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Getting the Most Out of Your CitrixPresentation Server Implementation.
Using Citrix Across your OrganizationJim KenzigCEO The Kenzig Group
Network Manager,
Cuyahoga County Public Library
email:web@kenzig.com
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First of all, contrary to rumor,I am not Bill Gates!
(nor am I related, even if I do look like him)
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And I am not the guy on those wacky MacCommercials either!(Though I admit I am a Windows PC Guy)
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How to Determine What You Can Do.
Make a list of all the applications staff use daily Talk to crucial workers in each department
Dont forget about administrative tasks
Look at your Intranet, can you augment it with Citrix?
Dont ignore even the simplest of apps.. Calc, WordPad,Notepad, etc.
Talk to other Citrix Admins and see what they are doing
Often times it is the things you do daily that you dont even
realize you can use them over Citrix.
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What Citrix Features Are Available thatYou are Not Using?
Start with the Citrix Comparative Matrix Doc http://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/salesdocs/CitrixP
resentationServerComparativeMatrix01SEPT2005.pdf
Web Interface/Secure Gateway ICA Files on your Intranet?
Clients?
Administration Tools? Content Redirection?
Whether you use MetaFrame 1.8 on up to Presentation
Server 4.0 there are plenty of extra features you can use!
http://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/salesdocs/CitrixPresentationServerComparativeMatrix01SEPT2005.pdfhttp://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/salesdocs/CitrixPresentationServerComparativeMatrix01SEPT2005.pdfhttp://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/salesdocs/CitrixPresentationServerComparativeMatrix01SEPT2005.pdfhttp://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/salesdocs/CitrixPresentationServerComparativeMatrix01SEPT2005.pdf8/2/2019 Getting the Most Out or Your Citrix Presentation Server Implementation - Using Citrix Technologies t
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Down to the Nitty Gritty
Publish Administrative Tools Rdesktops/Rdesktop
Active Directory Computers and Users
Exchange Admin Console SMS/Altiris, Virtual Center, or other App or MMC console
Program Neighborhood
Help Desk Application
Publish single Office/PDF Documents on your Intranet Easily Customize Your Web Interface with extra links,
graphics and more!
Sample Ideas and Suggestions from the Experts
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Publishing an MMC
Suggestions of Snap In components to add. Active Directory Users and Computers
Rdesktops
Exchange Dns
Virtual Server
Snap In Components to add
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Publishing an Document on your Intranet
First make sure that ICA is a Mime type on your IISServer if not set it up. See Citrix KB CTX804493 (CTX479285 for older versions IIS)
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX804493
Next Create the ICA File by right clicking on PublishedAPP in Console and choose Create ICA File. Save it.
Edit the ICA file for functionality
Copy the ICA file to your web server
A dozen and one uses! Or.. Who needs Web interface?
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Publishing a Document on your Intranet
Publish a single Office Document or PDF to machines that do not have these programs:
[WFClient] Version=2 TcpBrowserAddress=10.1.3.233 TcpBrowserAddress2=10.1.3.134 TcpBrowserAddress3=10.1.3.235 TcpBrowserAddress4=10.1.3.135 TcpBrowserAddress5=10.1.3.133
[ApplicationServers]
Word 2003= [Word 2003] Address=Word 2003 InitialProgram=#Word 2003 LongCommandLine=\\FILES2\Users\forms\mileage.doc ClientAudio=Off Compress=On
TWIMode=On DesiredHRES=800 DesiredVRES=600 DesiredColor=8 TransportDriver=TCP/IP WinStationDriver=ICA 3.0 ScreenPercent=0
What can I do with it? Sample ICA called Mileage.ica
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Some Tweaks:
First thing:Turn off Animations!
Change user /install from acommand prompt->
Right Click on My Computer->Choose Properties->Click Advanced Tab->Click on Settings Button->Choose Visual Effects tab->Click on Adjust for best
performance->Click Apply->Change user /execute from acommand prompt.
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Easily Customize your web interface inabout 45 seconds!
There are 4 files that you can easily edit to customizehow your web interface appears to your users. Inetpub/Wwwroot/citrix/Metaframe/auth/include/header.inc
Inetpub/Wwwroot/citrix/Metaframe/auth/include/footer.inc
Inetpub/Wwwroot/citrix/Metaframe/site/include/header.inc
Inetpub/Wwwroot/citrix/Metaframe/site/include/footer.inc
Files in auth directory control home page
Other two control all other pages.
Create your header/footer file in word, save as webpage, view/html source, copy and paste html into files!
Include files are your friends!
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And if you are really good
You could turn this.
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Into this..
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Tip
For other cool things you can do with Web Interface
Check out Thomas Koetzings WI menu item on his site.
http://www.thomaskoetzing.de
The above site has tips, utilities, and code to easily customize your page!
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What Other Citrix Products Could you Useto Augment your Environment?
Software Solutions Presentation Server/Access Essentials
Password Manager
Web Interface/CSG
Edgesight
Hardware Solutions Citrix Access Gateway, Wanscaler, NetScaler,
GoTo Suite of Products GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, GoToAssist, GoToWebinar
Citrix now Offers End to End Connectivity Solutions Dont
rule them out! They really can simplify your life.
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Citrix EdgeSight
EdgeSight is a performance management solution. Itcan help you get the most out of your servers.
It takes the guesswork out of where the bottlenecks are.
Has a separate performance and applicationmanagement module.
Watch for more about this at iForum.
Citrix recently acquired this product and is in the process of
rebranding it.
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NetScaler Device
The claims are that it accelerates application delivery byup to 15x
Has TCP multiplexing and buffering which frees upservers from connection management.
Has an SSL VPN that does compression, the offloadfrees up servers from encryption processing.
Web Application Firewall
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WanScaler Device
LAN like performance with WAN based applications
Auto optimization, auto discovery, config and tuning!
Transparent solution (they arent kidding)
Wide Area Network Acceleration
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WanScaler Device
Provides CIFS acceleration (common internet fileservices) Meaning quicker read and copy of remotefiles, remote directory browse of mapped drives andWindows Clients and servers.
Flow control to fill the pipe to capacity, couldtheoretically compress the traffic in a DS3 to make itperform like an OC3!
Several versions for different size locations and a client
called Orbital Edge for remote workers. Sounds pretty darn cool!
Wide Area Network Acceleration
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THANK YOU!
Questions?
Contact Jim Kenzig atWeb@kenzig.com
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