End User License Agreement (“License”) A copy of the Wyse Technology End User License Agreement is included in the software and provided for your reference only. The License at http://www.wyse.com/license as of the purchase date is the controlling licensing agreement.
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Battery Information Models Cx0, Rx0L, and VX0 contain an internal button cell battery replaceable by Wyse or one of our Authorized Service Centers. For service, visit http://www.wyse.com/serviceandsupport/service/service.asp. Warning There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
Notable Wyse ThinOS Features Login Dialog Box Features 9 Accessing System Information 10 Manually Configuring Global Connection Settings 10 Additional Wyse Zero Desktop Features 12 Wyse Zero Interactive Desktop Guidelines 12 Wyse Zero Toolbar 13 List of Connections 14 Additional Classic Desktop Features 15...
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Configuring ICA Session Services 72 PNAgent/PNLite Installation Guidelines 72 Configuring RDP Session Services 73 Remote System Administration Using Wyse Device Manager Software For Remote Administration 75 Updating Software 75 Managing Icons and Logos 77 Understanding and Using System Lockdown Operations 77...
Wyse thin client features can be found in the Fact Sheet for your specific thin client model. Fact Sheets are available on the Wyse Web site. Go to http://www.wyse.com/products, click the Wyse Thin Clients link, click the link for your thin client, and then click the Fact Sheet link.
Wyse ThinOS INI files. It contains information on the different Wyse ThinOS INI files you can use and the rules for constructing the files. It also provides the parameter details you need (with working examples) to get the most out of your Wyse ThinOS INI files.
Classic Desktop for INI backward compatibility, you can configure the thin client to display the Wyse Zero Desktop by using the SysMode=VDI parameter in the INI files or by selecting the desktop option in a dialog box (see "Using Your Desktop").
Chapter 2 Manual Connection Procedures 1. Click the System Settings icon on the Wyse Zero Toolbar to open the System Settings menu, and then click Remote Connections to open the Remote Connections dialog box. 2. Use the Broker Setup tab of the Remote Connections dialog box to configure one of the following connections: •...
Classic Desktop - Click User Name (User Name is the user who is logged-on and is located at the bottom-left side of the taskbar), and then select System Setup > Remote Connections. • Wyse Zero Desktop - Click the System Settings icon on the Wyse Zero Toolbar, and then select Remote Connections.
To help ensure that no one else can access your private information without permission, Wyse ThinOS allows you to lock your thin client so that credentials are required to unlock and use the thin client after you do one of the following: •...
Getting Started Use the following guidelines (depending on user privilege, some options may not be available for use): Table 1 Shutdown dialog box options Option What It Does Sign-off from account Allows you to sign off from the current open account (the Login dialog box appears and is ready for another user).
"Accessing System Information" • "Manually Configuring Global Connection Settings" • "Additional Wyse Zero Desktop Features" • "Additional Classic Desktop Features" Login Dialog Box Features While the Login dialog box allows you to log in to the server, it also allows you to obtain system information, configure thin client settings, and shut down the thin client.
Global Connection Settings (in the Connect Manager for the Classic Desktop; in the List of Connections for the Wyse Zero Desktop) to open and use the Global Connection Settings dialog box to configure settings that affect all of the connections in your list of connections.
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Notable Wyse ThinOS Features Use the Session tab to select the check boxes you want for the options that are available to all sessions (the Smart Cards check box specifies the default setting for connecting to a smart card reader at startup).
"Wyse Zero Toolbar" • "List of Connections" Wyse Zero Interactive Desktop Guidelines The Wyse Zero Desktop has a Wyse default background with the Wyse Zero Toolbar at the left of the screen. Use the following guidelines: • If configured to display (by an administrator), the current date and time are shown on the Wyse Zero Toolbar.
Notable Wyse ThinOS Features Wyse Zero Toolbar The Wyse Zero Toolbar usually appears at the left edge of the Wyse Zero Desktop. However, depending on administrator configurations, the toolbar can be removed or hidden (shown only when a user moves the mouse pointer over the left edge of the desktop screen).
Chapter 3 List of Connections On the Wyse Zero Toolbar, you can click the Home icon to open your list of assigned connections (in some cases the list may contain only default connections). Use the following guidelines (depending on user privilege level, some options may not be...
"Connect Manager" Classic Interactive Desktop Guidelines The Classic Desktop has a Wyse default background with a horizontal taskbar at the bottom of the screen. The number of icons that can be displayed on the desktop depends on the desktop resolution and administrator configuration.
