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)
6. Click Create.
Open with functionality
The Open with function enables you to select your preferred application to open a file. You can choose not to use the default
option to open the file. This option is based on the File Affiliation Mode that is configured on Wyse Management Suite.
Table 15. Open with options
File Affiliation Mode Open with options
Cloud No options are available.
Cloud + Local
● Cloud application option is listed.
● Local applications are listed based on the settings that are configured in Dell Hybrid
Client. For example, Dell Hybrid Client is configured to open an XLS file with the
LibreOffice Excel application.
VDI No options are available.
VDI + Local
● VDI applications are listed based on the VDI Broker agent connections that are
configured in Wyse Management Suite.
● Local applications are listed based on the settings that are configured in Dell Hybrid
Client. For example, Dell Hybrid Client is configured to open an XLS file with the
LibreOffice Excel application.
Cloud + VDI + Local
● Cloud application option is listed.
● VDI applications are listed based on the VDI Broker agent connections that are
configured in Wyse Management Suite.
● Local applications are listed based on the settings that are configured in Dell Hybrid
Client. For example, Dell Hybrid Client is configured to open an XLS file with the
LibreOffice Excel application.
To use the Open with function, do the following:
1. Open the Dell File Explorer utility.
2. Locate a file, and click the three dots.
3. Click Open With.
A submenu is displayed with the available local or VDI application names. For cloud, the application name is displayed as
Cloud.
4. Select your preferred application to open the file.
Save cloud files for offline use
Cloud files can be manually saved for offline use, where a user can use the file when network is not available. If you manually set
the file to offline mode, you must log off and log in again and then discard the offline file to synchronize the file to cloud.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you have configured the cloud provider—Azure or Google Cloud.
About this task
This procedure describes the steps to manually save a cloud file offline on Dell Hybrid Client.
Steps
1. Log in to the Dell Hybrid Client.
2. Go to File Explorer > CLOUD FILES.
All the available cloud files or documents are listed.
3. Locate a file and click the three vertical dots that is located in the same row.
4. Click Save Offline.
User applications
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