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When using Citrix, you can access your local hard drive to save files. This can be done by downloading Citrix Workspace, but does not work with the web client. Here is a guide on how to access files saved locally when using Citrix Workspace.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE SAVING YOUR FILES! THE DEFAULT LOCATION FOR XENAPP IS ON YOUR CAE FILESPACE. MAKING CHANGES TO THE DEFAULT LOCATION CAN RESULT IN SAVING ON THE XENAPP SERVER DESKTOP. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF YOUR FILES!
Select the Share tab. Select the Get a Link icon. Select Edit Link Options to adjust the link security before copying the link. Choose link options that are specific to this link. Check Notifications to receive download alerts when some one downloads data using this link. Under Who can access this link you can control who can access the file.
- Gets machines with a specific client IP address. False: false: SessionClientName: Gets machines with a specific client name. False: false: SessionClientVersion: Gets machines with a specific client version. False: false: SessionConnectedViaHostName: Gets machines with a specific incoming connection host name. This is usually a proxy or Citrix.
- When using Citrix, you can access your local hard drive to save files. This can be done by downloading Citrix Workspace, but does not work with the web client. Here is a guide on how to access files saved locally when using Citrix Workspace.
If you would like to change the option to save your work from XenApp to your local drive on a Windows computer, follow the directions below. UNTIL YOU ARE SURE that you are saving to the correct location double check that the files are where you want them to be before exiting the program. You can install workspace by following this KB article: https://kb.wisc.edu/cae/page.php?id=34016
1. Open Citrix Workspace and log in. 2. Open a program in the workspace. For this example, Maple is used.
3. When the program opens, go system tray in the lower right corner of the screen(the ^). Right click on Citrix Workspace, and click 'Connection Center'.
4. This will bring up your Connection Center settings. Next, click Preferences (highlighted in yellow).
5. When your preferences have opened, navigate to File Access and make sure that 'Read and write' access is selected.
That should allow Citrix to access files that you have saved on your local hard drive.
6. To access/open files, click 'File' on the top left on 'Open.' There you will see your device's files.
You should now see an icon for you computer's Hard drive. It should be listed as something like 'Local Disk (C: on YourComputerName). Drive letter may be different depending on how your computer is set up. DANGER: There is another Local Disc (C:), which we have 'X'd' out. That is the drive on the XenApp server. DO NOT SAVE YOUR WORK THERE! It will most likely be lost forever if you do. We can't disable, rename or hide it and many students have lost their work by saving there.
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downloadWhy can't I download this file?Citrix Printing PolicyConfiguration Results Client printer redirection Allowed Client printers can be mapped to the Citrix session Auto-create client printers Auto-create all client printers All client printers will be mapped to the Citrix session Printer assignments Not configured No network printers assigned through Citrix policy Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers Enabled Required printer drivers will be installed automatically when printers are created Universal print driver usage Use universal printing only if requested driver is unavailable If the standard model specific drivers are not already installed, the system will attempt to create the printers using the Citrix UPD Universal Print Server enable Disabled The Citrix UPS will not be used Auto-create generic universal printer Disabled The Citrix Universal Printer will not be created in the user session Direct connections to print servers Enabled Print jobs are sent from the VDA to the print server, when accessible, directly via the network printing path
The following list includes common printing scenarios and Citrix recommended configurations for each. The recommendations below have been defined by Citrix based on field experience and input from the sales, services, and support teams. Configuration changes should be tested and validated by customers prior to implementation in a production environment.
Note: Unless explicitly noted, all other printing policies are configured with default settings. Policies marked with (*) are optional.
Printing on Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016 VDAs
Supported in-box printer drivers are no longer included with these operating systems.
Use Citrix UPD or manually install printer drivers as needed on the VDA image.
Some native drivers are available through Windows updates.
Printing policies:
*Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers = Disable
Client printing from non-Windows endpoints (Mac, Linux, and Chromebook devices)
Client printing with Mac and Linux Receivers is supported using the Citrix UPD and the Postscript printing format. This may require manual installation of Postscript drivers.
Client printing with Chromebooks (HTML5 Receiver) is supported using the Citrix PDF Universal Printer only. This may require manual installation of the PDF driver available for download on the Citrix website as part of Receiver for Chrome under additional components.
