Write a commentCitrix released StoreFront 3.5 and for me the one that finally killed Web Interface! You should get your Hands dirty with 3.5 :-) First lets have a look what has been added to the 3.5 release of Citrix StoreFront.
New Features:
- Store-centric console architecture for authentication and Receiver for Web settings
- Specify the optimal NetScaler Gateway appliances for various users
- New or enhanced Receiver for Web settings:
- Authentication methods
- Shortcuts to websites
- Deploy Citrix Receiver
- Session settings
- Workspace control
- Client interface settings
- Advanced settings
- Multi-site configuration for multiple XenDesktop sites or XenApp farms across multiple geographies
- Delegate authentication to XenApp and XenDesktop farms/sites
- Configure features previously configured via web.config, including:
- Workspace control
- Client interface settings
- Store timeout duration and retry attempts
- Communication timeout duration and retry attempts
- HTML5 browser tab settings
- Socket pooling
- StoreFront server health checks on each XenDesktop broker and XenApp Server
Quite some time ago I made a list that compared Web Interface with StoreFront.
Here an update to StoreFront 3.5
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Web Interface 5.4 versus StoreFront 3.5 |
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Description |
Web Interface |
StoreFront |
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Account Service for Receiver |
No |
Yes |
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HTML5 Client support |
No |
Yes |
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Windows RT support |
No |
Yes |
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Roaming devices with persistant apps |
No |
Yes |
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Domain Membership requirement |
No |
No - Only during installation |
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Server groups for load balancing with configuration push |
No |
Yes |
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Receiver UI delivery |
No |
Yes |
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Highlight application groups |
No |
Yes |
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Launch applications |
Yes |
Yes |
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Autolaunch Desktop |
Yes |
Yes |
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Session Pre-Launch |
Yes |
Yes |
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Prevent multi-launch of applications |
Yes |
Yes |
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Filter or hide applications |
Yes |
Yes |
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Tweak ICA parameters |
Yes |
Yes |
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Messages, Notes, Pre-, Post Logon message etc. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Web UI change through console |
Yes |
Yes |
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Advanced customization |
Yes |
Yes |
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Code extension |
No |
Yes |
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Software Development Kit (SDK) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Pre-populated domain |
Yes |
Yes |
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Domain list |
Yes |
Yes |
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Explicit authentication |
Yes |
Yes |
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SmartCard, Token authentication |
Yes |
Yes |
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Anonymous logon |
Yes |
Yes |
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Access Gateway integration |
Yes |
Yes |
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Password change |
Yes |
Yes |
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Customize web session timeout |
Yes |
Yes |
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Settings per location (IP subnet) |
Yes |
No |
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Client proxy settings |
Yes |
No (file fix) |
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Client deployment |
Yes |
Yes |
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Application search |
Yes |
Yes |
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Favorite applications |
No |
Yes |
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Stateless web sessions |
No |
Yes |
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Theme support |
No |
No |
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Error logging in eventlog |
Yes |
Yes |
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Documentation |
Yes |
Yes |
When looking through the list you should notice that Web Interface has more NO's then yeses!
These days I actually avoid the use of Web Interface at all cost! I just resently transition a Web Interface customer to StoreFront, still using "old" Citrix Clients like version 11.x and 12.x They now must upgrade due to compatibility issues with XenDesktop 7.6 but with StoreFront already in place, no Problem!
VOTE{extravote 85}
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