Fixed: IGEL LX/OS and images are Tinted Blue in Published Photoshop when using XenApp 6 (CTX128332)

June 8th, 2012

In XenApp 6 environments it can happen that images are tinted blue in a published Photoshop session, for the Windows Citrix Receiver is a fix available which is mentioned here: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX128332

To setup this for a Linux based IGEL Thin Client or a UDC converted device open the profile or IGEL Setup and set System->Registry->ICA->wfclient->enableoss to disable. In general tweaks like this can be found in the wfclient area in the IGEL Setup or the profile in the IGEL UMS. If a setting is not available it might be a good idea to contact the IGEL support to provide information’s like this to the IGEL development.

Cheers
Michael

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Whitepaper: IGEL Universal Management Suite migration

June 8th, 2012

Hello Folks,

i just uploaded a new whitepaper to papershare that demonstrates how to to migrate an exisiting IGEL UMS Installation to a new server. The download is available here: http://www.papershare.com/app/paper.aspx?id=2449&o=3736

Cheers
Michael

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USB redirection with Citrix XenApp and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services

June 6th, 2012

Did you ever ask the question what extended USB redirection in the IGEL product description means? No… It’s not USB redirection coming with VMWare View, XenDesktop or RemoteFX; this is included in the clients by default. It’s a solution called “USB for Remote Desktop” from Fabulatech. This solution was primary designed to offer USB redirection for Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services.

Since the latest version it also support XenApp and it’s maybe a good add-on if you require “real” USB redirection for your users or devices with the benefit that you can configure all the devices from remote with the IGEL Universal Management Suite. To get more information’s have a look here: http://www.usb-over-network.com/partners/igel/

Important: In the IGEL firmware release notes you can see what version of Fabulatech USB for Remote Desktop is installed, on the Terminal Server’s the same or compatible Version is required; don’t try to mix it! You also need the Advanced Feature Set for the IGEL Thin Client to be able to use it.

Cheers
Michael

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New Firmware: IGEL Unversal Desktop ES 2.11.102

June 6th, 2012

IGEL Universal Desktop ES
=========================
Version 2.11.102
23. May 2012
Supported devices: UD3-x30 ES, UD5-x30 ES

================================================================================
Notes:
================================================================================

================================================================================
Drivers:
================================================================================
– OmniKey Cardman 3×21: 1.1.0.32
– Realtek RTL8139: 5.398.613.2003
– Realtek RTL8168: 5.782.0114.2011
– Realtek RTL8167: 5.663.1212.2006
– VIA WLAN VT6656: 1.69.0.1000
– RaLink RT73 USB: 1.00.04.0000
– VIA HD Audio VT1708B: 6.0.1.10400
– VIA VX855: 6.14.10.0.222
– VIA MSP I/O APIC: 6.0.00.0300
– VIA VX900: 6.14.10.0386
– RaLink RT 2500 USB: 2.01.01.0000
– RaLink RT2500 PCI: 3.02.00.0000
– RaLink RT61 PCI: 1.02.02.0000
– DLink DWA 131: 1084.12.0805.2009
– Intel Centrino WLAN N-1000: 15.1.0.18
– AMD PCnet Family: 4.38.0.0
– 3COM 3CR990 Fibre: 3.00.00.0023
– 3COM 3C900B-FL: 4.5.0.0
– Prolific PL-2303 USBtoSerial: 2.0.2.8
– FTDI UsbToSerial: 2.02.04
– Realtek HD Audio: 5.10.0.6343

================================================================================
Applications:
================================================================================
– .NET: 3.5 Sp1
– Ericom PowerTerm: 9.0.1.203
– Ericom WebConnect: 5.6.1.1000
– Sun JAVA RE: 1.6 Update 18
– VMware View Client: 5.0.1.640055
– Tight VNC Server: 1.3.10
– Fabulatech USB for Remote Desktop: 3.1.3
– Citrix PM Agent: 4.5.124
– Adobe Acrobat Reader: 5.0
– SAP GUI JAVA for Windows: 7.10 R 7
– NXClient: 3.4.0.7
– Thin Print: 7.0
– Citrix Receiver: 3.0
– Quest vWorkspace Client: 7.2
– Ekiga VOIP Client: 3.2.6
– NCP Enterprise Client: 9.30
– Client for RedHat RHEV-D: 3.0-26
– USB Redirection for RedHat RHEV-D: 3.0-26
– MS RDP Client: 7.0
– Internet Explorer: 8
– Windows Media Player: 11
– Leostream Connect Client: 2.7.129.0

================================================================================
New features:
================================================================================
– [System]:
– Basic printer configuration.
– Added creation of missing target path to UMS filetransfer
utility.
– Added keyboard layout support for Dutch/US
– [Driver]:
– Updated driver for VIA HD Audio.
– Updated VIA VX900 graphics driver.
Driver supports high Display Port resolutions
– [TCSetup]:  Increased performance of local setup.
– [VMware View]: Updated VMware View Client to version 5.0.1.
– [NCP]:  Updated NCP Enterprise VPN client to version 9.30.
– [FABULATECH]:  Updated Fabualtech USB for Remote Desktop to version
3.1.3. By default the service is disabled, but can be
enabled through the local setup or UMS.
– [SPICE]:  Updated Client for RedHat Enterprise Virtualisation for
Desktops to version 3.0-26.

================================================================================
Bug fixes:
================================================================================
Fixed bugs

– [System]:
– Fixed FBFW status after firmware reset. Used to be
disabled afterwards, but by default it should be enabled.
– Fixed transfer of folder permissions while transfering
files with the UMS file transfer utility.
– [Powerterm]:  Fixed replacement of %h wildcard in powerterm session.

