Citrix SmartAccess in a Box 4.5 Advanced Edition

Author:  Roddy Rodstein, CISSP, CEH, MCSE, CCA
roddy.rodstein@seoutsourcing.com

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About the Author

Roddy Rodstein (CISSP, MCSE, LPI, CEH, CCA) has over 10 years of professional experience in the IT industry. In his current role at Oracle, he is a member of the Unbreakable Linux and Oracle VM team. Before joining Oracle, Roddy spent six years at Citrix supporting the company's core product, XenApp. During his tenure with Citrix, he wrote and published an “in the Box” series of e-Books, including Nfuse Elite in a Box, MetaFrame Secure Access Manager in a Box, MetaFrame Presentation Server for UNIX in a Box, and Citrix SmartAccess in a Box. Earlier in his career, Roddy successfully established, owned, and operated an IT consulting business that specialized in server based computing and remote access solutions. His professional achievements also extend to writing and self-publishing industry reference guides currently available on Amazon, Securing Microsoft Terminal Services (ISBN: 061514330X) and Citrix CCA MetaFrame 1.8 for Windows Exam Cram (ISBN: 1576109453).

Document Revision History

Citrix SmartAccess in a Box is a project that I have created and maintained since Nfuse Élite (NFE) in a Box. This project has taken some wild detours from NFE in a Box through various revisions of MetaFrame Secure Access Manager (MSAM) in a Box and now Citrix SmartAccess in a Box. Citrix SmartAccess in a Box will be reviewed with new content on a regular basis so please stay tuned to SE Outsourcing at http://www.seoutsourcing.com for the latest version of this project.

Please send any and all suggestions and or comments to: roddy.rodstein@seoutsourcing.com

Preface

Welcome to the latest e-Book in the in the Box series. My goal with this e-Book is to provide you with a concise deployment guide for Citrix Access Gateway Advanced Edition with Citrix Presentation Server. I understand that Citrix application delivery solutions may be new to many of you, so I’ll try my best to explain how to plan, build, run and monitor a Citrix application delivery solution with a project-oriented approach.

This e-Book is an ongoing project which I’ll add to and modify with time. In this e-Book, you’ll find a lot of information but it is far from everything you need. It is meant to be a starting point and a resource to get you up and running with Citrix application delivery solutions. I truly believe Citrix SmartAccess in a Box can help take you and your Citrix application delivery project to the next level.

Please take the examples provided here at face value and do not expect to apply them ‘as is’ to your environment. Each IT environment is unique, and as we all know, extremely complex. By applying some of the techniques presented here, as well as seeking professional services assistance at key points, you can minimize risk and maximize the investment in your Citrix application delivery solution.