Configuring Simulations

This page helps you to configure the applications/desktops that the simulator has to launch.

To configure the applications/desktops, do the following:

1. Specify the URL for connecting to StoreFront / NetScaler / Web Interface in the Site URL text box. You can provide an HTTP or an HTTPS URL here. Before specifying the URL, ensure the following:

   • Only StoreFront 2.0 (or above) and NetScaler Gateway v9.3 (or above) is supported.

2. Choose the browser that is to be used by the simulator to launch the applications/desktops from the Browser Type list. By default, Chrome is chosen from this list. Ensure that the Pre-requisites for using the Citrix Logon Simulator on a Chrome browser is fulfilled.

3. Next, configure multiple resources i.e., Applications/Desktops that you want the simulator to launch and also the valid user credentials for accessing each resource. For this, follow the steps below:
   • Enter the name of the published resource to be launched in the Applications/Desktops text box.
   Note:
   • When providing application/desktop names, make sure you provide the same name using which the applications/desktops are displayed in the StoreFront or NetScaler web console. Before configuring the names of resources published on Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.x, ensure the following:
     • The desktop or application configured here should be included as “Favorites” in the StoreFront or NetScaler web console.
     • You can auto subscribe users to applications by setting “KEYWORDS:Auto” in the published application's description in the Citrix XenDesktop Broker.
     • Additionally, for launching published desktops, set the autoLaunchDesktop and pluginAssistant flags to false in the web.config file under C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\<storename>Web folder on the StoreFront server. You can auto subscribe users to applications by setting “KEYWORDS:Auto” in the published application's description in the Citrix XenDesktop Broker.
   • Before configuring the names of resources published on Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 6.x, make sure that these applications/desktops are available in the Main page of the Citrix Web Interface Management console.
   • If the Storefront server is enabled with two-factor authentication, then, specify the additional password that is used to secure the Storefront server against the 2FA code text box. If the Storefront server is not enabled with two-factor authentication, specify none against this text box.
   • Then, using the Domain, User, Password, and Confirm Password parameters, configure the credentials of the user who is authorized to launch the configured resource.
   Note:
   If the Storefront server is enabled with two-factor authentication and you have specified the relevant 2FA code, then, specify none against the Domain text box.

4. If you do not want to configure any more resources for launching, then click the Update button to save the changes. To add another resource for launching, click the Add More button. This will add an empty record where you can specify the name of another published resource i.e., application/desktop, and then use the Domain, User, Password, and Confirm Password parameters to provide valid credentials for launching that resource. If the same user is authorized to launch a few/all resources, then you will have to repeat the login details of that user for each resource.
5. Similarly, multiple published resources can be added, and each resource can be launched using different / same credentials.
6. At any given point in time, you can exclude/delete a resource from the simulation by clicking the X button corresponding to that resource.
7. You can also clear all the configured resources and their launch details at one shot, by clicking the Clear button.