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What is remote PC access in Citrix Virtual Apps?
Remote PC Access is a feature of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that enables organizations to easily allow their employees to access corporate resources remotely in a secure manner. The Citrix platform makes this secure access possible by giving users access to their physical office PCs.
How to manage multiple users with remote access to Citrix Workspace?
Install the Citrix Workspace app on each client device that accesses the office PC. Multiple users with remote access to the same office PC see the same icon in Citrix Workspace app. When any user remotely logs on to the PC, that resource appears as unavailable to other users.
What is the difference between Citrix Receiver and Citrix Workspace?
Citrix Workspace app is a new client from Citrix that works similar to Citrix Receiver and is fully backward-compatible with your organization’s Citrix infrastructure. Citrix Workspace app provides the full capabilities of Citrix Receiver, as well as new capabilities based on your organization’s Citrix deployment.
What is replacing Citrix Receiver?
Beginning August 2018, Citrix Receiver will be replaced by Citrix Workspace app. While you can still download older versions of Citrix Receiver, new features and enhancements will be released for Citrix Workspace app.
What is remote access in Citrix?
Remote PC Access is a feature of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that enables organizations to easily allow their employees to access corporate resources remotely in a secure manner. The Citrix platform makes this secure access possible by giving users access to their physical office PCs. If users can access their office PCs, they can access all the applications, data, and resources they need to do their work. Remote PC Access eliminates the need to introduce and provide other tools to accommodate teleworking. For example, virtual desktops or applications and their associated infrastructure.
When does the remote user have preference over the local user?
By default, the remote user has preference over the local user when the connection message is not acknowledged within the timeout period. To configure the behavior, use this setting:
What does VDA do when it is remote?
If the VDA detects that it is running on a virtual machine, it automatically disables Remote PC Access mode. To enable Remote PC Access mode, add the following registry setting:
How to allow remote access to go into sleep mode?
To allow a Remote PC Access machine to go into a sleep state, add this registry setting on the VDA, and then restart the machine. After the restart, the operating system power saving settings are respected. The machine goes into sleep mode after the preconfigured idle timer passes. After the machine wakes up, it reregisters with the Delivery Controller.
How to stop remote user session?
By default, a remote user’s session is automatically disconnected when a local user initiates a session on that machine (by pressing CTRL+ATL+DEL). To prevent this automatic action, add the following registry entry on the office PC, and then restart the machine.
Can I use remote access on my laptop?
Ensure that the Delivery Controllers or Cloud Connectors can be reached from the Wi-Fi network. You can use Remote PC Access on laptop computers. Ensure the laptop is connected to a power source instead of running on the battery. Configure the laptop power options to match the options of a desktop PC.
Can Citrix be used to fix registry errors?
Editing the registry incorrectly can cause serious problems that might require you to reinstall your operating system. Citrix cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. Be sure to back up the registry before you edit it.
What is a Citrix workspace?
Citrix Workspace app is a new client from Citrix that works similar to Citrix Receiver and is fully backward-compatible with your organization’s Citrix infrastructure. Citrix Workspace app provides the full capabilities of Citrix Receiver, as well as new capabilities based on your organization’s Citrix deployment.
When will Citrix Receiver be replaced?
Important update about Citrix Receiver#N#Beginning August 2018, Citrix Receiver will be replaced by Citrix Workspace app. While you can still download older versions of Citrix Receiver, new features and enhancements will be released for Citrix Workspace app.
Is Citrix Workspace backwards compatible?
Citrix Workspace app is built on Citrix Receiver technology, and is fully backward compatible with all Citrix solutions. Find the latest releases here.
Executive summary
Traditional VDI is not enough—organizations need a high-performance virtualization solution that’s simple to manage, with the ability to deploy a wide variety of desktop or app options as the business grows.
Be productive anywhere
Whether they’re in the field or working from home, today’s employees need reliable access to corporate resources. Yet despite the many advancements in work-from-anywhere technology, keeping employees continually connected to apps and data remains remarkably challenging for many organizations.
Enable users everywhere
Today’s organizations consist of a wide array of users: remote employees, part-time team members, vendors, partners, freelancers and more. Contingent labor accounts for as much as 50% of workers in some industries 2 , and an estimated 4.1 million contractors are hired by the US government alone 3 .
Lower IT costs
According to Gartner, today’s enterprises have a delicate balancing act to perform—one that requires saving cash while simultaneously expanding IT4. This dilemma puts organizations in a constant state of strain. With Citrix, you can give employees the freedom to work from anywhere while keeping costs down.
Secure sensitive data
These days, sensitive business data is everywhere: in people’s homes, on personal devices, in public clouds, at partner organizations, on the factory floor...and the list goes on. Most employees rely on two or more different devices every day, and more than 50% use three or more 5 .
Why use Citrix Virtual Apps?
With Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service, your users can securely work from home as the need arises. With the ability to burst to the cloud as needed, there’s no need to worry about your datacenters or wait until an admin can get to physical servers. Your users will have the same exceptional experience no matter where they work or which devices they use. You keep sensitive business apps and desktops secure by centralizing management within the cloud console.
What is Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops?
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service gives organizations a cost-effective DaaS solution that performs equally well for users, regardless of device.