Secure Global Desktop 4.40 Administration Guide > Clients and Webtops > Can Users Access SGD Without Java Technology?

Can Users Access SGD Without Java Technology?

Yes, with some additional configuration. SGD uses the SGD Client Helper, which is a Java™ applet, to perform the following functions:

• To download, install and start the SGD Client
• To obtain proxy server settings from the user's web browser

If your organization prefers not to use Java technology, you must download the SGD Client manually, install it, and then configure it to connect to SGD. You do this as follows:

1. Manually download and install the SGD Client.
   • You download the SGD Client from the SGD Web Server, for example at http://SGD-server.example.com.
   • Click the link to Install the Sun Secure Global Desktop Client.
   • The download page and Sun Secure Global Desktop Software Installation Guide have details of how to install the SGD Client.
2. Start the SGD Client and connect to SGD.
   • If available, start the SGD Client from the shortcut in the desktop Start menu. Otherwise, start the SGD Client from the command line.
   • The first time you start the SGD Client, it prompts you for the URL to connect to (normally http://SGD-server.example.com/sgd) and for the proxy server settings to use.
   • When the SGD Client connects, it starts your default web browser and the SGD login page displays.
   • Log in. The webtop displays.
3. Edit the profile for your client device.
   1. On the webtop, click the Edit button in the Applications area of the webtop. Click the Client Settings tab and edit the profile.
   2. Configure the operating mode of the SGD Client, whether webtop mode or integrated mode.
      • Integrated mode gives users the best user experience when Java technology is unavailable, select the Add applications to Start Menu check box.
      • Use automatic logins to minimize the use of a web browser, select the Automatic Client Login check box.
      • Whenever the SGD Client needs to display a page in a web browser, for example to display a webtop or a login page, it always starts the default web browser.
      • To update the webtop display, users might have to manually reload the page. Alternatively, change the login URL to use the "thin" style webtop, http:/SGD-server.example.com/sgd/thin.jsp.
   3. Configure the proxy server settings. You must specify the proxy server settings in the profile because these settings cannot be obtained from the web browser.
   4. Click save.

   Note Secure Global Desktop Administrators can pre-configure many of these settings for users by editing the profile for an organization or organizational unit.

4. Log out of SGD.

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