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Configuring the Sun Secure Global Desktop Client for desktop Start Menu integration

In a default installation, users log in to Secure Global Desktop and display a webtop. Sun Secure Global Desktop Client can also be configured to operate in Integrated mode so that the list of applications a user can run displays in the desktop Start Menu instead of on the webtop.

To use Secure Global Desktop in this way:

• Integrated mode must be enabled in the user's profile. Other settings in the profile also affect how Integrated mode works.
• Applications may have to be configured to give users the best experience.
• Users have to perform an initial login in webtop mode.

Note See the Sun Secure Global Desktop Software Release Notes for details of the desktop systems that are supported for Integrated mode.

Configuring the profile

Integrated mode must be enabled in the user's profile. Secure Global Desktop Administrators can enable Integrated mode by creating profiles for organization and organizational unit objects. Alternatively, if profile editing is enabled, users can enable Integrated mode themselves.

The following settings in a profile are applicable to using Integrated mode:

Note If a user edits their profile, they must log out of Secure Global Desktop and log in again for the changes to take effect.

Configuring applications

When launched from a desktop Start Menu, applications that are configured to Display Using the webtop or a new browser window are displayed in an independent window. You may want to configure these applications to use a different window.

For applications that are configured to Display Using an independent window, closing the window may end or suspend the emulator session, depending on the object's Window Close Action attribute.

In Integrated mode, there are no controls for suspending and resuming individual application instances. Applications that are configured to be always resumable are automatically suspended when you log out and resumed when you log in. While in Integrated mode, you can only resume a suspended session by displaying a webtop and using the session controls for the application.

You may also want to configure the Max Instances attribute to limit the number of instances users can run.

Performing the initial login in webtop mode

1. Start a web browser and go the http://server.example.com/sgd URL.

   Note The Secure Global Desktop Client can be manually downloaded, installed and started from the command line.

2. Log in and display a webtop.
3. Enable Integrated mode.
   • Click the Edit button in the Applications area of the webtop and then click the Client Settings tab.
   • Check the Add applications to Start Menu box.
   • To log in automatically, check the Automatic Client Login box. This generates an authentication token when the profile is saved.
   • To start the Secure Global Desktop Client when you log in to the desktop system, check the Connect on System Login box.
   • Configure the proxy server settings.
   • Click Save.
4. Log out of Secure Global Desktop.
5. Log in to Secure Global Desktop using the Login link on the desktop Start Menu.

After the initial login, and depending on configuration, users do not need to use a web browser to access Secure Global Desktop. However, the Secure Global Desktop Client may start the user's default web browser if the user needs to log in or if it needs to obtain proxy server settings from the browser.

Generating new authentication tokens

If a user needs to generate a new authentication token, they must edit their profile as follows:

1. Clear the Automatic Client Login box.
2. Click Save.
3. Check the Automatic Client Login box.
4. Click Save.

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