Citrix.

BoomAM · 11 Jun 2007 at 12:25

Hi.
Am i correct in thinking that Citrix would allow users to access programs on our network from any computer with the Citrix client installed on anywhere in the world?

Just something im researching really.

Thanks.

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BoomAM · 12 Jun 2007 at 14:18

Which product would do the job that i need?
And does it require a seperate server to be 'host' it?

BoomAM · 14 Jun 2007 at 09:41

How much do CAGs cost, roughly?
Im still awaiting prices from my supplier and wouldnt mind a rough idea.

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Thanks.

BoomAM · 14 Jun 2007 at 18:23

£1000? £2000? £3000?
Just rough figures. Number of users would be a maximum of about 70. Although thats a extreme maximum, asuming every staff member logged in at the same time, which isnt very likely.

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Thanks.

BoomAM · 15 Jun 2007 at 23:26

DarkHorizon472 said:
Another approach is to give your users access to your citrix farm via a VPN client. This means they will get the same access remotely as they do when they are in the Office. I did this for a consultancy firm who's engineers spent a lot of time in random locations in the middle of nowhere. You may find this is cheaper and easier to manage.

Just make sure you have the bandwidth, Firewall connection availability and capacity on your Citrix Farm to support your needs. I ran the system on a single server with up to 20 people connecting in to it to use various applications. It worked OK even over a normal landline but now you can use other methods to access the internet remotely as this was going back a few years.

Do what now? lol.

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Im lost, i thought Citrix was a VPN?

BoomAM · 18 Jun 2007 at 17:42

Are there any alternatives to Citrix btw? or another way to do what i want to do?

BoomAM · 18 Jun 2007 at 22:41

Hmm.
Theres only really the one app we need to be able to run on a station, and if what you suggest can make a 'tunnel' to one of our network drives so that anyone with the software locally can access the stuff over the net, then that sounds good.

BoomAM · 20 Jun 2007 at 17:03

FrankJH said:
One thing we forgot to budget for which may be of relevance when buying a SSL or Citrix box is a Verisign Certificate to classify the external box as a "safe" connection - you may also require a seperate certificate for OWA (Outlook Web Access) if you have /use it

I think we have some Verisign stuff, ive seen some stuff for it in the filing cabinet.

So asuming the CAG is £3000, what other costs are there?, asuming i'm starting from scratch?