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.
● GCP—Select Azure and do the following:
a. Enter the GCP Client ID.
b. Enter the GCP Client Secret.
c. 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 G Suite, see Connect to G Suite.
For more information about creating browser shortcuts for files, see Create shortcuts for cloud files.
9. Log in to Dell Hybrid Client.
10. Double-click a file.
The file opens on the cloud or the local system based on the priority defined. If there is no network (offline), the file opens
on the local system provided the local mapping is valid. If local mapping is not available, you cannot open the file and an error
message is displayed.
Example
● Open a Microsoft PowerPoint using Azure cloud
1. Configure the Cloud + Local mode for File Affiliation using Wyse Management Suite. The priority is set to Azure Cloud.
2. Log in to the client.
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, the file opens on the local system.
● Open a Microsoft PowerPoint using Google cloud
1. Configure the Cloud + Local mode for File Affiliation using Wyse Management Suite. The priority is set to GCP Cloud.
2. Log in to the client.
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, the file opens on
the local system.
Configure the VDI Mode
Use the VDI Mode to enable all your files to open only in the VDI environment.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you have configured the File Type Association settings for the respective VDI connections using Wyse Management
Suite. For more information about how to configure the File Type Association settings, see File Type Association.
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 VDI.
For more information about configuring the VDI environment, see Configuring the VDI environment.
7. Log in to Dell Hybrid Client.
File Affiliation
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