Printing policies:
Auto-create PDF Universal Printer = Enabled
Model-specific printing options with Citrix UPD
The Citrix UPD (EMF and XPS drivers) supports model-specific printing features such as stapling and paper tray selection. The user can select these options from the custom Citrix UPD print dialog.
Consider using the local settings option with client printers on Windows endpoints for other model-specific features not available in the Citrix UPD print dialog (Ex. Secure PIN printing). The local settings option will bring up the native driver printing preferences dialog of the local endpoint, allowing the user to change any printer option, and the modified printer settings are used for the print job in the active session.
Network printer assignments using Citrix policy and universal printing
Network printers may be assigned based on client name/IP, user name/groups, delivery groups, and Active Directory OUs using policy filters.
Create multiple policies for assigning different printer sets to multiple user groups.
Install the Citrix UPS component on the Windows print servers.
Printer configuration should be identical on all print servers if using Citrix UPS load balancing.
Printing policies:
Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers = Disabled
Universal print driver usage = Use universal printing only
Printer assignments = add network printers and default settings as needed (requires UNC path to printer, use * as client name to apply to all clients)
Universal Print Server enable = Enabled (restart VDA for policy changes to apply)
*Universal Print Servers for load balancing = add print servers as needed (IP or FQDN)
Branch office users with client/network printers and local print servers
Configure network printers on endpoint devices to be mapped into the Citrix session as client printers.
Use the Citrix UPD if corporate IT has no control of printer devices deployed at the branch.
Enforce the client printing pathway for improved performance when sending print jobs across the WAN to network printers at the branch.
Printing policies:
Common Printing Scenarios
The following list includes common printing scenarios and Citrix recommended configurations for each. The recommendations below have been defined by Citrix based on field experience and input from the sales, services, and support teams. Configuration changes should be tested and validated by customers prior to implementation in a production environment.
Note: Unless explicitly noted, all other printing policies are configured with default settings. Policies marked with (*) are optional.
Printing on Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016 VDAs
Supported in-box printer drivers are no longer included with these operating systems.
Use Citrix UPD or manually install printer drivers as needed on the VDA image.
Some native drivers are available through Windows updates.
Printing policies:
*Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers = Disable
Client printing from non-Windows endpoints (Mac, Linux, and Chromebook devices)
Client printing with Mac and Linux Receivers is supported using the Citrix UPD and the Postscript printing format. This may require manual installation of Postscript drivers.
Client printing with Chromebooks (HTML5 Receiver) is supported using the Citrix PDF Universal Printer only. This may require manual installation of the PDF driver available for download on the Citrix website as part of Receiver for Chrome under additional components.
Printing policies:
Auto-create PDF Universal Printer = Enabled
Model-specific printing options with Citrix UPDThe Citrix UPD (EMF and XPS drivers) supports model-specific printing features such as stapling and paper tray selection. The user can select these options from the custom Citrix UPD print dialog.
Consider using the local settings option with client printers on Windows endpoints for other model-specific features not available in the Citrix UPD print dialog (Ex. Secure PIN printing). The local settings option will bring up the native driver printing preferences dialog of the local endpoint, allowing the user to change any printer option, and the modified printer settings are used for the print job in the active session.
Network printer assignments using Citrix policy and universal printing
Network printers may be assigned based on client name/IP, user name/groups, delivery groups, and Active Directory OUs using policy filters.
Create multiple policies for assigning different printer sets to multiple user groups.Install the Citrix UPS component on the Windows print servers.
Printer configuration should be identical on all print servers if using Citrix UPS load balancing.
Printing policies:
Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers = Disabled
Universal print driver usage = Use universal printing only
Printer assignments = add network printers and default settings as needed (requires UNC path to printer, use * as client name to apply to all clients)
Universal Print Server enable = Enabled (restart VDA for policy changes to apply)
*Universal Print Servers for load balancing = add print servers as needed (IP or FQDN)
Branch office users with client/network printers and local print servers
Configure network printers on endpoint devices to be mapped into the Citrix session as client printers.
Use the Citrix UPD if corporate IT has no control of printer devices deployed at the branch.
Enforce the client printing pathway for improved performance when sending print jobs across the WAN to network printers at the branch.
Printing policies:
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Direct connections to print servers = Disabled