Users browse to chrome://extensions and then drag and drop the repackaged app (.crx) file onto the Chrome window to install Citrix Workspace app for Chrome OS. Because the app is pre-configured, users can start working with Citrix Workspace app for Chrome OS as soon as they install it, without a need to perform additional configuration steps.
- If you cannot use the Citrix Workspace application, you can use the HTML5 web-based interface. This option is not as powerful and lacks some features of the Citrix Workspace. If you have to use the web-based interface, we strongly recommend using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when using the Central Piedmont Cloud as they offer full HTML5.
- Download and install the Citrix Workspace app; Once Workspace has been downloaded, the 'Add Account' screen will prompt you to enter your work email or the server address provided by your IT department. You will then need to provide the following information.
- These instructions apply using Google Chrome browser. To install Citrix Workspace app using another browser, contact the Help Desk. Download the Citrix Workspace App Client from the Citrix website by clicking here: Citrix Workspace App. Click the “Download Citrix Workspace app for Windows” button.
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4. Click Continue to configure or click Cancel to go back to the home page.
5. On the Configuration Utility Tool | Citrix Workspace app for for <Chrome/HTML5>: <config file> page, select the desired feature and choose the appropriate values.
6. Click Download to download the configuration file.
Specific to Citrix Workspace app for Chrome
1) Google Admin policy
When you upload a policy file, the tool reads the file and lets you modify the configuration settings it specifies. To add a configuration to your file, use the ‘Create new’ option.
2) Web.config in StoreFront
The web.config file is typically located at C:inetpubwwwrootCitrix<storenameWeb> where storename is the name specified for the store when it was created. Locate chromeAppPreferences and update its value with the custom configuration as a JSON string that is generated by the tool.
Example:
chromeAppPreferences = '{'ui': {'toolbar': {'menubar': false}}}'
3) Default.ica
Copy and paste the generated code as the last line in the default.ica file.
Typically, for the Web Interface, the default.ica file is located at C:inetpubwwwrootCitrix<sitename>App_Datadefault.ica where sitename is the name specified for the site when it was created.
Sample code generated by the tool:
chromeAppPreferences = {'ui': {'toolbar': {'menubar': false}}}
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Note: Although the tool can be opened on any web browser, it works best on Google Chrome.
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