See "Remote Connections." • Central Configuration - Allows you to configure thin client central connection settings such as file server and optional Wyse Device Manager server settings. See "Central Configuration." • WAN Setup - Allows you to configure thin client WAN.
Notable Wyse ThinOS Features • Network Test - Opens a submenu from which the Ping and Trace Route tools can be used to check the integrity of the network connection. See "Using Ping" and "Using Trace Route." • View INI Settings - Opens a submenu from which the wnos.ini and user.ini windows can be opened to view the contents of the files.
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Chapter 3 The Connect Manager command buttons include: • Connect - To make a connection, select a connection from the list and click Connect. • New - Clicking New opens the Connection Settings dialog box either directly or through the Connection Protocol menu selection for creating a new connection definition (for more information on the Connection Settings dialog box, refer to "Advanced Details on Configuring ICA and RDP Connections").
Configurations"). To access Connectivity options: • Wyse Zero Desktop - click the System Settings icon on the Wyse Zero Toolbar (administrators can also click the Admin Mode button on the Login dialog box). • Classic Desktop - click User Name (User Name is the user who is logged-on and is...
Chapter 4 Network Setup The Network Setup dialog box allows you to configure thin client network settings. If required by the operating environment, the network administrator may disable access to this dialog box. Specifically, it cannot be accessed by Low-privileged and Non-privileged users (and not until after log-on if using PPPoE access).
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Configuring Connectivity Options Default Gateway - Use of gateways is optional. Gateways are used to interconnect multiple networks (routing or delivering IP packets between them). The default gateway is used for accessing the Internet or an intranet with multiple subnets. If no gateway is specified, the thin client can only address other systems on the same subnet.
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Chapter 4 Use the following guidelines for the Options tab: • DHCP Option IDs - Enter the supported DHCP options (each value can only be used once and must be between 128 and 254). For information on DHCP options, refer to "Configuring DHCP (DHCP Options)."...
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Configuring Connectivity Options • EAP Type - If you have enabled the Enable IEEEE 802.1x authentication check box, select the EAP Type option you want (TLS, LEAP, or PEAP). TLS - If you select the TLS option, click Properties to open and configure the Authentication Properties dialog box (you can use Browse to find and select the Client Certificate file and Private Key file you want).
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Chapter 4 • Security Type and Encryption - Select the encryption option (either None, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, or WPA2-Enterprise) to be used for this wireless communication link (If a WPA option is selected, TKIP and CCMP encryption is supported; if a WPA2 option is selected, CCMP encryption is supported). None - Select None if encryption is not required.
Configuring Connectivity Options Remote Connections The Remote Connections dialog box allows you to configure thin client remote connections (including ICA, RDP, Citrix XenDesktop, VMware View, and other broker server connections), visual options, and general connection settings. In the Classic Desktop option, the Remote Connections dialog box allows you to create default ICA and RDP connections for use.
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Chapter 4 root certificate locally. For detailed instructions on installing a corresponding root certificate locally, refer to Wyse Knowledge Base Solution #15508 (go to the Wyse Knowledge Base at http://www.wyse.com/kb and search for 15508). Use the following guidelines for the Visual Experience tab: •...
Password - To log in to the file server. Use 15 characters maximum. • WDM Servers - List of IP addresses or host names if Wyse Device Manager is used. Locations can be supplied through user profiles if user profiles are used. If DHCP is...
Chapter 4 Advanced Details on Configuring ICA and RDP Connections Use the following information when configuring ICA and RDP connections (this information assumes that the thin client does not have a locked down privilege level): • High-privileged user - The additional functionality provided by the Connection Settings dialog box allows testing of connection definitions before they are entered (by a network administrator) into the user profile files.
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Windows log-on when the connection is activated. ® • Wyse VDA - When selected, the thin client will use Wyse Virtual Desktop Accelerator software to provide an “accelerated” user experience on remote desktop sessions with high round-trip delay between the server and client.
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Chapter 4 • Display Resolution - Select the display resolution for this connection (if you select the Published Application option, the Connection Display will allow you to select the Seamless Display Resolution option): Default 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 720...
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Configuring Connectivity Options Use the following guidelines on the Logon tab: • Logging on area - Enter Login Username, Password, Domain name, and Logon Mode (if the Login Username, Password, and Domain name boxes are not populated, you can enter the information manually in the ICA server login screen when the connection is made): •...
FQDN but will also try to resolve the name without using the default. ® • Wyse VDA - When selected, the thin client will use Wyse Virtual Desktop Accelerator software to provide an “accelerated” user experience on remote desktop sessions with high round-trip delay between the server and client.
