Secure Global Desktop Administration Guide > Clients and webtops > Can users access Secure Global Desktop without Java technology?

Can users access Secure Global Desktop without Java technology?

Yes, with some additional configuration.

Browser-based webtop

The browser-based webtop uses the Sun Secure Global Desktop Client Helper, which is a Java™ applet, to perform the following functions:

• To download, install and start the Sun Secure Global Desktop Client.
• To obtain proxy server settings from the user's web browser.
• To display applications on the webtop or in a new browser window.

If your organization prefers not to use Java technology, you must manually download and install the Secure Global Desktop Client, and then configure it to connect to Secure Global Desktop.

1. Manually download and install the Secure Global Desktop Client.
   • You download the Secure Global Desktop Client from the Secure Global Desktop Web Server at http://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 Secure Global Desktop Client.
2. Start the Secure Global Desktop Client and connect to Secure Global Desktop.
   • If available, start the Secure Global Desktop Client from the shortcut in the desktop Start Menu. Otherwise, start the Secure Global Desktop Client from the command line.
   • The first time you start the Secure Global Desktop Client, it prompts you for the URL to connect to (normally http://server.example.com/sgd) and for the proxy server settings to use.
   • When the Secure Global Desktop Client connects, it starts your default web browser and the login page displays.
   • Log in. The webtop displays.
3. Edit the profile for your client device.
   • On the webtop, click the Edit button in the Applications area of the webtop. Click the Client Settings tab and edit the profile.
   • Configure the operating mode of the Secure Global Desktop Client, whether webtop mode or integrated mode.
     • Integrated mode gives users the best user experience when Java technology is unavailable, check the Add applications to Start Menu box.
     • Use automatic logins to minimize the use of a web browser, check the Automatic Client Login box.
     • Whenever the Secure Global Desktop 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 may have to manually reload the page. Alternatively, change the login URL to use the "thin" style webtop, http://server.example.com/sgd/thin.jsp.
   • 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.
   • 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 object.

4. Log out of Secure Global Desktop.

When Java technology is disabled, applications that are configured to Display Using the webtop or a new browser window are displayed in an independent window instead.

Classic webtop

To access Secure Global Desktop and use the classic webtop without Java™ technology, users must use the Sun Secure Global Desktop Native Client.

The Native Client can be downloaded from the Secure Global Desktop Web Server at http://server.example.com.

Applications that are configured to Display Using the webtop or a new browser window are displayed in an independent window instead.

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