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Receiver for Chrome Configuration
Created Date: December 19, 2014
Updated Date: December 19, 2014
Description
This is a tool which can be opened in any browser preferably Google Chrome. This tool can create and edit google policy and .cr configuration files easily which can be used to configure Receiver for Chrome.
Prerequisites
Google Chrome/Mozilla Firefox browser.
How to Use Receiver for Chrome Configuration
Today, Citrix Receiver from chrome web store can be configured using .cr files. The .cr file exported from Storefront doesn't have rfweb entry and admin needs to add the entry and distribute the file to various users. Receiver for Chrome can be configured using .cr file using Deploy Receiver for Chrome to your users.
Instead of deploying .cr file to many users, Google policies can be used to configure Receiver for Chrome. This works by using a new feature called App Management which was added in Google Chrome management console for admins to push Chrome app specific policies. To configure Receiver, admin needs to upload a policy text file which contains the settings.
This tool can be used to create/edit the policy file by following the steps mentioned below:
1) Upload an already created .txt google policy file or Enter the appropriate values.
2) Select Google policy as the format to save the information.
3) Click on save button to save the file on the local file system.
The saved policy file created can be directly uploaded in Google Chrome management console to push the policies to Receiver for Chrome.
Note: Google policy required for configuring Receiver for Chrome is currently a tech preview capability from Google. Please contact your Google Sales Representative to get access.
This tool can also be used to create/edit the .cr file that can be distributed to the users to configure Receiver for Chrome in case you cannot use Google Policy.
Additional Resources
1) Sample google policy text file with example URLs generated by this tool:
{
'settings': {
'Value': {
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'settings_version': '1.0',
'store_settings': {
'beacons': {
'external': [
{
'url': 'http://www.yourcompany.externalwebsite.com'
}
],
'internal': [
{
'url': 'http://yourcompany.internalwebsite.net'
}
]
},
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'gateways': [
{
'is_default': true,
'url': 'https://yourcompany.gateway.com'
}
],
'name': 'mystore',
'rf_web': {
'url': 'http://yourcompany.storefrontstoreweb.net'
}
}
}
}
}
2) Sample .cr file with the same example URLs generated by this tool:
<Services version='1.0'>
<Service>
<rfWeb>http://yourcompany.storefrontstoreweb.net</rfWeb>
<Name>Mystore</Name>
<Gateways>
<Gateway>
<Location>https://yourcompany.gateway.com</Location>
</Gateway>
</Gateways>
<Beacons>
<Internal>
<Beacon>http://yourcompany.internalwebsite.net</Beacon>
</Internal>
<External>
<Beacon>http://www.yourcompany.externalwebsite.com</Beacon>
</External>
</Beacons>
</Service>
</Services>
Disclaimer
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Important Note: Before making any Google Chrome changes stated in this article, it is important to have the latest version of Citrix Receiver installed on your operating system. Citrix Receiver for Windows 3.1 or higher is required for use with Google Chrome.
If you are experiencing issues with Citrix Receiver for Windows, complete the following three step procedure:
Run the tool (refer to Receiver Clean-Up Utility) to clean-up a corrupt or previous installation of Citrix Receiver.
Note: If using Windows, check in Control Panel > Programs and Features or Add/Remove Programs that the Citrix Receiver software is no longer present.
Restart your computer.
Solution 1 – Enable Chrome to Open ICA Files Automatically
Enable Google Chrome to automatically open the launch ICA files. When the launch.ica file downloads in Google Chrome, click the drop-down list for the file in the download bar and select Always Open Files of This Type.
Solution 2 – Disable the Citrix ICA Client Plugin (Only applicable to older versions of chrome)
After completing the preceding procedure, complete the following steps:
On Google Chrome, go to Settings.
Click Show advanced settings…
Under Privacy, click Content settings….
Under Plug-ins, click Disable individual plug-ins…
Click Disable for Citrix ICA Client.
Notes:
If Disable option is not available, confirm that the latest version of Citrix Receiver is installed for your operating system. For the latest version of Citrix Receiver, click here.
If you are unable to see the “Disable individual plug-ins” link, open chrome://plugins from the addressbar.
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