Opening and Closing Connections
Once you have created a connection file with the appropriate network connection properties set up, you can connect to the Citrix server as follows:
To open a connection
- Double-click the name of the definition connection you want to open in the Citrix ICA Client window.
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- Alternatively, you can select the name of the connection definition and choose Connect from the Entry menu, or click the Connect button:
This connects to the server specified in the connection file with the user name and password details you have entered in the connection definition. If you have not specified a user name or password in the connection file you are prompted to enter them if they are required.
After a short delay the ICA connection will open in a window on your UNIX workstation.
To log off from a server desktop
- In WinFrame, choose Log off... from the Windows Program Manager File menu.
- In MetaFrame for Windows, choose Logoff... from the Start menu, then click Ok.
- In MetaFrame for UNIX, type ctxlogoff at the command prompt and press Enter.
To close a published application
- Close the application in the normal way. The ICA session will close automatically.
To quit from the ICA Client application
- Choose Exit from the Entry menu.