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Quick Start Guide

Typical Use Case

  • Power on the thin client.
  • A login dialog appears.
  • Enter domain credentials.
  • Launch the XenApp application assigned to the user.
  • Work in the familiar Windows session.
  • After logging out of the Windows session, the login dialog reappears for the next user.

Settings in the openthinclient Manager

Leave all settings not mentioned in this section at their default values. A detailed description of the settings is in the Citrix Client article.

General Settings Value Explanation
Autostart On The login dialog's displayed, with the user spared the need to launch Citrix separately.
Hide icon Yes

Since Citrix starts automatically, hide the desktop icon.

After closing the application

Restart application

After logging out of the Windows session, the login dialog appears again. 
Login settings Value Explanation
Citrix Client Storebrowse/PNABrowse
Login

Show Login Dialog

Open the login dialog before the session starts.
Domain Specify the domain, e.g., opentc.local

This sets the domain for login when either Show Login Dialog or Default Login Data is selected in the Login field.

Storebrowse/PNABrowse Settings
Value Explanation
Storebrowse URL
Store URL

Depending on the server settings, the hostname may be sufficient. If it's insufficient, enter the full URL of the store.

Restart the login dialog until login succeeds.

Yes

The dialog restarts repeatedly after timeouts and after incorrect entry of login credentials, ensuring the login dialog remains visible to the user.

Automatically start a single application

No

If only a single application is assigned to the client on the server side, start it automatically using this button.

Automatically start applications with a specific pattern in their name

Yes, see next line

If multiple applications are available to the user, use a pattern to specify the XenApp application that should be started automatically.

Pattern

Specify the full name or a part of the name of the applications to be started.

Specify multiple patterns, separated by commas or semicolons.

Desktops and Apps Hide icons

Hide XenApp applications on the desktop when the application starts automatically.

Settings in Citrix Studio — Enable HTTP Basic auth

Enable HTTP Basic auth in Citrix Studio under the store’s settings.

Upload the Citrix certificate.

The openthinclient OS already includes several certificates from well-known certification authorities. However, if a certificate error still occurs AM_ERROR_HTTP_SERVER_CERTIFICATE_NOT_TRUSTED or if you operate your own CA, upload the corresponding CA certificate to the directory. <openthinclient-home>/nfs/root/custom/ica-ssl-certs .

Select the Custom Folder menu item. Open the SSL Certificates for Citrix bookmark at the top and use the Upload button image.png.