Server-client content redirection
Server-client content redirection enables administrators to specify that URLs in a published application are opened in a local application. For example, opening a link to a webpage while using Microsoft Outlook in a session opens the required file using the browser on the user device.
Server-client content redirection enables administrators to give Citrix resources more efficiently, by that provides better performance to the users. The following types of URL can be redirected:
- HTTP
- HTTPS
- RTSP (Real Player)
- RTSPU (Real Player)
- PNM (Older Real Players)
The URL is opened using the server application when:
- Citrix Workspace app does not have an appropriate application
- Citrix Workspace app can’t directly access the content
Server-client content redirection is configured on the server. This feature is enabled by default in Citrix Workspace app if the path includes the following:
- RealPlayer
- One of Firefox, Mozilla, or Netscape.
To enable server-client content redirection if RealPlayer and a browser aren’t in the path:
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Open the configuration file
wfclient.ini. -
In the [Browser] section, modify the following settings:
Path=path
Command=command
The path is the directory where the browser executable is located. The command is the name of the executable used to handle redirected browser URLs, appended with the URL sent by the server. For example:
$ICAROOT/nslaunchNetscape, Firefox, MozillaThis setting specifies the following:
- The
nslaunchutility is run to push the URL into an existing browser window. - Each browser in the list is tried in turn until content can be displayed successfully.
- The
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In the [Player] section, modify the following settings:
Path=path
Command=command
The path is the directory where the RealPlayer executable is located. The command is the name of the executable used to handle the redirected multimedia URLs, appended with the URL sent by the server.
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Save and close the file.
Note:
For both path settings, you need to specify the directory where the browser and RealPlayer executables are available. You do not need to specify the full path to the executables. For example, in the [Browser] section, the path might be set to /usr/X11R6/bin rather than /usr/X11R6/bin/netscape. Also, you can specify extra directory names as a colon-separated list. If these settings aren’t specified, the user’s current $PATH is used.
To clear server-client content redirection from Citrix Workspace:
- Open the
module.iniconfiguration file. - Change the
CREnabledsetting toOff. - Save and close the file.