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Configuring Connectivity Options 1600 x 1200 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1200 Colors - Select the color depth of the RDP session. If High Colors (16 bits) or True Colors (32 bits) is selected and the RDP server does not support this color depth, the thin client renegotiates the color depth to the lower value (for example, 256 Colors (8 bits).
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Chapter 4 Use the following guidelines on the Logon tab: • Logging on area - Enter login username, password, and domain name. If these boxes are not populated, you can enter the information manually in the RDP server login screen when the connection is made. Use the following guidelines: •...
Configurations"). To access Local Settings options: • Wyse Zero Desktop - click the System Settings icon on the Wyse Zero Toolbar (administrators can also click the Admin Mode button on the Login dialog box). • Classic Desktop - click User Name (User Name is the user who is logged-on and is...
Chapter 5 System Preferences The System Preference dialog box allows you to select personal preferences such as screen saver, time/date, and custom information settings. Use the following guidelines for the General tab: • Screen Saver - Allows you to select the type of screen saver you want. The default is to Turn Off Screen.
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If DHCP is used, locations can be supplied through DHCP. Use the Custom Info tab to enter configuration strings for use by Wyse Device Manager (WDM) software. The configuration strings can contain information about the location, user, administrator, and so on.
Chapter 5 Display The Display dialog box allows you to select the resolution and refresh rate for the monitor used with the thin client. It also allows you to configure the way two monitors display. The number of icons that can be displayed on the desktop depends on the desktop resolution and administrator configuration.
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Configuring Local Settings Options Refresh rate list selections include: 60 Hz (default) 75 Hz 85 Hz • Rotation - Select a rotation option (either None, Left turn (Experimental), or Right turn (Experimental)). Note that left or right rotations provide a 90 degree rotation. •...
Chapter 5 Peripherals The Peripherals dialog box allows you to select the peripherals settings such as keyboard, mouse, volume, and touch screen settings. Use the following guidelines for the Keyboard tab: • Character Set - Select the character set (Each character is represented by a number. The ASCII character set, for example, uses the numbers 0 through 127 to represent all English characters as well as special control characters.
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Configuring Local Settings Options • Delay before repeat - Repeat parameters for held-down key. Select the Delay before repeat (either 1/5 second, 1/4 second, 1/3 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds, or No Repeat). The default is 1/3 second. •...
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Chapter 5 • Size - Character size 5, 6, 7, or 8 bits can be selected (default is 8). • Flow Control - Either None, XON/XOFF, CTS/RTS, or Both can be selected (default is None). • Serial Touch Screen selections - Select the proper touch screen ELO, MicroTouch or FastPoint from the list.
If required, USB-to-Parallel converter cables are available from Wyse. Port LPT1 or LPT2 selects the connection to a USB printer or parallel printer through a USB-to-Parallel cable. For ordering information, refer to the Wyse Web site at: http://www.wyse.com/products/accessories/accessories.asp. Use the following guidelines for the Ports tab: •...
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Chapter 5 • Enable LPD service for the printer - Select this to make the thin client an LPD (Line Printer Daemon) server for LPD printing requests from the network (see "Configuring LPD Services"). If the thin client is to be used as an LPD printer server, DHCP must not be used and a static IP address must be assigned to the thin client (see “Network Setup”...
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Configuring Local Settings Options Use the following guidelines for the SMBs tab: • Select SMB - Select the SMB you want from the list. • Printer Name - Enter the printer name. • Printer Identification - Enter the type or model of the printer. This name should be either the device driver name for the printer under the Microsoft Windows system, or a key to map to the device driver.
Chapter 5 The Help tab contains printer help information. Configuring LPD Services A thin client can be configured to provide LPD (Line Printer Daemon) services, making the thin client a printer server on the network. Set-up the thin client that is to provide LPD print services as follows: 1.
Configuring Local Settings Options Setting Up Windows 2003/2008 Servers 1. Navigate to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services and ensure the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing service is installed. If it is not, install it using the Microsoft installation instructions. 2. Add the thin client as the LPD printer by completing the following: a.
“Network Tools” To access Diagnostics options: • Wyse Zero Desktop - click the System Settings icon on the Wyse Zero Toolbar (administrators can also click the Admin Mode button on the Login dialog box). • Classic Desktop - click User Name (User Name is the user who is logged-on and is...
