The SGD Client is usually installed automatically when you connect to an SGD server using a browser with Java technology enabled. Follow these instructions only if you want to install the SGD Client manually.
For a manual installation of the SGD Client the following default locations are used. However, you can choose a different installation directory when you install the software.
Microsoft Windows
platforms: C:\Program Files\Oracle\Secure
Global Desktop Client\clients
A shortcut for the SGD Client is added to the Windows Start Menu.
UNIX and Linux platforms:
$HOME/Oracle Secure Global
Desktop/clients
Mac OS X platforms:
$HOME/Applications/Oracle Secure Global
Desktop
In a browser, go to an SGD web server.
For example, https://server.example.com
.
The SGD web server Welcome page is displayed, as shown in Figure A.1, “SGD Welcome Page” .
(Optional) Select your preferred language.
Select a language from the language list.
The Welcome page is displayed in the selected language.
Click Install the Oracle Secure Global Desktop Client.
The Oracle Secure Global Desktop page is displayed.
Download the SGD Client installation program.
Click Download the Secure Global Desktop Client for Microsoft Windows.
Save the installation program to a temporary directory on the PC.
The SGD Client installation program is
sgdcwin-
,
where lang
.msilang
is the selected
language.
Change to the temporary directory and install the SGD Client.
Double-click
sgdcwin-
and follow the instructions on the screen.
lang
.msi
In a browser, go to an SGD web server.
For example, https://server.example.com
The SGD web server Welcome page is displayed, as shown in Figure A.2, “SGD Welcome Page” .
(Optional) Select your preferred language.
Click a language from the language list.
The Welcome page is displayed in the selected language.
Click Install the Oracle Secure Global Desktop Client.
The Oracle Secure Global Desktop Client page is displayed.
Download the SGD Client tar file.
Click Download the Secure Global Desktop Client for
platform
, where
platform
is the operating system
for your computer platform.
Save the tar file to a temporary directory on your computer.
Tar file names indicate a platform, as follows:
sgdci3so.tar
for Oracle Solaris on
x86 platforms
sgdcspso.tar
for Oracle Solaris on
SPARC technology platforms
sgdci3li.tar
for Linux platforms
Change to the temporary directory and extract the tar file.
$ cd /tempdir
$ tar xvftarfile
Install the SGD Client.
$ sh sgdc/install
Follow the instructions on the screen.
In a browser, go to an SGD web server.
For example, https://server.example.com
The SGD web server Welcome page is displayed, as shown in Figure A.3, “SGD Welcome Page” .
(Optional) Select your preferred language.
Click a language from the language list.
The Welcome page is displayed in the selected language.
Click Install the Oracle Secure Global Desktop Client.
The Oracle Secure Global Desktop Client page is displayed.
Download the SGD Client installation program.
Click Download the Secure Global Desktop Client for Mac OS X.
Save the installation program to a temporary directory on the Mac.
The SGD Client installation program is
OracleSecureGlobalDesktopClient.dmg
.
Change to the temporary directory and install the SGD Client.
Double-click Oracle Secure Global Desktop
Client.dmg
to open the installer disk image.
In the window that appears, double-click the
Oracle Secure Global Desktop
Client.mpkg
package to install the
SGD Client.
Follow the instructions on the screen.