Has anyone successfully launched apps with the Ipad? If so please explain.
I have a 4.5 farm w/apps published thru WI and PNagent load balanced by NetScalers.
I've tried some of the writeups I found but still no luck.
There are a few users in our organization using iPad's and iPhone's to access their published apps.
We created a PNAgent site on our external Secure Gateway. The end user just needs to install the free Citrix Receiver app on their device. The configuration is pretty straight forward. You need the public address, username, password, domain, access gateway: off (in my case), Citrix edition (standard, advanced, or enterprise), and authentication type (domain only in my case).
We are running WI 5.3.
-----------------------Matt Mustain, CCA, MCP
what version WI do you have? you need 5.x
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/index.jsp?topic=/receiver-ipad-1/ipad-receiver-admin-requirements.html
I just got our setup working on Monday and it works fairly well. We're in a version 5 farm. I'm doing PNagent direct access and it works. Have you installed your cert for the web server?
If you ask my opinion, I believe that the iPad's future is especially secure with the use of the device as a business tool, such as with the 2X Client for iOS (http://www.2x.com/virtualdesktop/ios)...it's a free download and lets you use Windows apps from your iPad, giving you application publishing and RDP Remote Desktop capabilities for free, in contrast to the Citrix Receiver and Wyse PocketCloud. Definitely worth a look.
While I'm pleased to see the availability of multiple iOS utilities to get to Windows apps from my iPad, after using several (iTap VNC, iTap RDP, PocketCloud, Citrix Receiver) I quickly find myself yearning for a keyboard and mouse to jockey the Windows apps, and wonder if it's really a tenable option for one of my clinicians. Simple functions like hover, drop-downs, and drag & drop are more cumbersome through these tools than in the native environment; the latest receiver with the touchpad is an improvement - but I must say that LogMeIn Ignition seems to be on the right track with their floating transparent mouse.
Just because you can do something doesn't always mean you should; my experience has been that I'm not nearly as productive using one of these utilities vs. using the real thing.
It seems to me that until business apps are designed and developed around a touch interface, (either natively in iOS or HTML5) there will be great hype and adoption, but poor results.
Am I alone in my assessment?
You're not alone. I think the iPad is a great device, and is a good option for some things. That being said, I personally would NOT want to work all day on it connected to a Citrix session. It works great, yes, but the lack of a true keyboard and mouse makes for a somewhat "clumsy" experience long-term. I have used it in a pinch for support calls, and it was very helpful. However, I still find the Receiver confusing (from an end-user perspective) and setting things up for two-factor authentication required some interesting configuration changes on the NetScaler side (again, more the fault of the Receiver and not the iPad itself).
Gary, I agree with you. Until the apps themselves are created with a touch interface in mind, it won't find full mainstream acceptance. Most apps are written expecting a mouse click, which is far more controllable. Given the relatively small screen real estate, and the thickness of the average finger tip, most work requires a lot of zooming in and out to get that delicate control we've all come to know and expect from a mouse. I suspect we'll get there... we're just not there yet.
Dan
Why is it called "Common Sense"? It doesn't seem all that common!