Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Data Guardian Windows, Mac, Mobile, and Web Administrator Guide v2.9
- Introduction
- Requirements
- Configure and Install Data Guardian on Windows
- Data Guardian Client Registry Settings
- Configure an On-prem Server for Data Guardian
- Install Data Guardian
- Set GPO on Domain Controller to Enable Entitlements
- Uninstall Data Guardian
- View Reports
- Data Guardian Troubleshooting
- Configure and Install Data Guardian on Mac
- Configure and Install Data Guardian for the Web Client

Configure and Install Data Guardian for the
Web Client
This web client allows users to view a protected Office document or .xen file without installing the Data Guardian client. As a general rule,
Dell recommends installing the
Dell Server first.
Topics:
• Download the OVA file
• Install Data Guardian for Web
• Open the Management Console
• Data Guardian Basic Terminal Configuration Tasks
• Administrator Tasks
Download the OVA file
At initial installation, Data-Guardian-Web is delivered as an OVA file, an Open Virtual Application used to deliver software that runs on a
virtual machine.
To download the OVA file:
1. Navigate to the Data Guardian Product Support page.
2. Click Drivers & downloads.
3. Next to View all available updates for <OS version>, click Change OS, and select the appropriate VMware ESXi or Hyper-V version.
4. Under View by: select Show All.
5. Under Dell Data Security, select Download.
Install Data Guardian for Web
Install and configure Data-Guardian-Web
Before you begin, ensure that all system and virtual environment Requirements are met.
1. Locate the Data Guardian files in the installation media and double-click Data-Guardian-Web-1.x.x.ova to import into VMware.
2. Power on Data-Guardian-Web.
3. Select the language for the license agreement, and select Display EULA.
4. Read the agreement, and select Accept EULA.
5. If an update is available, select Accept.
6. At the default password change prompt, select Yes.
7. In the Set ddguser Password screen, enter the current (default) password, ddguser, then enter a unique password, re-enter the
unique password, and select OK.
Passwords must include the following:
• At least 8 characters
• At least 1 uppercase letter
• At least 1 digit
• At least 1 special character
8. Repeat the previous step for the ddgconsole and ddgsupport accounts.
NOTE:
To keep the default password, which is the same as the name, click Cancel. To modify the password, enter
ddgconsole or ddgsupport in the
Current Password
field.
9. In the Configure Hostname dialog, use the backspace key to remove the default hostname. Enter an FQDN hostname and select OK.
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