Free SMS 2-Factor Token for Citrix Web Interface 5.4

There are many SMS 2-factor solutions for Citrix Web Interface, but only one of them are free. This awesome add on has been created by Claus Isager and there exist many blog posts dating back to 2007. Since then many things have change e.g. the release of Citrix Web Interface 5.4 and the fact that more and more companies are running Windows 2008 R2.

So in this blog post we’ll show you how to install and configure this solution for the x64 platform. First you need to download the source files from Claus Isager web site and make sure you have .NET Framework 3.5 on the domain controller(s) you want to use to manage this SMS 2-factor solution.

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Ericom AccessNow and Secure Gateway

Ericom AccessNow is a software that allow HTML5 Browser-based RDP Access to any Remote Desktop enabled computer or server using just a web browser. The software provide instant access to Windows desktops and application from almost any device. The exception is Internet Explorer users which has a Desktop Market Share of 53% January 2012 according to NetMarketShare. Internet Explorer doesn’t natively support HTML5 WebSockets so these few users need to install Google Chrome Frame.

The installation of Ericom AccessNow Server and WebComponent is straight forward and you’ll be up and running in a couple of minutes. Brian Madden has already posted a great article : A deeper look at Ericom’s “AccessNow” HTML5 client. Why wait for Citrix & VMware? This thing is out now & works with View and vWorkspace. In this post I will focus on how to install and configure Ericom Secure Gateway (ESG) instead. This is a SSL Gateway that’s free of charge with Ericom AccessToGo, Blaze, PowerTerm WebConnect and AccessNow.

First of I need to said that I was disappointed of the setup wizard that didn’t check for pre-requirements which made the installation fail with “Error 1920. Service Ericom Secure Gateway (EricomSecureGateway) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services”.

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Customize Citrix Access Gateway Logon Point

With the release of Citrix Access Gateway VPX 5.0.4 you’re now able to Customize Citrix Access Gateway to brand your logon point and replace the default gray and boring logon point. Simply download the maintenance release and do the following :

  1. Snapshot – Import – cag_5.0.4.223500.bin
  2. Create a Snapshot of the current configuration
  3. Click Migrate
  4. Restart the Citrix Access Gateway Appliance

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Adding Printer Drivers from Print Server using PowerShell

This is a follow up post to last week Replicating Print Drivers in Citrix XenApp 6.5. There’s indeed many smart people out there so today I wanted to share a similar script created by a friend of mine Microsoft PowerShell MVP Jan Egil Ring. This blog post is just a summary of his awesome work so please visit the original blog post and give Jan Egil some creds in the comments on his blog.

As I described in the last post the easiest way to install printer drivers is to manually or automatically connect to your print server(s) to install the drivers. This is normally not a problem in small environments with only 1 print server and <50 printer objects, but can definitely create some headaches in enterprise environments.

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Replicating Print Drivers in Citrix XenApp 6.5

Many people are wondering where the Printer Management node used for replicating print drivers is located in Citrix XenApp 6.x. This is now managed with the Windows Printer Management Role in Windows Server 2008 R2 or through XenApp PowerShell Cmdlets. I’m a big fan of the Citrix Universal Printer Driver but in some cases that’s not good enough and replicating print drivers to all Citrix XenApp servers are required. Luckily there’s light in the end of the tunnel.

Citrix Universal Print Server Tech Preview is available and will most likely be released at Citrix Synergy 2012. The Citrix Universal Print Server Technical Preview extends XenApp 6.5 and XenDesktop 5.5 Universal printing support to network printing. This feature eliminates the need to install numerous network printer drivers on XenApp and XenDesktop hosts, and enables more efficient network utilization. The new Citrix Universal printer driver supports direct network printing on Windows and non-Windows clients.

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