Create a cloud browser

Use cases

Use a cloud browser in the following scenarios:

• Secure office access: Securely access internal systems through a cloud browser without a VPN, which prevents corporate data from remaining on local devices.

• Secure web navigation: Safely navigate to external links from internal business systems, preventing end-user devices from directly exposing the corporate network.

• Remote collaboration: Provide a standardized browser environment for remote employees or contractors with centrally managed access policies.

Prerequisites

• You have created a convenience account. For more information, see Create a convenience account.

• If you use a custom office network, ensure that you have created a switch. For more information, see Create a vSwitch.

Create a cloud browser

1. Log on to the EDS enterprise console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Resource Management > Cloud-based Browser.

3. On the Resource Management Cloud-based Browser page, click Create Cloud-based Browser.

4. On the Create Cloud-based Browser page, configure the following parameters.

   Parameter	Description	Example
   Cloud browser name	Enter a custom name.	DemoBrowser
   Image type	Select the underlying environment for the cloud browser. The available options are: Linux Windows	Windows
   Region	Select the deployment region for the cloud browser. To reduce latency, select a region that is close to your users.	China (Hangzhou)
   Office network	Select the office network for the cloud browser. Only Basic office network and Custom office network are supported. Advanced office network is not supported. If the available options do not meet your requirements, create a new office network. For more information, see . Note If no options are available in the drop-down list, first create an office network in the selected region.	default
   Switch	If you selected a custom office network, you must select a switch. If the available options do not meet your requirements, create a new switch. For more information, see .	switch-hub
   Default homepage (Optional)	Specify the default startup URL for the cloud browser.	https://www.aliyun.com
   Access restriction	Control which domains users can access from the cloud browser. This feature is disabled by default. If you enable this feature, click Add to Whitelist and enter the allowed URLs. The cloud browser blocks access to URLs not on the whitelist. URL format and rules Format: <protocol//><subdomain>.<domain>.<top-level-domain></path> The domain and top-level domain are required. The rule matches only the specified values. The protocol, subdomain, and path are optional. If you leave an optional field blank, it matches any value. If you specify a value, it matches only that value. URL matching examples Example 1: example.com Because the protocol, subdomain, and path are not specified, the rule matches any URL that contains this domain and top-level domain, regardless of other components. For example: https://www.example.com http://www.example.com blog.example.com blog.example.com/post/2024-01-01 Example 2: https://www.example.com Because the protocol and subdomain are specified but the path is not, the rule matches only URLs with the specified protocol and subdomain, regardless of the path. For example: https://www.example.com https://www.example.com/help The rule does not match URLs with a different protocol or subdomain. For example: www.example.com (Different protocol) http://www.example.com (Different protocol) https://blog.example.com (Different subdomain) URL requirements You can add up to 20 whitelisted URLs. The default homepage automatically consumes one whitelist slot. Note If you have configured browser bookmarks and enabled access restriction, you must add the bookmarked URLs to the whitelist to allow access.	Disabled
   Browser bookmarks (Optional)	Add bookmarks to the cloud browser. You can add up to 20 bookmarks.
   Startup parameters (Optional)	You can pass parameters to dynamically modify Chrome configurations.	Example of changing the User Agent: Windows chrome.exe --user-agent="YourDesiredUserAgentString" Linux google-chrome --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 15_3 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/15.3 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1" Example of changing the proxy: start chrome --proxy-server=http://192.168.1.1:8080
   Control granularity	Global Control Granular Control Note Granular control is supported only for Windows images and is not supported for Linux images. When Granular Control is enabled, clipboard permissions are configured separately for plain text copy, text copy limits, rich text/image copy, and file/folder copy.	Global Control
   Clipboard redirection	Control clipboard permissions between the local device and the cloud browser: Allow bidirectional copy Forbid bidirectional copy Only allows copying from the cloud browser group to the local device. Allow copying only from the local device to the cloud browser group.	Allow copying from local devices to the cloud browser group only
   Watermark	When the watermark is enabled, the corresponding content is displayed in the cloud browser, supporting the following options: Username Cloud browser group ID Current time of the cloud browser group	Username Cloud browser group ID
   Web client file transfer	Control file uploads and downloads between the cloud browser web client and the local device. Forbid upload and download Upload only Download only Upload and download	Upload only
   Frame rate	Select the frame rate of the cloud browser screen. Note If the image type is Linux, you can only select 30 FPS.	30 FPS
   Idle session timeout	Automatically disconnects sessions after a specified period of user inactivity (no keyboard or mouse input). The following options are supported: Custom Duration Permanent	Custom Duration 10 minutes
   Disconnected session retention	Set the duration for which a disconnected cloud browser session is retained: Custom Duration: You can set a duration from 1 to 300 minutes. Permanent. If a user reconnects to the cloud browser within the retention period, they return to the previous session for a seamless experience.	Custom Duration: 5 minutes.
   Billing method	Select the billing method for the cloud browser: Subscription If you select this method, you must also select a plan, subscription duration, and whether to enable auto-renewal. Pay-as-you-go	Pay-as-you-go
   Authorized users	You can authorize users by selecting By User or Add by User Group. If you add a user group, all users within that group are automatically authorized. The system periodically synchronizes authorization if the group's membership changes. Note To revoke access for a user or user group, go to the cloud browser details page. On the authorization information tab, click Remove in the Actions column for the target user or user group.	alice

5. On the Confirm Creation page, review the price in the Configuration Fee section, and then click Confirm.

   After the cloud browser is created, you can view it in the cloud browser list. When its status changes to Running, the browser is ready to use. Authorized users can then access it through the provided URL or the client.

Modify cloud browser settings

1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Resource Management > Cloud-based Browser.

2. On the Resource Management > Cloud-based Browser page, find the cloud browser that you want to modify and click the cloud browser ID, or click View Details in the Actions column.

3. On the cloud browser details page, click Modify next to Basic Information, Session, or Authorized User to change the relevant settings in the panel that appears.

Use a cloud browser

After a cloud browser is created and assigned to users, they can access it in the following ways:

• Use in a web browser

  Open the access URL in a local browser and sign in with your credentials to start a session.

• Use in the client

  After a user is authorized, the cloud browser appears on the client's home page. Click Connect to start a session.

  Note

  Accessing cloud browsers from iOS and Android clients is not currently supported.

Billing

Wuying Cloud Browser supports the following billing methods:

• Subscription: A prepaid billing method for a specific plan and subscription period that is ideal for long-term, stable usage.

• Pay-as-you-go: You are billed based on the actual duration of your sessions. This billing method requires no upfront payment and is ideal for on-demand scenarios.

For more information, see Value-added Services.

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