Chapter 6 System Tools The System Tools dialog box allows you to configure Trace and Event log settings. It also allows you to view wnos.ini and user.ini cached information for troubleshooting purposes. Use the Trace and Event log options on the General tab to configure the settings you want.
Performing Diagnostics does not necessarily indicate that the target of the ping is unusable for other purposes. Use the following guidelines: • Enter Hostname or IP - Enter the IP address, DNS-registered host name, or WINS-registered host name of the target to be pinged. •...
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Chapter 6 Use the following guidelines: • Enter Hostname or IP - Enter the IP address, DNS-registered host name, or WINS-registered host name of the target to be traced. • Data area - Displays round-trip response time and identifying information for each device in the path.
Network services used by the thin client can include DHCP, FTP file services, Virtual Desktop file services, DNS, and so on. How you configure your network services depends on what you have available in your Wyse ThinOS environment and how you want to design and manage it.
As a network administrator in an environment where DHCP and FTP servers are available, you can set up both DHCP and FTP network services and create “global” and “user” INI files as described in the Reference Guide: Wyse ThinOS INI Files.
“user profile” parameters you want that will comprise the connection profile for an individual user. For information on constructing these INI files, refer to the Reference Guide: Wyse ThinOS INI Files. After the network settings are configured, reboot the thin client before using it. A sign-on name and password may be required for access to the session services.
“user profile” parameters you want that will comprise the connection profile for an individual user. For information on constructing these INI files, refer to the Reference Guide: Wyse ThinOS INI Files. If Wireless Direct access is used, the Wireless Setup dialog box must also be configured locally (see the Users Guide: Wyse ThinOS for wireless configuration instructions).
“user profile” parameters you want that will comprise the connection profile for an individual user. For information on constructing these INI files, refer to the Reference Guide: Wyse ThinOS INI Files. After the network settings are configured, reboot the thin client before using it. A sign-on name and password may be required for access to the session services.
• Functionality Depends on You - The Wyse ThinOS INI files contain the parameters and associated values necessary for the various functionality you want. The INI files (wnos.ini file and {username}.ini file) are constructed and maintained by you and are...
Password for non-anonymous access to the FTP server in Wyse ThinOS version 4.3 and later. For Wyse ThinOS versions earlier than 4.3, the file server must have anonymous login capability and provide at least file read privilege for the anonymous user (it must also provide file write privilege if users are allowed to change their passwords).
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FTP Folder Structure Guidelines - The FTP folder structure that is required by thin clients running Wyse ThinOS is \wyse\wnos and must be placed under the FTP root folder (if DHCP option tag 162 is not used) or under the folder which has been specified by DHCP option 162.
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Copy the RCA_boot and RCA_wnos (if you have an S10) or V10L_boot and V10L_WNOS (if you have a V10L) and place it in the wnos subdirectory of your FTP server. 3. Obtain the Sample User INI files (go to http://www.wyse.com/manuals, search for sample.ini, click the reference guide link, and then click the sample ini link to open and...
Configuring XenDesktop Support XenDesktop is supported in Wyse ThinOS without the need to use a Web browser. To connect to XenDesktop, do not use the VDI Broker parameter. Instead, use the same parameter and configuration that is used when connecting to a PNAgent/Lite server.
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• DHCP Options Guidelines - Wyse ThinOS uses several DHCP option tags. These option tags must be created, activated within the DHCP scope(s), and then added for the thin clients to use them. The following figure shows the Windows DHCP Server Predefined Options and Values dialog box that is displayed when right-clicking the DHCP server and selecting Set Predefined Options.
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Appendix A Use the guidelines shown in Table 5 when creating and adding the DHCP option tags you need for your thin clients. Ensure that within the DHCP scope these new DHCP option tags you create are activated (this can be done using the Configure Options command), before you add them.
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For example, if you enter pub\serversoftware, the path searched will be pub\serversoftware\wyse\wnos. Note: You can have the \wyse automatic component of the search path omitted by appending a dollar sign ($) to the entered path. For example, if you enter pub\serversoftware$, the path searched will be pub\serversoftware\wnos.
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(per RFC 2131 and others). Not all options in the range 128-254 are strings. Options 186, 190, and 192 are employed for all Wyse products that use WDM. Their format and content are determined by the WDM product.
IP:port or name:port, where :port is optional (if not specified, port 80 is used). Configuring Wireless Access Thin clients running Wyse ThinOS can support 802.11b/g/n wireless connections. WEP is used as the encryption method in 802.11b wireless access. WEP, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise and WPA2-Enterprise are used as the encryption and authentication methods in 802.11g/n wireless access.
