Configuring Simulations - Citrix Logon Simulator

This page helps you to configure the applications/desktops that the Citrix Logon Simulator has to launch.

To configure the simulation, provide the following inputs:

1. In the Site URL text box, specify the URL of StoreFront / NetScaler / Web Interface that the eG Enterprise Express Logon Simulator needs to access. You can provide an HTTP or an HTTPS URL here.

   Note:
   Only StoreFront 2.0 (or above) and NetScaler Gateway v9.3 (or above) are supported.

2. Next, specify the names of the applications/desktops to be launched against the Application/Desktop field. To provide the application/desktop names, click the icon alongside the Application/Desktop text box. The CONFIGURE APPLICATION/DESKTOP pop up window will then appear. Specify the following in the CONFIGURE APPLICATION/DESKTOP window:

   • If the simulator is simulating accesses to Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x, and StoreFront v3.5 (or below) is used for the simulation, then you have to specify the name of the exact tab page in the StoreFront console where the application/desktop to be launched is displayed in the Tab Name text box. This is required because, in StoreFront v3.5 (and below), there is no Favorites tab page. Published resources will be displayed only in the Apps or Desktops tab page. Therefore, in such a case, you have to specify the Tab Name here, so that the simulator knows where to look for the application/desktop.

     By default, Tab Name is set to none. This default setting is applicable in the following circumstances:
     • If the simulator is simulating accesses to Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 6.x;
     • If the simulator is simulating accesses to Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x, but using NetScaler

   • In the Application/Desktop Name text box, specify the name of the Application/Desktop to be launched. When providing the application/desktop name, make sure you provide the same name using which that application/desktop is displayed in the StoreFront or NetScaler web console.

     Note:
     Before configuring the names of resources published on Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.x, ensure the following:
     • The desktop or application configured here should be included as “Favorites” in the StoreFront or NetScaler web console.
     • You can auto subscribe users to applications by setting “KEYWORDS:Auto” in the published application's description in the Citrix XenDesktop Broker.
     • Additionally, for launching published desktops, set the autoLaunchDesktop flag to false in the web.config file under C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\<storename>Web folder on the StoreFront server. You can auto subscribe users to applications by setting “KEYWORDS:Auto” in the published application's description in the Citrix XenDesktop Broker.
     Before configuring the names of resources published on Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 6.x, make sure that these applications/desktops are available in the Main page of the Citrix Web Interface Management console.

   • Typically, any application/desktop that is launched opens in a separate window. Sometimes, a different name may be displayed for the launched application/desktop in that window's title bar. If there is a mismatch between the name in the StoreFront/NetScaler console and the name in the launched window title, then the simulator may wrongly report a successful launch as a failure. To avoid this, where the application/desktop name in the StoreFront/NetScaler console is different from the application/desktop name displayed in the launch window title, use the Window Title text box to specify the name that will be displayed for the configured Application/Desktop in the session window's title bar.

   Finally, click the Add More button in the CONFIGURE APPLICATION/DESKTOP pop up window to add more applications/desktops to be launched. A maximum of three applications/desktops can be configured for the simulation. If you do not want to add any more applications/desktops, click the Update button to save the changes and exit the CONFIGURE APPLICATION/DESKTOP window. You will then return to the Configure Simulation page, where you can proceed to provide the other details required for the simulation.

3. In the Domain, User, Password, and Confirm Password text boxes, provide the credentials of a user who is authorized to launch the configured applications/desktops.

   Note:
   If the Storefront server is enabled with two-factor authentication and you have specified the relevant 2FA code, then, specify none against the Domain text box.

4. Two-factor authentication (2FA), often referred to as two-step verification, is a security process in which the user provides two authentication factors to verify they are who they say they are. If StoreFront is enabled with two-factor authentication, then to authenticate the specified User login, StoreFront will require an additional layer of security other than the Password you have provided. This can be any piece of information that only the User knows or has immediately in hand - such as a verification code that StoreFront provides. This is why, if StoreFront is enabled with two-factor authentication, you will have to set the Is 2FA enabled? flag to Yes, and then specify the verification code in the text box that appears alongside. On the other hand, if StoreFront is not enabled with two-factor authentication, set this flag to No.

5. Some high-security Citrix environments may have been configured to display a ‘disclaimer’, whenever a user attempts to login to a server/desktop in the environment. Such disclaimers typically include statements that delimit the scope of access, uphold confidentiality or protect copyright laws, and mitigate the risk of virus infections or data losses that may be caused by unauthorized access. If such a disclaimer is enabled for your environment, then set the Is disclaimer enabled? flag to Yes. In this case, the simulator will accept the disclaimer and proceed with the simulation. If no such disclaimer has been configured for your environment, set this flag to No.