How to Deploy the ICA Web Client Through Web Interface 4.5
Summary
This article describes how to deploy the ICA Web Client through Web Interface 4.5.
Background
Users who do not have administrator privileges on a remote computer, such as at an Internet cafe or kiosk, can install a version of the Web Client. The client is packaged in the Ica32Pkg.msi file with a modified installer program. It can be downloaded and installed locally on all supported Windows operating systems to allow users secure access to their applications on the server. There are two methods to do this (both procedures are documented below).
Procedure 1
By default, Web Interface 4.5 automatically deploys the Microsoft Installer (MSI) packager.
The file is located in the
\Program Files\Citrix\Web Interface\4.5\Clients\ica32\ folder on the Web Interface server.
Use the following procedure to configure an MSI package using the client packager:
- Copy the client packager (Ica32pkg.msi) from the components CD-ROM to a local directory on the Web server.
- Issue the following at a command prompt:
msiexec.exe /a <path>/ica32pkg.msi
Where <path> is the local path where you placed this file in Step 1. The ClientPackager Setup wizard appears. - Select the location to store the file for deployment to Web Interface users. The default location is \Program Files\Citrix\Web Interface\4.5\Clients\ica32\ica32pkg.msi
- Accept the license agreement.
- Select the client you want the users to install.
- Choose whether you want the user to install the single sign-on option
- Choose whether you would like the user to upgrade or downgrade an existing client version.
- Select the option you want users to see during the client installation.
- Follow the wizard to the end and click Finish.
- Configure Web Interface to deploy the ica32pkg.msi file automatically.
- In the Access Suite Console, highlight the Web Interface 4.5 site and go to Manage application types and client deployment > Manage client deployment > Client updates and select the Automatically update the Clients for Windows at logon check box. Refer to the following screen shot:
Procedure 2
Web Interface 4.5 can also deploy the ica32web.msi file located in the
\Program Files\Citrix\Web Interface\4.5\Clients\ica32\ folder. To do so:
- Follow Steps 1 through 10 in Procedure 1 to select the client you would like to deploy to your users.
- Make the following change to the Web Interface.conf file (in Web Interface 4.5, its default location is the inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\AccessPlatform\conf folder):
Change the following line:
#AutoDeployWebClientPackager=ica32pkg.msi
To:
AutoDeployWebClientPackager=ica32web.msi - Save the file.
- Issue the IISreset command.
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