Tutorial: Implement FSLogix Application Masking

Use Application Masking to manage user access of installed components. Application Masking may be used in both physical and virtual environments. Application Masking is most often applied to manage non-persistent, virtual environments, such as Virtual Desktops.

In this tutorial, learn how to:

• Create your first Rule Set
• Test your Rule Set
• Make Assignments for your Rule Set
• Deploy your Rule Set

Prerequisites

• Verify that Entitlement and other Requirements are met
• Install FSLogix on all client machines that will use Application Masking
• Install Application Masking Rules Editor on machines that administrators will use to create rules
• Install all applications, printers, fonts, and other resources to be managed with Application Masking
• Apply any organization-specific configuration for intended environments

Create your first Rule Set

• Open the FSlogix Rules Editor

• Click File then New to create a new Rule Set
• Enter the name that you would like for your Rule Set
• Click Enter Name to create the rule set

• Select the application that you would like to manage
• Click Scan to have the Rules Editor detect the application settings
• When scanning is complete, Click OK

• When scanning is complete, click OK
• The Rules Editor now shows your first Rule Set

• Specific rules describing the items within the Rule Set
• Additional Rule Sets may be added by Creating New Rule Set
• Additional Rules may be added by Creating New Rules

Test your Rule Set

• To test your Rule Set, select your Rule Set in the left Panel
• Click File then Apply Rules to System
• The Rules that are within your Rule Set will be applied to your system. If your rule was a hiding rule on an application, the application will no longer be visible on the system

Make Assignments for your Rule Set

Rule Set Assignments specify how the Rules in the Rule Set will be applied. To create and manage Rule Assignments click File then Manage Assignments.

• Click Add to create a new Rule Assignment

• Click the type of assignment
• Fill in the required information for the assignment and click OK

• Specify if you would like the rule to Apply or Not Apply
• Click Apply
• You may add more Rule Assignments or Click OK
• See the Application Masking Users and Groups How To for all options

Deploy Rule Sets

Rule Sets and Rules are saved as (.fxa) and (.fxr) files respectively. Those files must be copied, using any preferred method, to all client machines where they are to be used. For more information, see Deploy Rules Sets. The FSLogix agent is required to be installed on all machines where Application Masking is going to be used.".