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    Inst allation Guide Wyse ® VX0LE Conversion to ThinOS Wyse ® Simple Imager TM Release 2.0.2 Wyse Device Manager TM Release 4.8.5 Issue: 0701 1 1 PN: 883887-05L Rev . B[...]

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    Copyright Notices © 201 1, Wyse T echnology Inc. All rights reserved. This manual and the software and firmware described in it are copyrighted. Y ou may not rep roduce, transmit, transcribe, store in a retrieval system, or translate into any language or compute r language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnet ic, optica l, [...]

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    Content s 1 Introduction 1 Kit Contents 1 Wyse T echnical Support 2 Related Document ation and Services 2 Wyse Online Community 2 2 Converting Wyse VX0LE to ThinOS 3 Procedures: Using W yse Simple Imager 3 Procedures: Using W yse Device Manager 7 A Inst alling W yse Simple Imager 2.0.2 9 Pre-Installation Checklist 9 Procedures 10 B T roubleshooting[...]

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    1 Introduction This guide provides the instructions you need to use Wyse ® Simple Imager TM or Wyse Device Manager TM to convert the following Wyse VX0LE cloud client s to ThinOS: • V30LE (par t numbers include: 902134, 9021 42, 902179, and 902180 ) • V50LE (par t numbers include: 902135, 9021 43, 902181, and 902182 ) • V90LE (par t numbers [...]

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    2 Chapter 1 Wy se T echnical Support T o access Wyse techni cal resources, visit http://www . wyse.com/support . If you still have questions, you can submit your que stions using the Wyse Self-Service Center at http://support.wyse.c om/selfservice.html or call Customer Support at 1-800-800-WYSE (toll free in U.S. and Canada). Hours of operation ar [...]

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    2 Converting W yse VX0LE to ThinOS This chapte r provides the step- by-step instr uctions you need to convert sup ported Wyse VX0LE cloud clients to Thin OS. Depending on the Wyse pro duct you want to use, complete one of the following: • "Procedures: Using Wyse Simple Imager" • "Procedures: Using Wyse Device Manager" Proced[...]

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    4 Chapter 2 Figure 2 Wyse Simple Imager console 3. Select V12 in the Select Product list, and then click Add to open the Add Image dialog box. Figure 3 Add Image dialog box 4. Use the following guidelines: • Product - V12 is automatically entere d (leave this value). • Image V ersion - Enter Conversion for Image V ersion . This refers to the ne[...]

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    Converting Wyse VX0LE to Th inOS 5 file to select it (you may need to select the All Files option from the Files of T ype box to display the 1V12.i2d file for selection), and then click Open . Caution Do not use the 1V12.i2d file direct ly from the Conversion Sof tware Assembly DVD-ROM . Figure 4 Browse to select 1V12.i2d f ile 5. After you have co[...]

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    6 Chapter 2 S tep 4: Attach a Wyse Conversion Label on Each Converted Cloud Client The conversion kit is supplied with Wyse Conversi on Labels that must be att ached to each cloud client as shown in Figure 7. Be sure you ha ve purchased the amount of labels you need. Caution Failure to install the label may caus e delays in ser vice and support. Th[...]

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    Converting Wyse VX0LE to Th inOS 7 Procedures: Using Wyse Device Manager S tep 1: Access the DVD-ROM from the Correct WDM Server Access the Conversion Software Assembly DVD-ROM from the machine to which you installed the WDM Administrato r Console ( MMC Snap-in ). S tep 2: Copy the WDM VX0LE 128MB ThinOS Conversion Folder (on the DVD-ROM) to C:WDM[...]

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    8 Chapter 2 Wa r n i n g Wyse Cloud Client Software Maintenance is required to be eligible to receive new versions of cloud client soft ware and subsequent releases of corresponding document ation and tools. Wyse an nounces new versions of software th rough the WyseView newsletter . T o receive notification of available sof tware updates, customer [...]

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    A Inst alling W yse Simple Imager 2.0.2 This appendix pr ovides the det ailed procedures you must complete to install W yse Simple Imager 2.0.2. Pre-Inst allation Checklist Before you begin installing Wyse Simple Im ager , make sure you have met the requirements on this chec klist for the machine to which Wyse Simple Imager will be installed: Cauti[...]

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    10 Appendix A Procedures Tip Be sure you ha ve completed all pre-in stallation r equirement s as described in "Pre-Instal lation Checklist" before you begin installing Wyse Simple Imager . S tep 1: V erify FTP Settings 1. Launch IIS (click Settings > Contr ol Panel > Administrative T ools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Man[...]

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    Installing Wyse Simple Imager 2.0.2 11 S tep 2: V erify DHCP is Running Y ou can verify DHCP is running by going to S t art > Control Panel > Network Connections , double-click your LAN connection (for examp le, Local Area Connecti on ) to open the Loca l Area Connection S t atus dialog box, click the Supp ort tab an d then ensure that your A[...]

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    B T roubleshooting This appendix includes tr oublesho oting information. Note For Wyse Customer Support informat ion, see "Wyse T echnical Support." Problem Solution When attempti ng to image a clou d client you receive an ARP Timeout error . This means that the cloud client wa s unable to obta in an IP address from your DHCP server on th[...]

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    14 Appendix B When attempti ng to image a clou d client you receive an Illegal TFTP operation error mess age. Use the following: • If this is the first you are a ttempting to image using Wyse Simple Imager , more than likel y this is an inst allation problem. Re view the Wyse Simp le Imager installation section and verify the insta llation proces[...]

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    Inst allation Guide Wys e ® VX0LE Conversion to ThinOS Issue: 0701 1 1 Written and publishe d by: Wyse T echnology Inc., July 201 1 Created using FrameMake r ® and Acrobat ®[...]