{"id":1682,"date":"2016-11-02T23:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T23:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2016-11-03T07:26:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T07:26:48","slug":"top-10-suggested-unified-experience-tips-for-citrix-users-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/top-10-suggested-unified-experience-tips-for-citrix-users-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Suggested Unified Experience Tips for Citrix Users 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Citrix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shortened Names<\/strong><br \/>\nXENDESKTOP &#8211; xd<br \/>\nVIRTUAL DELIVERY AGENT &#8211; vda<br \/>\nHIGH DEFINITION EXPERIENCE &#8211; hdx<br \/>\nEXPERIENCE 1st &#8211; x1<br \/>\nXENAPP &#8211; xa<br \/>\nVIRTUAL DESKTOP &#8211; vd<br \/>\nTHINWIRE COMPATIBLE MODE &#8211; tcm also known as ecm or thinwire+<br \/>\nSELF-SERVICE PASSWORD RESET &#8211; sspr<br \/>\nVIRTUAL GPU &#8211; vgpu<br \/>\nPROOF OF CONCEPT &#8211; poc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Top 10 for 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is numbered 1 through 10 but in reality is in no particular order!<\/p>\n<p>1. E-mail discovery for Citrix Receiver using DNS SRV records &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/receiver\/windows\/4-3\/receiver-windows-install-wrapper\/receiver-windows-cfg-command-line-42.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/receiver\/windows\/4-3\/receiver-windows-install-wrapper\/receiver-windows-cfg-command-line-42.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/receiver\/windows\/4-3\/receiver-windows-install-wrapper\/receiver-windows-cfg-command-line-42.html<\/a> internally and externally on the Gateway &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/netscaler-gateway\/10-1\/ng-xa-xd-integration-edocs-landing\/ng-clg-integration-wrapper-con\/ng-clg-session-policies-overview-con\/ng-clg-storefront-policies-con\/ng-clg-storefront-email-discovery-tsk.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/netscaler-gateway\/10-1\/ng-xa-xd-integration-edocs-landing\/ng-clg-integration-wrapper-con\/ng-clg-session-policies-overview-con\/ng-clg-storefront-policies-con\/ng-clg-storefront-email-discovery-tsk.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/netscaler-gateway\/10-1\/ng-xa-xd-integration-edocs-landing\/ng-clg-integration-wrapper-con\/ng-clg-session-policies-overview-con\/ng-clg-storefront-policies-con\/ng-clg-storefront-email-discovery-tsk.html<\/a>.<br \/>\n2. Implement SplitDNS or more technically correct &#8220;<b>split-horizon DNS<\/b>&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Split-horizon_DNS\" title=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Split-horizon_DNS\">https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Split-horizon_DNS<\/a> my favourite personally over email based discovery :-)!<br \/>\n3. Brand your NetScalers (Unified) Gateway &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/netscaler-gateway\/11-1\/vpn-user-config\/custom-portal.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/netscaler-gateway\/11-1\/vpn-user-config\/custom-portal.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/netscaler-gateway\/11-1\/vpn-user-config\/custom-portal.html<\/a> and App Store (StoreFront) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/storefront\/3-7\/manage-citrix-receiver-for-web-site\/unified-receiver-experience.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/storefront\/3-7\/manage-citrix-receiver-for-web-site\/unified-receiver-experience.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/storefront\/3-7\/manage-citrix-receiver-for-web-site\/unified-receiver-experience.html<\/a> to match and keep it clear, clean and simple!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iaAku-FxsDU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>4. Implement HDX Adaptive Display v2 available in 7.11+ &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/xenapp-and-xendesktop\/7-11\/policies\/reference\/ica-policy-settings\/graphics-policy-settings.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/xenapp-and-xendesktop\/7-11\/policies\/reference\/ica-policy-settings\/graphics-policy-settings.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/xenapp-and-xendesktop\/7-11\/policies\/reference\/ica-policy-settings\/graphics-policy-settings.html<\/a> as your default Graphics Mode and if you can&#8217;t then Thinwire Compatible Mode &#8211; <a href=http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/xenapp-and-xendesktop\/7-11\/hdx\/thinwire.html\"\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/xenapp-and-xendesktop\/7-11\/hdx\/thinwire.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/xenapp-and-xendesktop\/7-11\/hdx\/thinwire.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-y1whE4MeR8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>5. If using Skype for Business 2015 or 2016 implement the HDX RealTime Optimisation Pack 2.x.n <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/hdx-optimization\/2-1\/hdx-realtime-optimization-pack-overview.