It defines the process of authenticating a wired or wireless client to allow the client to communicate with the network. Wyse ThinOS supports IEEE 802.1x for thin clients to be authenticated to access an Ethernet network. To enable this connection, you must download certificates from a Certificate Authority (CA), and then install and configure them for the thin client.
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Central Configuration: Automating Updates and Configurations 7. In the Network Setup dialog box, select an Import From option (either USB Key -the default - or File Server) to configure where a user can import a new certificate, click Import, and then use the following guidelines to configure the option you selected: ·...
For information on configuring ICA, refer to "Configuring ICA Session Services." For detailed information on the supported parameters (in the INI files) that you can use for ICA connections, refer to the Reference Guide: Wyse ThinOS Files. The ICA server must be licensed from Citrix Systems, Inc. You must purchase enough client licenses to support the total concurrent thin client load placed on the Citrix server farm.
By accelerating the remote desktop protocols by a factor of up to 3 times on certain networks, a Wyse VDA session with a server located thousands of miles from your thin clients “feels” similar to a non-accelerated session with a server located just a few hundred miles from your thin clients.
The port to be used for XML publishing services must be known for making appropriate PNAgent/PNLite server location entries required by the operating mode (for related information, refer to "Configuring DHCP (DHCP Options)," the Users Guide: Wyse ThinOS (for locally configuring the thin client using the Network Setup dialog box), and the Reference Guide: Wyse ThinOS INI Files).
Application Name text box is left blank, a message appears prompting the user to enter the IP Address or Server Name of the RDP server to which to connect. • Wyse ThinOS version 4.2 and later supports an RDP connection with no encryption (found in older versions of Microsoft NT4-TSE servers). •...
(complete user-desktop control, with features such as remote shadow, reboot, shutdown, boot, rename, automatic device check-in support, Wake-On-LAN, change device properties, and so on). Ordering information for WDM is available on the Wyse Web site at: http://www.wyse.com/products/software/rapport. Updating Software The software version is embedded in both the RAM and flash memory images.
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DHCP. The dollar sign character ($) acts as a flag that notifies Wyse ThinOS that the absolute path has been given (that is, where it expects to find Wyse ThinOS configuration files inside a “wnos” folder) instead of the relative path (where it expects to find the general “wyse”...
Remote System Administration Managing Icons and Logos Icons and logos specified in the INI files must be placed in the file server /wnos/bitmap subdirectory. Icons are specified in the Icon clause of the connection statement and logos are specified in the FormURL statement. Supported image file types include .ico (icon), .bmp (bitmap), .jpg (JPEG), and .gif(GIF).
Configuring Virtual Access Suite Support This section explains how to support the Wyse ThinOS with Provision Networks Virtual Access Suite (VAS). To support Wyse ThinOS with VAS, you must do the following: • Download Wyse ThinOS firmware version 5.3.0_14 or later and store it on all Connection Brokers under the WNOS directory (see “Updating the Wyse ThinOS...
The dynamically generated {username}.ini file contains the following list of mandatory RDP connection parameters: • Application: Name of published desktop • Description: Description of published desktop • Icon: The icon displayed on WYSE desktop • Username: User account name • Password: User password • Domainname: Windows domain...
Updating the Wyse ThinOS Firmware (VAS Support) To update the thin clients to the latest Wyse ThinOS firmware, obtain the latest Wyse ThinOS firmware file (RCA_wnos) and store it in the WNOS directory. Upon rebooting the thin clients, the firmware will be automatically updated, if necessary.
Local System Administration This appendix provides local (at the thin client) system administration information to help you perform the routine tasks needed to maintain your Wyse ThinOS environment. It includes: • "Resetting to Factory Defaults Using G-Key Reset" • "Resetting to Factory Defaults Using Shutdown Reset"...
Accessing Thin Client BIOS Settings While starting a Wyse thin client you will see a Wyse logo for a short period of time. During this start-up you can press Del to enter the BIOS of the thin client to make your modifications (enter Fireport as the password).
Engine, create a printer object on the server to use the native driver and ThinPort as a printer port. You can use any protocol (TCP, RDP, or ICA) because Wyse ThinOS has .print clients for all of the protocols. The printer object needs to observe ThinPrint naming conventions (for example, HPLJ5#_:2, in which case print jobs will be sent to the local printer that has ID number .2) by referring to .print client port ID.
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Administrators Guide Wyse ThinOS Issue: 092910 Written and published by: Wyse Technology Inc., September 2010 ® ® Created using FrameMaker and Acrobat...
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