Citrix: Deploying Citrix Web Client from local Citrix server on Web Interface 4.6

When users without a Citrix Client already installed connect, Citrix does its client check and directs the user to download the needed client from Citrix online downloads page instead of downloading it from the local Citrix server. This article describes how to redirect Citrix Web Client download from local Citrix server for Web Interface 4.6.

Note:

• Click HERE to view how to determine Web Interface version.
• Click HERE to view how to determine Client version. Here I am using 11.0.0.5357 ICA client version.

Scenario

If Citrix Web Client is not installed, on login to the Citrix web page user have to download and install the Web Client software by clicking on the Click here to obtain client software link. The link then redirects the user to Download page and once clicked on the Download button it opens the Citrix online web page.

 

Steps

1. Open Citrix Access Management Console.
2. Go to Citrix Resources --> Configuration Tools --> Web Interface.
3. Click on the web interface URL and then click on Manage application types and client deployment.
   
    
4. Click on Manage client deployment.
   
    
5. Go to General --> Client Detection and confirm Whenever a client is needed......... is selected or not. It is selected by default.
   
    
6. Go to C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\AccessPlatform\conf and open with a text editor the WebInterface.conf file.
7. Locate the following line # IcaClientVersion=
   
    
8. Replace the line with the following line:
   IcaClientVersion=11,0,0,5357
    
9. Save the WebInterface.conf file.
10. Go to C:\Program Files\Citrix\Web Interface\4.6.0\Clients\ica32 and rename the web client msi file to ica32web.msi. This step is mandatory. Here I have renamed XenAppWeb.msi to ica32web.msi.
    
    
    
     
11. Run the following command at a command prompt.
    
    IISReset
    
     
12. Now login to Citrix Web Interface and try to download the ICA Web Client file. You will see it will be downloaded from the local Citrix servers instead of going out and searching for Citrix web site.