Using a Raspberry Pi as a Corporate Thin Client

Continuing a previous document on Rasberry Pi, I wanted to set up something simple but that would serve to show clients how easy and cheap it can be to have a corporate thin client in our company, A device that costs 25 US$ and consumes 5V. We will install the Citrix client so that when it boots it loads automatically and after validation any user can instantly access their applications from anywhere!

Configuring Access Gateway in NetScaler

Well, once we have basically configured our NetScaler, we are going to implement the Access Gateway feature that will give us secure access to our Citrix XenApp applications or XenDesktop desktop from the outside to our users through any device. In this document we will see how to publish a Web Interface of our internal network through the NetScaler CAG and we will access it via the web and via Citrix Receiver!

Citrix Receiver Web Template for Download

Una forma sencilla que tenemos los administradores de proveer el último cliente de Citrix a nuestros usuarios, independientemente del sistema operativo o dispositivo que utilicen es utilizar una plantilla de web que nos ofrece Citrix para que descarguemos y la ubiquemos dentro de nuestra red, podremos personalizarla con nuestra imagen corporativa y detectará automáticamente que versión de Receiver necesitará el usuario & le redireccionará a su descarga.

XenApp Manager

Una aplicación ligera que ha sacado Citrix para los usuarios de Windows 8 o RT (en PC, tablets…) es XenApp Manager; una aplicación que nos servirá para gestionar las sesiones de nuestros usuarios en las granjas XenApp 6.5 de una forma sencilla! Podremos de una forma rápida buscar una sesión ICA (Citrix HDX) o RDP para cerrarla o desconectarla; podremos gestionar hasta 10 granjas de forma simultánea y 10.000 Sessions!

Raspberry Pi – Introduction

These days that we are testing different ThinClients a Raspberry Pi has passed through my hands, that is not a ThinClient, but obviously it can be used as it, I wanted to write this article to bring this device closer to all those who do not know it or have been lucky enough to be able to try it. The PRi (Model B) It's a small computer (700Mhz ARM CPU and 512Mb RAM) with 2 USB outputs, 1 RJ45, 1 HDMI, 1 RCA, GPIO connector, Space for 1 SD CARD and that we will feed with a MicroUSB at 5V. We can get a Raspberry Pi for about 30€. ¿Cheap? No! The following!