Installing Citrix Secure Gateway and Web Interface (XenApp 6) - part5

Configure Web Interface to Support Secure Gateway
Now we need to configure the Web Interface to to ensure that client connections are directed through the Secure Gateway.  If this is not configured, the clients will access the Web Interface through the Secure Gateway but connections to applications will be direct, meaning the client will not use the Secure Gateway connection for applications.  Go to Start > All Programs > Citrix > Management Consoles > Citrix Web Interface Management.

Installing Citrix Secure Gateway and Web Interface (XenApp 6) - part4

Configuring Secure Gateway

It will automatically start the Configuration Wizard so click OK.

Installing Citrix Secure Gateway and Web Interface (XenApp 6) - part3

Install Citrix Secure Gateway 3.2
The first step with installing the Secure Gateway on our dual Secure Gateway/Web Interface server is to change the port that WI listens on for HTTPS.  Don’t worry, clients won’t need to remember these details because the Secure Gateway will still be configured to use the default HTTPS port of 443.
Go to Start > Administrative Tools > IIS Manager.

Installing Citrix Secure Gateway and Web Interface (XenApp 6) - part2

Configuring Web Interface
Once the installation completes, we are presented with this screen that allows us to configure the components we’ve installed on this server.

Installing Citrix Secure Gateway and Web Interface (XenApp 6) - part1

In this installment we’ll take a look at setting up Citrix Secure Gateway (CSG) 3.2 and Web Interface (WI) 5.3 together on a single server to provide secure connections to a Citrix XenApp farm.  CSG allows clients to make secure connections to our XenApp servers from the Internet without the use of a VPN.  I will be using the versions of CSG and WI that are provided with Citrix XenApp 6 and I’ll be installing them on Windows Server 2008 R2.  The server will be set up in a DMZ and will not be a member of my Active Directory domain.
This tutorial assumes that you have already installed a XenApp 6 server farm and configured it with published applications.  Click here for details on how to install XenApp 6.  Also you’ll need to make sure and publish an application on your XenApp server, you can find details in this post.  In addition, you’ll need to configure a DNS server or hosts file on your client to allow a domain name to be used when accessing the CSG/WI server from the client.

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp 6 - part5

Publishing a Citrix XenApp Application
Now it’s time to publish our first application to our clients.  Go into the Citrix Delivery Services Console if it is not already running.

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp 6 - part4

Configuring License Server and Installing Licenses

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp 6 - part3

Configuring Web Interface
After you’ve rebooted log back on and go back into the Role Manager if it doesn’t start automatically.

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp 6 - part2

Configuring XenApp Server
Now we will configure the different components of our XenApp installation.  If the Role Manager window does not appear click Start > All Programs > Citrix > XenApp Server Role Manager > XenApp Server Role Manager.

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp 6 - part1

With the recent release of Citrix XenApp 6 I’ve begun testing this version as we prepare to upgrade our Windows terminal server environment.  Probably the biggest reason for upgrading is that XenApp 6 offers support for Windows Server 2008 R2.  There are also a number of changes in the tools used to administer your Citrix farm.  In the recent past you had to use multiple tools for administration as Citrix migrated functionality into the MMC.  This seems to now be mostly complete.  The updates to the tools are welcome, but include a bit of relearning to find all the new methods and places to make configuration changes.
If you are evaluating and testing XenApp 6, Citrix has a developer license available that allows you to test with a single user for 1 year.  Search the internet for “citrix developer license” for details.  There is also a 99 user evaluation license available that is valid for 90 days.