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Setting up NetScaler for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

August 1, 2023

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A NetScaler appliance can provide load balanced, secure remote access to your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops applications. You can use the NetScaler load balancing feature to distribute traffic across the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops server. You can use the NetScaler Gateway feature to provide secure remote access to the servers.

NetScaler can also accelerate and optimize the traffic flow and offer visibility features that are useful for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops deployments.

Figure 1. NetScaler appliance in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops setup

NetScaler for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

The preceding figure shows the components involved in this deployment:

NetScaler Gateway. Provides the URL for user access, and provides security by authenticating the users.
NetScaler load balancing virtual server. Load balances the traffic for the StoreFront servers. You can also deploy a load balancing virtual server in front of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop servers to load balance key components such as XML Broker and Desktop Delivery Controller (DDC) server.
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. Provides the applications that your users want to access.

To set up the NetScaler for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops by using the NetScaler GUI

Prerequisites

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop servers are configured and available.
You have a working knowledge of NetScaler Gateway, NetScaler, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, and StoreFront
Make sure that you have configured a virtual server and a service and bound the service to the virtual server. For more information, see:
- Load balance Citrix Virtial Apps and Desktops
- Load balance Citrix Virtial Apps and Desktops

Procedure:

Log on to the NetScaler appliance and on the Configuration tab click XenApp and XenDesktop.
On the Details pane, click Get Started. If the setup exists on the NetScaler, click the Edit link corresponding to each of the section that you want to modify.
Select the product (StoreFront) that in your deployment provides the interface for access to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops applications.
Set up secure remote access.
1. In the NetScaler Gateway Settings section, specify the details for the VPN virtual server and click Continue.
2. In the Server Certificate section, choose an existing certificate or install a new certificate and click Continue.
3. In the Authentication section, configure the primary authentication mechanism to be used and specify the server details or use an existing server and click Continue.
4. In the StoreFront section, specify the details of the server that provides the interface for accessing the applications and click Continue.
5. You can use LB virtual server pointing to multiple SF servers as your StoreFront server.
Click Done to complete the configuration.

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Setting up NetScaler for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

August 1, 2023

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August 1, 2023

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Setting up NetScaler for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Prerequisites

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