB Full-Duplex. The 10 MB Full-Duplex option can be selected locally at the device, however, this mode may need to be negotiated through AutoDetect.
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– Click Browse to find and select the Client Certificate file and Private Key file you want. The following kinds of server names are supported — all examples are based on Cert common name company.dell.com NOTE: Using only the FQDN, that is company.wyse.com does not work. You must use one of the options (note that *.dell.com is the most common option as multiple authentication servers may exist): servername.dell.com...
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NOTE: The server certificate text box for LEAP and PEAP supports a maximum of approximately 127 characters, and supports multiple server names. h. To configure EAP-GTC, enter the username only. The password or PIN is required when authenticating. To configure EAP-MSCHAPv2, enter the username, password and domain. Important: The domain/username in the username box is supported, but you must leave the domain box blank.
b. After you configure the SSID connection, the added SSID connection is listed on the page of the WLAN tab. c. Remove — Use this option, if you want to remove a SSID connection by selecting the SSID connection from the list. d.
The Peripherals dialog box is displayed. Click the Keyboard tab and set the Character Set, Keyboard Layout, Delay Before Repeat and Repeat Rate parameters. The following table explains the parameters present on the Peripherals dialog box. Parameter Description Character Set Specifies the character set.
Select the Swap left and right mouse buttons check box to swap mouse buttons for left-handed operations. Click OK to save the settings. Configuring camera settings Use the Camera tab to interface with cameras that are locally connected to the thin client (USB) and supported by a UVC driver. When using the HDX RealTime webcam feature of XenDesktop 5 or XenApp 6, you can control options such as maximum resolution and frames per second (10 FPS is recommended).
USB modem converter, connect a USB hub to the port. Power state Wyse 3040 thin client running Wyse ThinOS. Use the Shutdown dialog box to select the available option you want: •...
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The Remote Connections dialog box is displayed. Select Broker type from the drop-down list. a. If you select None from the list, click either of the following connection protocols: b. If you select the Citrix Xen, use the following guidelines: •...
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If you select the Microsoft, enter the IP address of the broker server in the Broker Server box, and then click OK to save the settings. e. If you select Dell vWorkspace, use the following guidelines: • Broker Server— Enter the IP address of the Broker Server.
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If the first discovery, for example, the WDM service is not successful, then it seeks for the next priority, for example, CCM service. This continues till a discovery is successful. If all discoveries fail, then it is started again automatically after a fixed time (24 hours).
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The following is the INI parameter for this feature: WDAService={yes(default),no}Priority ={WDM(default),CCM,“WDM;CCM”,“CCM;WDM”} To configure the CCM settings, do the following: Click CCM, and use the following guidelines. Enable Cloud Client Manager (CCM) — Select the check box to enable the Cloud Client Manager(CCM).
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Group Registration Key — Enter the Group Registration Key as configured by your cloud Client Manager administrator for the desired group. NOTE: If you enable the Cloud Client Manager (CCM ), make sure that you have entered the Group Registration Key and enabled the CCM Advanced Settings.
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Wyse 3040 thin client on ThinLinux This section provides the instructions on how to easily configure and efficiently manage Wyse 3040 thin client that runs on ThinLinux. Accessing thin client BIOS settings on Wyse ThinLinux This section describes about the Wyse 3040 thin client UEFI BIOS settings.
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connected, then by default, the monitors are in extended mode. The primary monitor is on the left (monitor 1) and the secondary monitor is on the right (monitor 2). The resolutions of the monitors are auto detected by the system by analyzing the monitor’s capabilities.
Figure 2. Network Settings The Network settings page is displayed. In the left-pane, the following tabs are available for you to configure. • Wi-Fi • Wired • Network proxy Figure 3. Network Settings page Configuring the wi-fi settings To configure the Wi-Fi settings, perform the following steps: In the left-pane, click Wi-Fi tab.
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Figure 4. Wi-Fi Settings To connect to Wi-Fi connection, select the preferred wireless SSID from the list displayed. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Airplane Mode option after you log in to the session. Click the Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network button. The Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network window is displayed. Figure 5.
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• Hardware Address • Default Route • NOTE: After the network is disconnected, only hardware address and last used information are displayed. On the lower-right corner of the page, click the Settings icon to configure the Wired Network connections. a. In the Details tab, the following attributes are displayed. •...
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Parameter Description To upload your CA certificate, click the Folder icon, and then browse to the location where you have stored the certificate. Private key Select the private key from the list or upload your private key stored locally. To upload your private key, click the Folder icon, and then browse to the location where you have stored the certificate.
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Parameter Description Show Password Select this check box if you want to allow the user to view the hidden password. f. If the authentication type is selected as Tunneled TLS, you must configure the following options. Table 5. Tunneled TLS Parameter Description Anonymous identity...
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Parameter Description Username Enter the Username for the network connection. Password Enter the password that you want to set for the connection. Ask for this password every time If this check box is selected, you will be prompted to enter the password every time when you connect to the network.
