Devices - Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client

Devices

Each WorkSpaces Thin Client end user has a dedicated device that connects them to their virtual desktop environments and online resources. These devices are managed through the WorkSpaces Thin Client administrator console on the AWS site.

From this console, you can order devices for your team.

Device list

There are a number of parameters for any device in your network for you to review as well as some actions you can take.

Device management interface showing a single device with ID and active status.

Device list details

The parameters for your device are listed for your review. The following table lists each element in the summary and how it functions.

Element Description

Device ID

The identification number assigned to an individual device.

Device name

(optional) The unique name that you give to a device.

Activity status

The current status of a device. There are two status states:

  • Active – Connected to a network at least once in the past seven days.

  • Inactive – Not connected to a network in the past seven days.

Enrollment status

Confirmation that a device has been set up, is associated with this AWS account, and is part of a specific environment. It can be in one of the following states:

  • Registered – This is the default status.

  • Deregistering – The device is in the Reset and Deregister process.

    Note

    You can delete a device if it is in a deregistering state.

  • Deregsitered – The device has been successfully deregistered.

    Note

    You can only delete a device if it’s in either a Deregistering or Deregistered status.

  • Archived – The device is archived.

Environment ID

The identifier of the environment to which this device is attached.

Software compliance

The compliance status of the device software. There are two status states:

  • Compliant

  • Not compliant

Device list actions

There are a number of actions you can perform from here. Select any of these to perform the corresponding action.

Element Description

Search

Searches all devices that you manage.

Refresh

Refreshes the device list.

View details

Displays Device details.

Actions

Opens a dropdown list where you can do the following:

Order devices

Starts the process of ordering devices.