Pulse Desktop Client

The following table lists the features for Pulse Desktop Client:

Feature Name

Description

Split DNS for FQDN

This feature allows to split the DNS traffic between Physical Adapter (PA)'s DNS server and Virtual Adapter (VA)'s DNS server. This feature is disabled by default.

To enable this feature, navigate to System > Configuration > Advance Client Configuration and set the value as:
<enable-SplitDNS-driver>true</enable-SplitDNS-driver>.

Windows Edge as external browser

This feature supports Windows Edge as default external browser. Add a DWORD “EnableMSEdgeAsExternalBrowser” and set the value to 1 under Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Pulse Secure\Pulse to set user settings and/or Computer\ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHlNE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pulse Secure\Pulse to set machine settings to launch Windows Edge as default external browser.

PSAM on MacOS

Pulse Secure client supports Secure Application Manager (SAM) for MacOS. Ensure the system extensions option is enabled.

Windows 10 21H2 support

Pulse client now supports Windows 10 21H2.

Ubuntu 20.04.3 support

Pulse client now supports Ubuntu 20.04.03.