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74 Using the Dell Wyse Configuration Manager (WCM) Client
• The Port is displayed by default. The default ports for FTP, HTTP,
and HTTPS are 21, 80, and 443 respectively.
• Enter the folder
Path
where the configuration file is saved in the
remote location if you have not used the default path.
• Enter the
Username
and
Password
to access the Repository server.
NOTE: If you have been deploying your configuration files locally and
the Protocol is set to Local in the Agent Settings dialog box of the WCM
Application GUI and Import Configuration is set to Local in the Import
Configuration dialog box of the WCM Client, you can switch back to a remote
download of the configuration files. You must set the Protocol to FTP, HTTP, or
HTTPS using the Agent Settings dialog box of the WCM Application GUI. You
must also ensure that you set the Import Configuration to Remote in the Import
Configuration dialog box of the WCM Client. You cannot switch back to a
remote download using only the Agent Settings dialog box of the WCM
Application GUI.
4
If you want the configuration file to be imported everytime the thin client
system boots, check the
Import configuration on every boot
option.
NOTE: If the Import configuration on every boot option is selected, the WCM
remote repository is discovered in the following order of preference DNS-
SRV, DNS-Host, DHCP Options, Registry Settings in the remote settings. If
none of the above are configured, then the Import configuration on every boot
option is not implemented.
5
Click
Save Settings
.
6
Click
Import
to apply the settings in the configuration file to the thin
client system immediately.
Fallback Mechanism for Failed Download of Configuration File
If you have configured the DNS-SRV, DNS-Host, DHCP Options, and
Registry Settings in the remote settings, and the configuration file does not
download, then the fallback mechanism for each of the preceding
mechanisms is as follows:
1
For a device specific configuration or for a local user, if the
WE8SConfig.xml,
or
WES7Config.xml,
or
WESConfig.xml
fails to
download from the remote path, check the configuration history for the
same named latest configuration and apply that file.
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