Configuring the Citrix ICA Client

This section includes:

• Default settings
• Editing connection entries

Before configuring the ICA Client, you need to configure TCP/IP.

Default settings

If you wish, you can set default preferences that are used for all connections. These options include defaults for the drive mappings, and the color and size of the windows.

To edit the general preferences, choose Preferences from the File menu.

You need to be root to set the options in the Preferences panel or to set up global drive mappings.

Preferences panel

By default, the Preferences panel is displayed:

Preferences panel.

You shouldn't have to set the ICA Server IP. You can choose a window color and size. Once you're within Windows NT, you can't resize the window; you need to set it here.

Drive Mappings panel

The Drive Mappings panel looks like this:

Drive Mappings panel.

You need to set a drive mapping only if you want to map a QNX directory to a DOS drive. This way you can share files between QNX and Windows NT. In Windows NT Explorer, the drive mapping is shown under the Network Neighborhood, Entire Network, Client Network, Client directory. For example, if you've mapped to drive A, you'll see \\Client\A$ in the Windows NT Client directory.

For each drive, this panel displays:

• the directory you want to map to the drive
• the user access (User or Global)
• whether or not the mapping is enabled
• the read and write permissions for the directory.

Enter your required DOS/Windows drive mappings and select the permissions. For example, to map /tmp as network drive E for Windows NT:

• Select User or Global.
• Enter /tmp next to drive E.
• Select the permissions: click YES for both Read and Write permissions. (ASK will be implemented in a later release.)
• Toggle the Enable button so that it's on. You can set up drive mappings for later use without enabling them.

Editing connection entries

After you've set the general preferences, you can create a connection entry or edit an existing one.

To create an entry, do any one of the following:

• Click the New Entry button:

  

• Choose New from the File menu.
• Press Ctrl -N .

To edit an existing connection entry:

1. Select a connection Description in the ICA Manager's main window.
2. Do any one of the following:
   • Click the Edit Entry button:

     

   • Choose Edit from the File menu.

The Properties dialog is displayed; you can use its panels to give a name to a server and configure its properties.

Networking panel

The Networking panel is displayed by default when you display the Properties dialog:

Networking options panel.

In this panel:

1. Enter a brief name for the connection. This is listed in the Description field of the ICA Manager's main window.
2. Set the entry type:
   • Server -- connect to a full desktop
   • Published Application -- run a single application. (Published applications must be set up on the Citrix server.)
3. Select a server or published application from the dropdown list, or type the server's address.
4. If you wish to automate your connection to Windows NT, enter a valid Windows Username, Domain, and Password.
5. Save as User config or Default:
   • User config -- configuration information is written to ${HOME}/.ica/appsrv.ini. Only you can read and write this server configuration.
   • Default -- configuration information is written to global configuration files in the ${PHOTON_PATH}/config/ica directory. Only root can write these files.

General panel

In the General panel, you can set the cache size (the default is 2048K). Note that the other options in this panel will be implemented in a later release for seamless windows.

Window Settings panel

In the Window Settings panel, you can set the window color and size. The settings you make here override those in the Preferences dialog. Once you're within Windows NT, you can't resize the window; you need to set it here.