Administrator Guide

Configuring Dell vWorkspace

Workspace virtualization delivers a list of applications or desktops together as a single complete virtual workspace. It isolates and

centralizes an entire computing workspace. vWorkspace provides flexible, location and platform independent access by delivering virtual

workspace from multiple virtualization platforms.

This section provides information about how to configure a Dell vWorkspace broker connection on your ThinOS device.

Configure the Dell vWorkspace broker connection

To configure the vWorkspace broker setup:

1. From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click Remote Connections.

The Remote Connections dialog box is displayed.

2. In the Broker Setup tab, from the drop-down list, select Dell vWorkspace, and do the following:

• Broker Server—Enter the IP address/ Hostname/ FQDN of the Broker Server.

• Auto Connect List—Enter the name of the desktops that you want to launch automatically after logging in to the respective

broker. More than one desktop can be listed. Each desktop name is separated by a semi-colon, and is case-sensitive.

• Select the check box to enable vWorkspace Gateway.

• vWorkspace Gateway—Enter the IP Address of the vWorkspace Gateway.

3. Click OK to save the settings.

Configuring Amazon Web Services or WorkSpaces

Amazon WorkSpace is a cloud-based virtual desktop that allows you to access remote applications with ease.

Amazon WorkSpaces connection is applicable only for PCoIP clients.

This section provides information about how to configure the Amazon WorkSpaces (AWS) connection on your ThinOS device, and other

Amazon WorkSpace features that you can configure on ThinOS.

Configure the Amazon WorkSpaces broker connection

Amazon WorkSpaces connection is applicable only for PCoIP clients. To configure the Amazon WorkSpaces (AWS) broker setup:

1. From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click Remote Connections.

The Remote Connections dialog box is displayed.

2. In the Broker Setup tab, from the drop-down list, select Amazon WorksSpaces, and do the following:

• Broker Server—Enter the IP address/Hostname/FQDN of the Broker Server.

• Auto Connect List—Enter the name of the desktops that you want to launch automatically after logging in to the respective

broker. More than one desktop can be listed. Each desktop name is separated by a semi-colon, and is case-sensitive.

• Security mode—Select the preferred Security mode from the following options:

• Warning—Warn Security requires FQDN address for domain certificate installed in PCM. If certificate is not installed on the

client, corresponding warning message is displayed for you to continue.

• Full—Full Security requires FQDN address with domain certificate installed in PCM, and certificate installed on the client.

• Low—Security allows FQDN/IP address with/without certificate.

• Default—Follows global security mode settings.

• Connection Protocol—The drop-down list is disabled for AWS broker. By default, the option is set to PCoIP Only.

3. Click OK to save the settings.

For information about deploying AWS WorkSpaces and AWS EC2 PCM for AWS WorkSpaces, go to www.teradici.com/web-help/

Connecting_ZC_AWS_HTML5/TER1408002_Connecting_ZC_AWS.htm#03_DeployPCM.htm%3FTocPath%3D3.

For information about configuring the Broker Server address = “URI (https://<FQDN or IP address>) of the PCM”, go to

www.teradici.com/web-help/Connecting_ZC_AWS_HTML5/TER1408002_Connecting_ZC_AWS.htm#05_Connect.htm

%3FTocPath%3D5.

Known issues with Amazon Web Services or WorkSpaces

• Key combination Ctrl + Alt disconnects users from AWS session intermittently with old agent in AWS desktop. To fix this issue,

update to latest agent by rebooting the desktop.

Configuring the connection brokers