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Use the Ignore Hosts option to set up proxy to ignore all local addresses. If Automatic proxy method is selected, you must type the configuration URL address in the field. NOTE: Web Proxy Autodiscovery is used when a Configuration URL is not provided. Dell does not recommend this option for untrusted public networks.
Adding a network connection NOTE: Adding additional wired Ethernet connections is allowed but the added interface is not used in any of the ThinLinux features. To add a new network connection, complete the following tasks: On the lower-left corner of the page, click the + icon. The Add Network Connection dialog box is displayed.
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Require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete — The IPv4 address is required to complete the connection. If the IPv4 address is not available, then the connection is not configured. Click the Routes button to edit IPv4 routes for Bond connection. Click Add to add an IP address.
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Bridged connections — The number of bonded connections that are set up are listed here. To add a new bond connection, click the Add button and select the type of connection you want to create. The available options are Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and VLAN. Aging time —...
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Figure 6. Keyboard Preferences Click the ON/OFF button to disable or enable the Key presses repeat when held down option after you log in to the session. Move the slider to the left to decrease the repeated delay time of the pointer or move the slider to the right to increase the repeated delay time of the pointer.
Figure 7. Mouse Preferences The Mouse setting page enables you to set the Mouse preferences. Click Right or Left to set the primary button of the mouse. Move the slider to the left to increase the speed of the pointer when double-clicked or move the slider to the right to decrease the length of double-clicked.
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Figure 8. Printer Settings Figure 9. Add New Printer Click the printer icon. The gnome-control-center printer dialog box is displayed. Click Add New Printer button to include the new printer in the printers list available on the left pane. The Add a new printer window is displayed. Enter the address of the printer or the text to filter results.
Configuring the sound settings By default, the Sound screen is available in both User mode and Admin mode. Any changes made through Sound screen is saved and retained for the built-in thinuser. Click the Output tab to configure the audio output settings. Figure 10.
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Power state Wyse 3040 thin client running Wyse ThinLinux On your initial configuration, Dell recommends that you connect by using a wired connection by plugging in the network connected Ethernet cable to your thin client. After you turn on your thin client, you are automatically logged in to the thinuser account. By default, the password of the thinuser account is set to thinuser.
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NOTE: The description names for all the connections can not be edited once you create the connection. Configuring and managing Citrix connections The Citrix Connections page enables you to create and manage the Citrix connections both locally and globally. Figure 12. Citrix connection settings To configure the local Citrix settings: Click the + icon to add a new Citrix Connection.
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Figure 13. VMware connections settings Enter the name of the VMware connection. Configure the following options in the Login tab: Figure 14. VMware login settings Parameter Description Host Enter the host name or IP address or FQDN of the Horizon of the VMware View Server.
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Parameter Description Protocol From the drop-down list, select the specific protocol. Username Enter the User ID that is used to log in to the remote Horizon server. Password Enter the password that is used to log in to the remote Horizon server.
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Figure 15. VMware experience settings Parameter Description Windows resolution Select the Windows resolution that you want to get the best display on your monitor. The available resolutions are: Use All Monitors Full Screen Large Screen Small Screen 1024X768 800X600 640X480 Auto-Reconnect after disconnect.
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Parameter Description Select this option to disable the drop-down menu bar in the full screen mode. Disable exit on the disconnect Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. Select this option if you do not want the Horizon server to retry connecting if there is a connection error.
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• Click Register to register your thin client on CCM server. When your thin client is successfully registered, the status is shown as Registered with green color icon next to the Registration Status label, and caption of Register button changes to Unregister.
System specifications Table 8. Brand / Sub-brand / Model number / Chassis description / Series level / Category type Features Specification Ambient operation 0 to 40 degree Celsius (32 to 104 degree F) Non-operation temperature -40 to 65 degree Celsius (-40 to 149 degree Fahrenheit) Humidity 20% to 80% (non condensing) Max Altitude...
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Features Specification Power Input voltage range 3A, 5Vdc. Comply with L.P.S. Table 15. BIOS Features Specification Standard BIOS, UEFI as implemented using AMI Dell BIOS Support Wake-On-LAN Table 16. Operating system Features Specification OS and system software Launch at RTS •...
Troubleshooting your system You can troubleshoot your system using indicators like diagnostic lights, and error messages during the operation of the device. Power states and LED behavior Table 17. Power states and LED behavior States Behavior • Power LED: Bicolor, White / Amber Indicators •...
Diagnostic power LED codes Table 18. Diagnostic power LED codes Power LED light status Possible cause Troubleshooting steps Both power LED and activity LED come At first power apply: No LED light up • Check AC power, call your utility company.
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Power LED error code behavior Table 19. Power LED error code behavior LED# of flashes Fault description Fault Action Comment CPU Failure Type A Motherboard: BIOS Motherboard, covers Not applicable to X7 ROM failure BIOS corruption or ROM BIOS. No Test Case error support.
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• Type B – Log the fault event, if possible. – Emit the LED error code pattern. – Repeat the LED error code 3 more times. – Leave the LED light up in amber color. – Continue with POST.