XenApp 6 TWAIN Devices Support

XenApp lets users control client-attached TWAIN imaging devices, such as scanners and cameras, from published applications. This feature is known as TWAIN redirection because XenApp provides TWAIN support by redirecting commands sent from a published application on the server to the client device. Users can connect regardless of connection type. However, XenApp requires the following for TWAIN support: The imaging device must be connected locally to the user device and have the associated vendor supplied TWAIN driver installed locally. Citrix online plug-in 11.x or later or the Citrix offline plug-in. XenApp 32-bit and 64-bit servers support TWAIN redirection for 32-bit […]

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How Citrix XenApp 6 Policies Work

XenApp policies and settings are collected into similar categories in Active Directory: Computer and User. Computer policy settings pertain to XenApp servers and are applied when the server is rebooted. User policy settings pertain to user sessions and are applied for the duration of the session. Citrix XenApp 6 policies can be managed through the Group Policy Editor in Windows or the Delivery Services Console in XenApp. If you do NOT use Active Directory in your environment (or use a different directory service such as Novell Directory Services for Windows) or you are a Citrix administrator without permission to manage […]

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Downgrading Citrix XenApp 6 Edition

Due to licenses and default install mismatch, you may require to downgrade or set your XA Platinum edition to Enterprise edition. Here are steps to be followed without requiring you to re-install your XenApp 6 installation.   Downgrade XenApp 6 Edition: Set Computer Policy > Server Settings > ‘XenApp Product Edition’ policy as shown below: Setting Description: Applies to XenApp 6.0 or later and XenDesktop; Specifies the XenApp product edition. Setting the product edition activates the features available with a particular edition. The product edition also determines which type of license a server requests from the license server. Make sure […]

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