Administrator Guide

Security configurations

Security configurations help you to maximize the security posture in your environment. This section describes the mechanisms

and methods available to secure the deployment of the Dell Hybrid Client software.

Deployment models

Dell Hybrid Client can be installed on the Wyse 5070 device and the OptiPlex 7070 Ultra device. For information about how to

install Dell Hybrid Client on your device, see Dell Hybrid Client installation.

From Dell Hybrid Client v1.1 release onwards, the following conversions are supported:

● Convert Wyse 5070 devices running Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, ThinLinux 2.x, or ThinOS 8.6 (Maintenance Release 8 and

later) to Dell Hybrid Client.

● Convert OptiPlex 7070 devices running Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 to Dell Hybrid Client.

For more information about the conversion process, see the Dell Hybrid Client Conversion Guide at www.dell.com.support.

Authentication

● During login authentication failures, a message Please try again is displayed on the login screen.

● You can remotely connect to Dell Hybrid Client using the SSH protocol. See, Configure the SSH settings.

● You can remotely connect to Dell Hybrid Client using VNC. See, Configure the VNC settings.

● You can set a password for the GRUB boot menu to restrict access to specific operations such as enabling dev mode to

access the terminal. See, Enable GRUB menu password protection.

Configure the SSH settings

Using the SSH protocol, you can connect securely to Dell Hybrid Client from a remote device. You can use Wyse Management

Suite to configure the SSH settings.

Prerequisites

As an administrator, you must install the optional SSH add-on to enable the SSH access. To install the SSH add-on on Dell

Hybrid Client, do the following:

1. Go to www.dell.com/support.

2. In the Enter a Service Tag, Serial Number, Service Request, Model, or Keyword field, type the model number of your

device or type Dell Hybrid Client.

3. Click the product from search results to open the product support page.

4. On the product support page, click Drivers & downloads.

5. Select the operating system as Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

6. From the list, locate the SSH add-on entry and click the download icon.

7. After the add-on is downloaded successfully, use the application policy on Wyse Management Suite to deploy the add-on to

Dell Hybrid Client. For more information about how to deploy an application policy, see the Dell Wyse Management Suite

Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/support.

NOTE:

If you have configured the Dell Hybrid Client policy settings before the add-on installation, you must reapply the

configured settings after you deploy the add-on.

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