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Adding a Citrix ICA, RDP, or VMware connection, Common connection settings

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Setting Maximized Persistent Admin only No tracking Hide missing app Wait for network Wait for Internet Description When enabled, the application maximizes automatically when opened. When enabled, the application reopens automatically when closed. NOTE: This setting can be set only if Exit action is set to None. When enabled, the application is available only for administrators. When set to Off, apps are tracked and a green indicator informs the user that the app is active. When set to On, apps are no longer tracked and there is no green indicator on the app tile. When set to On, it is possible to have multiple instances of a single app running at the same time. When enabled, if HP Easy Shell cannot find the executable file at the indicated path, the app tile is hidden from users. When enabled, the application 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 application 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. Adding a Citrix ICA, RDP, or VMware connection 1. In the Connections panel, select the tile for the connection type that 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. 8 Chapter 2 Configuration

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Setting
Description
Maximized
When enabled, the application maximizes automatically when opened.
Persistent
When enabled, the application reopens automatically when closed.
NOTE:
This setting can be set only if
Exit action
is set to
None
.
Admin only
When enabled, the application is available only for administrators.
No tracking
When set to
Off
, apps are tracked and a green indicator informs the user that the app is
active. When set to
On
, apps are no longer tracked and there is no green indicator on
the app tile. When set to
On
, it is possible to have multiple instances of a single app
running at the same time.
Hide missing app
When enabled, if HP Easy Shell cannot find the executable file at the indicated path, the
app tile is hidden from users.
Wait for network
When enabled, the application 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 application 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
.
Adding a Citrix ICA, RDP, or VMware connection
1.
In the
Connections
panel, select the tile for the connection type that 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.
8
Chapter 2
Configuration