LKBEN10788: Howto create an ICA file to connect on a server desktop by clicking on it
LKB | Created: 02/04/2020 | Version: 0 | Language: EN | Rating: 0 | Outdated: False | Marked for deletion: False
Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Symptom
You can use an ICA file to connect on a servers desktop. This article describes how to do this
Cause
Just practical to send somebody per mail. He/she just has to click on the file...
Solution
The ICA file has a certain syntax. This syntax can be found on the citrix website. When you just want a simple file for connecting on a server you
can use the following:
----
[WFClient]
Version=2
TcpBrowserAddress=192.168.123.100
[ApplicationServers]
yourservername=
[yourservername]
Address=192.168.123.100
InitialProgram=
TransportDriver=TCP/IP
WinStationDriver=ICA 3.0
ScreenPercent=95
DesiredColor=3
----
You can copy and paste this text and put it into a file with the ica extention. Now your local ICA Client can use it for connection to a server
system. Do not forget to change the TcpBrowserAddress= with your server ip address. Replace yourservername with your the name of the server. The =
has to be at the end of the line in first occurance. This configuration uses 95% of the screen. I like this setting because I can still see and use
my local desktop.
About the Author
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.