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)
The file is saved offline, and a green tick is displayed for the Offline status.
Next steps
To change offline files to online manually, do the following:
1. Locate the offline file.
2. Click the three vertical dots that is located in the same row.
3. Click Discard Offline File.
Format a USB device
Dell Hybrid Client enables you to format a USB device. This feature is available from Dell Hybrid Client version 1.5 onwards. You
can format a used USB device or a new USB device that contains an unformatted file system.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you have configured the USB Lockdown option on Wyse Management Suite to allow access to your USB device.
Steps
1. Log in to the device powered by Dell Hybrid Client.
2. Connect your USB device.
3. Open the Dell File Explorer utility and do either of the following based on your preference:
● If you want to reformat a used USB drive, locate the USB drive under EXTERNAL FILES, and click the three horizontal
dots.
● If you connect a USB device that contains an unformatted file system, the Unformatted partition detected, would
you like to format it message is displayed.
4. Click Format.
The Format dialog box is displayed.
5. Select a file system, and click Format.
A progress bar is displayed. The USB device is formatted to use the file system that you have selected.
Configure a network drive
A network drive is a drive or share that you can access over a network. Dell Hybrid Client enables you to mount or map a
network shared drives using network file sharing protocols. The supported protocols are Server Message Block (SMB), Common
Internet File System (CIFS), FTPS, and Samba Share.
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 Network Drives, and click Network Drivers List.
6. Click Add Row.
7. In the Network drives settings section, do the following:
a. In the Name field, enter a name for your network drive or share.
b. From the Type drop-down list, select the type of the network share—Smb/Samba, CIFS, or FTPS.
8. In the Share URL field, enter the address of the server in the form of URL.
● If you are using the network share type as SMB/Samba or CIFS, enter the share URL in the format //serverIP/
path. For example, //105.105.55.122/test.
● If you are using the network share type as FTPS, enter the share URL in the format serverIP. For example,
105.105.55.122.
9. If you want anonymous users to access the network share, click the Anonymous mode toggle key.
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User applications