Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Hybrid Client Version 1.x Administrator's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Dell Hybrid Client installation
- Registering Dell Hybrid Client to Wyse Management Suite
- Managing user accounts
- Getting started with Dell Hybrid Client
- Logging in to your Dell Hybrid Client
- Configure the date and time
- Desktop overview
- Using the top bar
- Using the taskbar
- Applications overview screen
- Shut down, log off, or restart
- Lock your desktop
- Managing the Dell Hybrid Client policy settings
- Viewing system information
- Reset the Dell Hybrid Client to factory default settings
- Enable or disable access to desktop shortcuts
- Configuring the printer settings
- Configure the custom connection settings
- Configure the browser shortcut settings
- Multilanguage support
- Configure the VPN settings
- Configure the power profile settings
- Configure the user data roaming settings
- Configure the user personalization roaming settings
- Manage system updates
- Configuring the local settings
- Configure the network settings locally
- Configuring the display settings locally
- Configure the peripheral settings locally
- Configure the display personalization settings locally
- Configure the region and language settings locally
- Configure the power settings locally
- Change the password
- Configure the Dell Client Agent (DCA) settings manually
- Configuring the VDI environment
- Single Sign-On (SSO) to VDI applications
- Single Sign-On (SSO) to VDI applications
- Multifactor authentication for VDI applications
- Configuring Citrix
- Configuring VMware
- Configuring RDP
- Logging in to a VDI session using a smart card
- Install a certificate
- Zoom application plug-in for VDI
- Multimedia add-on package for VDI
- File Type Association
- Configuring the Cloud environment
- File Affiliation
- User applications
- Device security
- Dell Hybrid Client recovery imaging
- Dell Hybrid Client troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
● Taskbar—Displays all your favorite applications.
Using the top bar
Use the top bar to access Activities overview, Clock and calendar, System Information, Dell Client Agent, System menu, and
Notification icon.
Table 7. Top bar elements
Element Description
Activities Displays all the running windows and GUI applications. When you enter the overview, all the
running windows are displayed as live thumbnails on the current workspace. You can use a
workspace to group similar type of windows. For more information about workspace, see
the Ubuntu documentation at help.ubuntu.com/.
Clock and calendar Displays the current date and calendar.
Dell Client Agent icon
Displays the Dell icon that allows you to access the Dell Client Agent (DCA) settings
window.
System Information icon
Displays the System Information icon that allows you to access the System Information
window.
System menu Displays the following system settings:
● Volume icon—Enables you to increase or decrease the speaker volume.
● Wired Connection—Enables you to turn on or turn off the wired connection.
● WiFi connection—Enables you to turn on or turn off a wireless connection. You can
select a wireless network in the Wi-Fi Networks window.
● Bluetooth icon—Enables you to turn on or turn off Bluetooth.
● VPN icon—Enables you to connect or disconnect a VPN.
● Log out user—Enables you to log off from the current user.
● Power button—Enables you to shut down or restart your system.
● Lock screen—Enables you to lock your desktop screen.
Notification icon Displays a notification icon in the notification area. It shows notifications that are related to
system connections.
Using the taskbar
Dell Hybrid Client consists of a vertical taskbar on the left of the desktop screen. It displays all applications that are added to
favorites. Any GUI application that is active is automatically pinned to the taskbar.
By default, the following application icons are added to the taskbar:
● Google Chrome
● Mozilla Firefox
● File Explorer
You can click any of the application icons to start it. You can also add your frequently used or favorite applications to the
taskbar.
Applications overview screen
Use the applications overview screen on Dell Hybrid Client to access all the local configurations, Broker agent connections, web
browsers and so on. To access the applications overview screen, click the Show Applications button ( ) at the lower-left
corner of the desktop screen.
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