Last modified:	Thursday, Mar 8, 2007	Article ID:	44
Related products:	Xcalibur Global Management Software

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Objectives

This document teaches how to use Xcalibur Global to create an ICA connection with support for USB storage on the client device.

The ICA plug-in enables the client device to establish a connection with a server using the ICA protocol.

The method taught is based on the following steps:

1. Select the OU containing the target device.
2. Create an Xcalibur Policy that is linked to the selected OU.
3. Configure the Xcalibur Policy to create an ICA connection with support for USB storage on the client device.

Applicable Product Version

Xcalibur Global Version 1.1 Rev. 2

Procedure

Select the OU Containing the Target Device

• The OU in our example is Thin Clients Demo.
• The Domain in our example is net2.qa2.

1. Launch the Xcalibur Global Management Console:
   From the Task Bar select:
   Start \ Programs \ Xcalibur Global 1.1 \ Management Console.
2. Locate the OU Thin Clients Demo:
   Expand the path: Xcalibur Directory Manager \ net2.qa2.
   
   
   
3. Select the OU.

Create an Xcalibur Policy that is linked to the selected OU

1. Right-click on the OU (Thin Clients Demo) to display the following drop-down menu:
   
   
   
2. Select Properties from the drop-down menu to display the OU properties screen.
3. Select the Xcalibur Policy tab.
4. Click the New button and select TC Policy from the drop-down menu to create a New Xcalibur Policy Object that will appear in the Xcalibur Policy Object Links column.
   
   
   
5. Enter a new name for the policy. In this example we will be using the name Device - ICA Session (Install. Allow USB storage mappings. Enable connection to USB Flash devices). Press Enter.

Configure the Xcalibur Policy to Create an ICA Connection with Support for USB Storage on the Client Device

1. Select the Xcalibur Policy tab.
   
   
   
2. Select the new policy.
3. Click Edit to open the Policy Editor.
   Expand the following policy branch:
   <policy name> \ Device Configuration \ Peripheral settings \  Peripheral Port Settings
   
   
   
4. Double-click USB Controller Properties to open the USB Controller Properties screen.
5. Select the Enabled option, check the Flash storage device checkbox and select the desired port power limit from the Port Power Limit (mA) drop-down list.
   
   
   
6. Click OK to return to the Policy Editor screen.
7. Double-click on Add Icon ‘USB Storage’ to Taskbar Notification Area to open the Add Icon ‘USB Storage’ to Taskbar Notification Area screen.
   
   
   
8. Select the Enabled option and click OK to return to the Policy Editor screen.
   Expand the following policy branch:
   <policy name> \ Device Configuration \ Installable Software Modules \ Connections
   
   
   
9. Right-click the Custom ICA X.XX Connection (X.XX being the ICA client version) and select Installation Policy… to open the Installation Policy Properties screen.
10. Select the Enabled option and verify that the Operation Type is set to Install.
    
    
    
11. Click OK to return to the Policy Editor screen.
12. Right-click the Custom ICA X.XX Connection and select Properties… to open the Global Settings screen.
13. Select the Enabled option and check the Enable connection to USB storage device checkbox.
    
    
    
14. Click OK to return to the Policy Editor screen.
15. Right-click the Custom ICA X.XX Connection and select Add… to open the Add New ICA Connection screen
    
    
    
16. Enter the connection name into the Enter new connection name field and click Next to open the following Add New ICA Connection screen.
    
    
    
17. Click Next to open the following Add New ICA Connection screen.
    
    
    
18. Enter the Citrix Server address and click Next to open the following Add New ICA Connection screen.
    
    
    
19. Click Next to open the following Add New ICA Connection screen.
    
    
    
20. Click Next to open the following Add New ICA Connection screen.
    
    
    
21. Select the desired color depth value from the Window Colors drop-down field and click Next to open the following Add New ICA Connection screen.
    
    
    
22. Click Next to open the following Add New ICA Connection screen.
    
    
    
23. Click Next to open the following Add New ICA Connection screen.
    
    
    
24. Click the Advanced button () to open the Citrix Server Properties screen.
    
    
    
25. Select the Application tab to open the Application tab screen.
    
    
    
26. Select the desired option from the On policy receive drop-down list and click OK to return to the following Add New ICA Connection screen.
    
    
    
27. Click Finish to return to the Policy Editor screen.
28. Click to close the Policy Editor screen and return to the Xcalibur Policy tab screen.
29.  Click Close to return to the Xcalibur Global Management Console screen.

Conclusion

• Xcalibur Global now has a policy that creates an ICA connection with support for USB storage on the client device.
• The policy is linked to the OU that was selected. 
• The policy will affect all devices within the OU and any child OUs (as long a there are no restrictions on policy inheritance).

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