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)
For more information about creating browser shortcuts for files, see Create shortcuts for cloud files.
8. Click Save and Publish.
9. Log in to Dell Hybrid Client.
10. Double-click a file.
The file opens on the cloud only. If there is no network (offline), you cannot open the file and an error message is displayed.
For more information about how to configure the cloud environment, see Configuring the cloud environment.
Example
● Open a Microsoft PowerPoint file using Azure cloud
1. Configure the Cloud mode for File Affiliation using Wyse Management Suite.
2. Log in to the device as an Active Directory (AD) user.
You are automatically logged in to Azure with SSO authentication.
3. Go to the File Explorer.
4. Open the Microsoft PowerPoint file.
The file is launched from the cloud application. If there is no network, you cannot open the file.
● Open a Microsoft PowerPoint file using Google cloud
1. Configure the Cloud mode for File Affiliation using Wyse Management Suite.
2. Log in to the device as an Active Directory (AD) user.
3. Go to the File Explorer.
4. Open the Microsoft PowerPoint file.
The GCP authentication screen is displayed.
5. Enter the login credentials.
After the successful authentication, the file is launched from the GCP webapp. If there is no network, you cannot open
the file.
Configure the Cloud + Local Mode
Use the Cloud + Local Mode to open all your files either on the cloud or the local system.
Steps
1. Log in to Wyse Management Suite.
2. Go to the Groups & Configs page, and select your preferred group.
3. Click Edit Policies > Hybrid Client.
The Configuration Control | Hybrid Client page is displayed.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. Expand File Affiliation, and click File Affiliation.
6. From the File Affiliation drop-down list, select Cloud + Local.
7. Select a priority, either Cloud or Local.
If the priority is set to Cloud, files open on the cloud. If cloud is not configured, files open on the local system.
If the priority is set to Local, files check the local mapping first. Local mapping enables you to access the local drive. If the
local mapping is valid, files open on the local system.
8. For the cloud environment, select the cloud service provider from the following options:
● Azure—Select Azure and do the following:
a. Enter the Azure Client ID.
b. Enter the Azure Tenant Name.
c. Enter the Azure Client Secret.
d. Browse and select the icon for Cloud Home. If you do not configure this option, the default icon is used.
For more information about connecting to the Azure Active Directory, see Connect to Azure Active Directory.
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File Affiliation