Dell Wyse 3000 Assembly instructions

Dell Wyse 3000 Edge MicroServer Installation and
Setup Guide
July 2015

Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................................................................... 1-1
About the Dell WYSE 3000............................................................................................... 1-1
2. Installation and Setup .......................................................................... 2-1
Login to the Dell Wyse 3000 device ................................................................................ 2-1
Set Up a Websocket Connection ..................................................................................... 2-2
3. Establishing and Testing a Connection ............................................. 3-8
Connect to the Dell WYSE 3000 via Serial Port .............................................................. 3-8
Connect the Dell WYSE 3000 to the ThingWorx Platform .............................................. 3-9
4. Troubleshooting .....................................................................4-15

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1. Introduction
The Edge MicroServer is a powerful component of the ThingWorx architecture. The Edge
MicroServer allows for the rapid deployment of connections between the ThingWorx platform and
an associated data reporting device, with minimal design requirements on the part of the user.
The Edge MicroServer provides an “always-on” connection to the platform, and it opens a local web
server that interacts with the REST API available on the platform.
This document provides installation and usage instructions for setting up the Edge MicroServer
with the Dell WYSE 3000.
About the Dell WYSE 3000
The Dell WYSE3000 is a multi-port x86 Intel-based thin client device, running Windows Embedded
Standard 7. It is manufactured by Dell Inc., and is intended for use as a rapid-connecting specialized
and limited-role device.
Specifications of the device as tested for this guide include an Intel® Celeron® CPU N2807
@1.57Ghz, 4.00GB of RAM, and 16GB of flash memory.
The Edge MicroServer Win32 distribution may be installed on the Dell WYSE 3000, and this guide
will follow the procedure for doing so. This guide will also follow the features involved with
simulating a connection and pushing and pulling data from the Dell WYSE 3000 to the ThingWorx
as a remotething.

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2. Installation and Setup
Setup of the Dell WYSE 3000 with an EMS will first require connecting to the Dell Wyse 3000 from a
computer via Ethernet cable and a local DHCP Server. Please note that this guide was written
for a computer running Microsoft Windows.
Refer to the Troubleshooting section of this guide for help with frequently asked questions.
Login to the Dell Wyse 3000 device
1.
Connect a monitor, mouse, and keyboard
to the device, and power it on.
2.
After the device automatically logs in,
hold down the “shift” key and click Start
> Log off. Continue holding the shift key
until the system asks you to choose an
account to login to.
3.
Choose “Adminstrator”, and log in. The
default password is “DellCCCvdi”.
4.
On the Windows Embedded 7 Desktop,
open the “Networking and Sharing
Center”, and then go to Windows
Firewall.
Disable all Firewalls.

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Set Up a Websocket Connection
1.
This section begins by setting up Windows
DHCP server on the ThingWorx host
computer. If you already have this client
set up on your host computer, then skip
ahead to opening up a websocket
connection.
Begin by downloading the DHCP server
installer for Windows from:
http://www.dhcpserver.de/cms/
2.
In Windows, before installing the DHCP
server, open “Network and Sharing
Center”, and then click the link on the left
for “Change Adapter Settings”

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3.
Right-Click on “Local Area Connection”,
and choose “Properties”.
4.
Select “Internet Protocol Version 4”, and
then click “Properties”. Click the button
for “Use the following IP address”, and set
a private IP address that starts with
“192.168…”. Subnet Mask may be left as
255.255.255.0
5.
Connect the Dell Wyse 3000 device toyour
computer with an Ethernet cable. Note:
From here on out, you may wish to disable
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avoid causing IP address conflicts with
other devices on your local network.
6.
Extract the DHCP Serverpackage
downloaded earlier, and run the
“dhcpwiz” executable. Follow the steps in
the wizard to get to the “Network
Interface Cards” screen.
7.
Select “Local Area Connection”, and
confirm that its DHCP setting is disabled
by default.
8.
On the next screen, check “HTTP (Web
Server)” and leave the others unchecked.
Click “Next”.

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9.
Set the IP-Pool to a reasonable range
whichcontains yourlocalmachine’sIP
address (chosen earlier). Click Next.
10.
Check “Overwrite Existing File”, then click
“Write INI file”. Click “Next”, then “Finish”.
11.
Open the “dhcpsrv” program as an
Administrator.
12.
Check “Firewall Enabled”, click
“Configure”. Install the service if you have
not yet done so. Finally, click the “Start”
button to begin running the DHCP Server.
Note: If you have an instance of Apache Tomcat or any
other local server running, you should stop it before
clicking “Start” on the DHCP Server.
13.
Open up a browser, and type in
“localhost/dhcpstatus.xml” into the
address bar. The Dell Wyse 3000 should
be detectable and listed as a client, with an
IP address assigned.

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14.
Confirm the Dell device’s IP address by
typing “ipconfig” in any command prompt
terminal (open command.exe).
Tip: You can confirm the connection to your host
computer is established by typing “ping 192.168.137.1”
(or similar ip address) from a command prompt window
on the Dell device.
15.
Start Tomcat on the host computer, and
ensure the ThingWorx platform is
accessible.
16.
Download the ThingWorx Edge
MicroserverforWindowspackagefrom
the PTC Support Downloads site.
Get the latest release of the “Win32”
package.
17.
Transfer the MicroServer zip file to the
Dell WYSE.
Tip: You can create a shared folder on the Dell device and
transfer the file over a LAN, or you can move it using a
flash drive.
18.
Open the “config.json” file in
“ \ Mi c ro S erv er \ etc ” , or open ei the r
config.json.complete or
config.json.minimal and save it as
config.json.
Note: Open the config.json.complete, or
config.json.minimal files, and work off of one them, and
Save As “config.json” when finished. It’s recommended
you start with config.json.minimal.
19.
Set the IP address for “ws_servers” to be
“192.168.137.1” and the port to be “80”
(Unless these numbers are different for
your local host ThingWorx computer;
replace them with your actual values)
20.
Set “appKey” to be the value of your
application key, generated in ThingWorx
under “Application Keys”.

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21.
Set “encryption” under “ws_connection” to
be “none”.
See the example at right of config.json:
Save and close the config.json file when
finished editing.
22.
Run the “wsems” application under the
MicroServer root directory, by typing
“./wsems”
23.
In the browser on your host computer,
navigate to the ThingWorx platform, and
click “Monitoring”. Here, click “Remote
Things”, and then click on the “Unbound”
tab.
Here, you should see the “MyGateway”
entity here.