Users Guide

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PurposeandIntendedAudience
Thisdocumentisintendedtoprovideinformationandinstructionfortasksthatareconsideredday‐to‐
dayforendusersoftheDDP|ProtectedWorkspaceproduct.
WhatisDellDataProtection|ProtectedWorkspace?
DDP|ProtectedWorkspace(DDP|PW)isanisolatedenvironmentthatiscreatedonthePCandcanrun
webbrowsersanddocumentviewerswhichareisolatedfromthenativePC.Thisprotected
environmenthelpsprotectanenduserPCfrombeinginfectedwithmalwareandhelpsstopother
maliciousattacks.By
browsinginaprotectedbrowserintheDDP|PWisolatedenvironmentandby
viewingdocumentswithintheprotectedenvironment,DDP|PWisabletostopmalwarefrombeing
installedonthelocalPCandexposingthatPCtoothertypesofattacksandsecurityvulnerabilities.
DellDataProtection|ProtectedWorkspaceIcon s
AftertheInstallationofDDP|ProtectedWorkspace,onenewiconwillbelocatedonthedesktop,one
newiconwillbelocatedinthesystemtray(whiletheapplicationisrunning)andanewfolderwillbe
createdwithintheStartMenu.Thefollowingsectionhelpstoidentifyeachof
thesenewiconsand
whattheirfunctionsare.
DellDataProtection|ProtectedWorkspaceDesktopIcon
TheDDP|ProtectedWorkspaceiconfoundonthedesktopisapointofexecutionforthe
application.DoubleclickingonthisiconwillstarttheDDP|PWapplicationifitisnotcurrently
runningorwilllaunchanewbrowserwindowifitisrunninginthebackground.Thisiconcan
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pinnedtothequicklaunchtoolbartoallowforeasieraccess.
DellDataProtection|ProtectedWorkspaceSystemTrayIcon
TheDDP|ProtectedWorkspacesystemtrayiconcanbefoundinthePCsystem
traywhenDDP|PWprotectedenvironmentisrunning.EndUseractions,suchas
openinganewbrowserwindow,restoringDDP|PWtoacleanstateormodifying
userpreferencesareavailablefromthistrayicon.Moredetailson
whatoptions
areavailableandhowtousethemcanbefoundlaterinthisdocument.
DellDataProtection|ProtectedWorkspaceStartMenuFolder
DDP|ProtectedWorkspacecanalsobelaunched(eitherstartingthe
programoropeninganewbrowserwindow)bygoingtothestartmenu,
choosingAllPrograms,thenDell,thenProtectedWorkspace.Within
thisfolderisthe DDP|PWlink.Additionally,thisfoldercontainsa
supporttoolthatcanbeused
tosendsupportlogstothesupportteam
incaseofanissuewiththeproduct.