17. Citrix Web Console (CWC) Included on the Citrix Feature Release 1 CD is the Citrix Web Console software that allows an administrator to view such things as: session information, reset sessions and view information about the operations of MetaFrame XP server farms using their Web Browser. The CWC is also a great tool for help desk staff and remote administration from any, any, any. The Citrix Web Console requires Internet Information Server 5.0 or later. 
17. 1. How to Install the Citrix Web Console on a MetaFrame Server To install the Citrix Web Console: 1. Insert the Citrix Feature Release 1 CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Citrix MetaFrame XP 1.0 for windows Feature Release 1 window appears. 2. Click the icon to the right of Citrix Web Console. 
3. Click Next on the Welcome screen. (The Citrix Web Console files are copied to the server) 4. Read the License Agreement and then click Yes. 5. Click Finish to complete the installation. You are now ready to launch the CWC. You can log on to the CWC by going browsing to: http://cwc_servername/citrix/webconsole.
17. 2. How to install the Citrix Web Console on a Standalone IIS Server According to Citrix documentation, the Citrix Web Console (CWC) can only be installed on MetaFrame XP with Feature Release 1 and IIS 5.0. This is not necessarily true and I dont recommend it. I recommend that you leave MetaFrame to run published application and install the CWC on a miscellaneous web server. The Citrix Web Console obtains its information by utilizing the MFCOM component of the Citrix Server Software Development Kit (CSSDK). Because MFCOM is a COM server, its objects and interfaces are available to all COM clients. The COM clients can be run on the same server that MFCOM is running, or from a remote system using DCOM. Thus to install and run the Citrix Web Console from a server without MetaFrame XP, the MFCOM portion of the CSSDK needs to be installed. You can download the Citrix Server Software Development Kit (CSSDK) from: http://apps.citrix.com/CDN/SDK/server_sdk.asp. The following details how to install the CWC on a standalone web IIS web server: 1. Extract the CSSDK and copy mfreg.exe from to %systemroot%\system32. 2. Click Start Run type: mfreg.exe citrix_server_name Click OK. 3. Insert the Citrix Feature Release 1 CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Citrix MetaFrame XP 1.0 for windows Feature Release 1 window appears. 4. Click Start Run type: d:\administration\webconsole\setup nomfcheck Click OK. 5. Click Next on the Welcome screen. (The Citrix Web Console files are copied to the server) 6. Read the License Agreement and then click Yes. 7. Click Finish to complete the installation. 8. On the IIS server, broswe to \inetpub\wwwroot\citrix\webconsole directory. 9. Edit the global.asa file, change the file path from mfcom.exe to mfreg.exe. 10. On the MetaFrame server locate the Mfcom.exe file. Right click and select properties. Then select the security tab. Click Add and add the user that controls the web server. 11. After adding user click Ok Note: the permissions needed for that account to the mfcom.exe file is read & execute and Read. You are now ready to launch the CWC. You can log on to the CWC by going browsing to: http://cwc_servername/citrix/webconsole. |