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/hdx-optimization\/2-1\/hdx-realtime-optimization-pack-overview.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/hdx-optimization\/2-1\/hdx-realtime-optimization-pack-overview.html<\/a> to offload the video\/audio to the local end-points (Windows, Mac and Linux) saving on backend compute and density loss for XenApp.*<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IpOSi_FkA7c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>6. Implement domain pass-through for internal users &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/storefront\/3-7\/plan\/user-authentication.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/storefront\/3-7\/plan\/user-authentication.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/storefront\/3-7\/plan\/user-authentication.html<\/a>.<br \/>\n7. Deploy the (latest) HTML5 Receiver for remote access &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/receiver\/html5\/2-2\/user-experience.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/receiver\/html5\/2-2\/user-experience.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/receiver\/html5\/2-2\/user-experience.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AefsrVn_huE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>8. When using Citrix Receiver for Windows (with HDX engine 14.4), the GPU can be used for H.264 decoding wherever it is available at the client &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/receiver\/windows\/4-5\/improve.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/receiver\/windows\/4-5\/improve.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/receiver\/windows\/4-5\/improve.html<\/a>.<br \/>\n9. Deploy Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/self-service-password-reset\/1-0.html\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/self-service-password-reset\/1-0.html\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/self-service-password-reset\/1-0.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B517WnZEiTY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>10. The most difficult to justify probably re the cost(s) but assigning a low end vGPU GRID profile or utilising the Intel Iris Pro Graphics with XenServer 7 to provide enough\/suitable GPU capacity to all virtual apps &#038; desktops (oldISH and modern) provides a much better experience so setup a PoC to see and try if for yourself and finally NVidia now supports H.264 offloading onto there GRID Cards in 7.11 \ud83d\ude42 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/xenapp-and-xendesktop\/7-11\/whats-new.html#par_anchortitle_59c9\" title=\"http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/xenapp-and-xendesktop\/7-11\/whats-new.html#par_anchortitle_59c9\">http:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/xenapp-and-xendesktop\/7-11\/whats-new.html#par_anchortitle_59c9<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Citrix. Shortened Names XENDESKTOP &#8211; xd VIRTUAL DELIVERY AGENT &#8211; vda HIGH DEFINITION EXPERIENCE &#8211; hdx EXPERIENCE 1st &#8211; x1 XENAPP &#8211; xa VIRTUAL DESKTOP &#8211; vd THINWIRE COMPATIBLE MODE &#8211; tcm also known as ecm or thinwire+ SELF-SERVICE PASSWORD [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,215,651,315,364,207,587,589,539,127,385,276,328,128,541,559,36,99,85,67],"tags":[4,423,447,290,134,298,297,239,660,379,338,440,336,422,289,340,402,413,387,291,138,414,137,535,686,556,445,38,342,509,448,411,323,324],"class_list":["post-1682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ctx","category-citrixreceiver","category-digital-workspaces","category-grid","category-hdx-broadcast","category-html5-receiver","category-intel","category-iris-pro-graphics","category-microsoft","category-netscaler-gateway","category-netscaler-unified-gateway","category-nvidia","category-poc","category-remote-access","category-skype-for-business","category-skype4b","category-storefront","category-vgpu","category-xenapp","category-xenserver","tag-citrix","tag-citrixreceiver","tag-experience-1st","tag-gpu","tag-gpu-pass-through","tag-gpu-profiles","tag-grid","tag-hdx","tag-hdx-adaptive-display-v2","tag-hdx-broadcast","tag-hdx-real-time","tag-hdx-realtime-optimization-pack-1-8","tag-hdx-rich-graphics","tag-html5-receiver","tag-ica","tag-lync-2013","tag-netscaler","tag-netscaler-gateway","tag-netscaler-unified-gateway","tag-nvidia","tag-nvidia-grid","tag-remote-access","tag-shared-gpu","tag-skype-for-business-2015","tag-skype-for-business-2016","tag-skype4b","tag-storefront3","tag-unified-appstore","tag-unified-communications","tag-unified-experience","tag-ux","tag-vgpu","tag-x1","tag-x1-mouse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1682"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1702,"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1682\/revisions\/1702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}