How to setup Citrix Access Gateway 5.0 with Active Directory

I recently setup a new Citrix environment for a client. I wasn’t able to find a good setup guide for the Citrix Access Gateway, so I thought I would write one.

The initial setup of the CAG is straightforward. Citrix has a video for the VPX setup, the physical appliance setup is similar.

Once the

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Citrix Online Plug-in 12 and Google Chrome

The Citrix Online Plug-in for Windows no longer works with Google Chrome.

When using version 12.X the launch.ica file is downloaded but doesn’t open.

To workaround this I’ve rolled back to version 11.0.150, the most recent version I have been able to find on their website.

Update: Version 12.1 of the Citrix Plug-in still doesn’t

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Citrix Licensing Error

I came across another Citrix Licensing error.  In the event log it says there is an issue with the system time.  However, there is nothing wrong with the time, nor has it changed recently.

The client sees this error:

Citrix Presentation Server license acquisition error (-8): Unable to acquire a license from (ServerName) server. Please

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XenApp 6 Allow non-admin users RDP access

Courtesy the Citrix Forums:

1. Open Delivery Services Console, expand XenApp, expand your farm, select Policies.

2. Select the User tab, select Unfiltered, click the edit button.

3. On the Wizard’s first page, click Next.

4. Select ICA under Categories.

5. Under Settings select Desktop Launches, click Add, select Allowed

6.

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JRP Plant Wizard and Survey Wizard

Had an issue trying to get PW and SW working through Citrix.

I figured out that if I gave the app users local admin rights they would be able to launch the programs.

After I removed the local admin rights they were still able to run the programs.

It seems that waiting until after local

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How to update cert of Citrix XenApp 5 w/ Secure Gateway on same server

Remove the current cert from the IIS website, then delete it out of the Cert MMC snap-in for the Local Computer.

Start a new cert request from IIS, pass info to CA and get back new cert.

Install Cert into IIS, using port 443.

Once cert is installed the website will be stopped, modify properties

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Citrix Branch Repeater

The Branch Repeater is a 1U appliance that is installed in the Branch Office.

It is used to optimize WAN traffic thourgh compression and caching.

Because it is a Citrix product it can de-dupe and increase the compression on ICA connections (XenApp and XenDesktop). This would be a great way to squeeze more traffic through

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Terminal Server License Server Unavailable error

Users get: “The remote session was disconnected because there are no Terminal Server License Servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator.”

Solution:

Open Regedit, find this registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMSLicensing

Right-click on ‘MSLicensing’, select Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Restart the computer.

Citrix XenApp

Citrix XenApp is a technology that delivers applications to users.

Previous versions were an extension of Microsoft’s Terminal Services, allowing for specific applications installed on a Terminal Server to be available to the users, without giving the users access directly to the desktop.  This simplified securing the Terminal Server and made the process easier for

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Citrix Technologies

I was recently at a Citrix Partner seminar, they covered a slew of their products.

I’ve worked with Presentation Server/XenApp for a while, but I’ve never been had the chance to play with anything else.  It looked very interesting and I want to play with XenServer and NetScaler.

I will elaborate more on their technologies

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