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Adding a Citrix ICA, RDP, or VMware connection

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Adding a Citrix ICA, RDP, or VMware connection 1. In the Connections panel, select the tile for the connection type you want to add. 2. Configure settings in the connection editor as necessary. NOTE: See Common connection settings on page 8 for descriptions of some basic connection settings that are common to all connection types. For information about RDP file customization, see RDP file customization on page 9. For information about other advanced connection settings that vary by connection type, see the documentation provided by Citrix, Microsoft, or VMware. 3. Select OK to finish adding the connection. 4. Select Apply to save your changes. You can edit or delete a connection by selecting the corresponding button on that connection tile. To assign a failover connection to a profile: 1. In the Connections panel, select the connection profile, and then drag it onto one of your previously created connections. 2. Select Apply to save your changes. NOTE: A failover connnection inherits the primary connection's settings for the Exit action, Persistent, and Auto-launch settings if the primary connection was launched. If the failover connection was launched manually, it follows its own settings for those settings. Common connection settings The following table describes some of the connection settings that are common to the Citrix ICA, RDP, and VMware connection editors. Setting Connection name Hostname Exit action Launch delay Arguments Auto-launch Persistent Wait for network Wait for Internet Description Specifies a custom name to be displayed on the tile for the connection. Specifies the hostname or IP address for the connection. Sets the action to take when the connection is ended (None, Log off, Restart, Shut down). Sets the delay, in seconds, for an auto-launched application. Allows you to specify command-line arguments. When enabled, the connection launches automatically when the user logs on to Windows. When enabled, the connection reconnects automatically when ended. NOTE: This setting can be set only if Exit action is set to None. When enabled, the connection does not auto-launch until a network connection is found. A screen with the message Waiting for connectivity is displayed while the network connection is searched for. NOTE: This setting can be set only if Auto-launch is set to On. When enabled, the connection does not auto-launch until an Internet connection is found. A screen with the message Waiting for connectivity is displayed while the Internet connection is searched for. NOTE: This setting can be set only if Auto-launch and Wait for network are set to On. 8 Chapter 2 Configuration

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Adding a Citrix ICA, RDP, or VMware connection
1.
In the
Connections
panel, select the tile for the connection type you want to add.
2.
Configure settings in the connection editor as necessary.
NOTE:
See
Common connection settings
on page
8
for descriptions of some basic connection
settings that are common to all connection types. For information about RDP file customization, see
RDP
file
customization
on page
9
. For information about other advanced connection settings that
vary by connection type, see the documentation provided by Citrix, Microsoft, or VMware.
3.
Select
OK
to finish adding the connection.
4.
Select
Apply
to save your changes.
You can edit or delete a connection by selecting the corresponding button on that connection tile.
To assign a failover connection to a profile:
1.
In the
Connections
panel, select the connection profile, and then drag it onto one of your previously
created connections.
2.
Select
Apply
to save your changes.
NOTE:
A failover connnection inherits the primary connection's settings for the
Exit action
,
Persistent
, and
Auto-launch
settings if the primary connection was launched. If the failover connection was launched
manually, it follows its own settings for those settings.
Common connection settings
The following table describes some of the connection settings that are common to the Citrix ICA, RDP, and
VMware connection editors.
Setting
Description
Connection name
Specifies a custom name to be displayed on the tile for the connection.
Hostname
Specifies the hostname or IP address for the connection.
Exit action
Sets the action to take when the connection is ended (
None
,
Log off
,
Restart
,
Shut down
).
Launch delay
Sets the delay, in seconds, for an auto-launched application.
Arguments
Allows you to specify command-line arguments.
Auto-launch
When enabled, the connection launches automatically when the user logs on to Windows.
Persistent
When enabled, the connection reconnects automatically when ended.
NOTE:
This setting can be set only if
Exit action
is set to
None
.
Wait for network
When enabled, the connection does not auto-launch until a network connection is found. A
screen with the message
Waiting for connectivity
is displayed while the network connection is
searched for.
NOTE:
This setting can be set only if
Auto-launch
is set to
On
.
Wait for Internet
When enabled, the connection does not auto-launch until an Internet connection is found. A
screen with the message
Waiting for connectivity
is displayed while the Internet connection is
searched for.
NOTE:
This setting can be set only if
Auto-launch
and
Wait for network
are set to
On
.
8
Chapter 2
Configuration