Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
Introduction
Edge Device Manager (EDM) is the next generation management solution for the Dell Edge Gateway devices that oers advanced feature
options such as Cloud versus On-premises private cloud deployment, manage-from-anywhere through a mobile application, enhanced
security such as BIOS conguration, and port lockdown. Other features include device discovery and registration, the asset, and inventory
management, the conguration management, operating system and applications deployment, real-time commands, monitoring, alerts,
reporting, and troubleshooting of endpoints.
NOTE: Wyse Management Suite UI will be rebranded to Edge Device Manager (EDM) after a valid license has been imported.
The following information should be considered for selecting the EDM R17 public versus private cloud editions:
Private cloud
This edition is suited for users with the following requirements:
Small, medium, or large deployments
Need advanced features such as delegated administration, reports, and two-factor authentication.
Requires the convenience of monitoring and managing through mobile application.
Requires to install and maintain software and infrastructure on-site.
Public cloud
This edition is suited for users with the following requirements:
Small, medium, or large deployments
Requires the convenience and cost savings of not having a setup and maintain infrastructure and software.
Needs advanced features such as delegated administration, reports, and two-factor authentication.
Requires the convenience of monitoring and managing through mobile application.
Devices can be congured to communicate with external server either directly or through a forward-proxy service.
Needs to manage devices on non-corporate networks such as home, oce, third party, partners, and so on
Topics:
Edge Device Manager on public cloud
Edge Device Manager on private cloud
Support matrix
Functional areas of management console
Conguring and managing Edge Gateway devices
Edge Device Manager on public cloud
This section provides information about the general features that help you to get started as an administrator.
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6 Introduction