================================================================================
Known Issues:
================================================================================
– A device connected over WLAN cannot be scanned by UMS if the first
ethernet adapter is disabled in device manager.
– UMS-Agent BOOT commands:
* Get settings from UMS over WLAN fails at boot time
* Re-Registration of client after firmware update over WLAN
fails at boot time
-[FABULATCH]:
– Fabulatech USB for Remtote Desktop is currently
not working with XenDesktop.
– If it is used with the UD3-x30 it may cause some problems.
E.g.: System will not shutdown.

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USB redirection issues

May 30th, 2012

If you enable USB redirection for Citrix XenDesktop, VMWare View, Fabulatech or Microsoft RemoteFX the rule to enable USB redirection in general does not mean that this will redirect all USB devices now. You need also to setup class rules (Printers, HID..) or device rules to get it working.

Cheers
Michael

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Configuring VMWare View Display settings

May 30th, 2012

If you want to setup the monitor configuration for VMWare View sessions, you need to configure this thru the RDP Global configuration in the IGEL Setup or UMS Profile. It’s not really clear and i noticed this today in a workshop, so a good reason to post it here.

Cheers
Michael

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Universal Desktop OS support for ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT

May 25th, 2012

We just tested a ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with the IGEL Universal Desktop OS and it work perfectly incl. dual monitor support. The ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT is used with a regular desktop pc.

Requirements: Universal Desktop OS incl. Advanced Feature Pack and feature “Native graphic card driver support enabled”

Cheers
Michael

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IGEL UMD-Multimonitoring extreme or could I get one screen more please?

May 25th, 2012

Do you need a workplace with more then two screens… Maybe 3, 4 or up to 8. Then you should try the IGEL Universal MultiDisplay solution which is available now. The solution is quite new and IGEL provides a small data sheet here: http://www.igel.com/fileadmin/user/upload/documents/PDF_files/Datasheets_EN/DS_UMD_85-EN-9-1.pdf

During my test with a trial version it works quite smart but i recommend to use a UD3 as satellite. Really a nice solution and much more flexible and cheaper then other available solutions. You can find the results from my first test’s here: https://blog.cloud-client.info/2012/03/07/cebit-2012-news-up-to-8-screen-on-a-workplace-with-igels-distributed-display-solution/

Minimum requirement is the Universal Desktop LX Firmware 4.09.200, a UD5 as master incl. the recommended network card (available in the starter kit), one or more satellit system’s (UD2,3 or 5) and a license from IGEL to enable the solution.

Cheers
Michael

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Fixing WiFi connection issues when using IGEL Universal Desktop LX / OS

May 24th, 2012

If you run into WiFi connection issues try the following settings as add-on to your WiFi configuration. All settings can be found in the IGEL Setup / Profile -> System -> Registry -> network -> interfaces ->wirelesslan.

wireless_mode = IEEE 802.11 b/g
device0.channel = Try to setup the used channel if possible

Make alway sure that you setup the right regulatory domain and location in the regular wireless configuration in the IGEL Setup, this can also cause a lot of issues if configured wrong.

Cheers

Michael

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Webcam test in the IGEL Linux

May 22nd, 2012

If you want to check if a webcam works in general in the IGEL Linux, create a terminal session and start the session. Log in as root and type in/execute ls /dev/video* , the result should look like /dev/video0.

If you got no result the webcam will not work, if you got /dev/video0 type in: gst-launch-0.10 v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! ‘video/x-raw-yuv,width=640,height=480,framerate=30/1’ ! xvimagesink and execute the command. If you have /dev/video1 or similar just change the command parameter to the right value. After the command is executed you should see the video picture from your webcam. Please note: this don’t mean the camera will work with Citrix, VMWare or whatever. This still needs to be tested but it’s a good indicator if the camera will work in general. If this fails, you can still try/use USB redirection of course.

Cheers
Michael

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Tip: IGEL Thin Clients don’t refresh there status in the UMS Console or don’t get a new configuration

May 22nd, 2012

Setup a DHCP Option 224 as string field or a DNS hostname “igelrmserver” which points to the management server. If using the DNS hostname make sure that the name can be resolved…

Make sure that the client-server communication port’s are open, see also http://www.papershare.com/app/paper.aspx?id=1617&o=3736

If using Linux based IGEL Thin Clients you can create a terminal session (IGEL Setup->Accessories) and after you start the terminal session use “ping igelrmserver” and “probeport +server name/ip+ 30001” to verify a working UMS connection. If using the DHCP option type in “cat /wfs/dhclient.leases.eth0”, you should now see the options provided by your DHCP incl. “option igelrmserver “+servername/ip+”;. If you can not read the servername/ip you have not used the string type for the DHCP Option 224 and you need to fix this in your DHCP Server configuration.

Cheers
Michael

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Official IGEL FAQ collections available

May 21st, 2012

Hello Folks,

IGEL got some new FAQ collections available on there download server, the downloads links:

English: http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/english/FAQ/IGEL_FAQ_EN.pdf
German (2009): http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/deutsch/FAQ/IGEL_FAQ_2009_German.pdf
German: http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/deutsch/FAQ/IGEL_FAQ_DE.pdf
French: http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/francais/FAQ/IGEL_FAQ_FR.pdf
Dutch: http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/nederlands/IGEL_FAQ_NL.pdf

These FAQ’s contain a couple of information’s like supported hardware, session improvements and are very useful. It’s funny that they’re currently not available at myigel.biz but i believe it will follow later.

Cheers
Michael

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Using Citrix VDI in a Box 5 with IGEL Linux clients (Firmware 4.09.100 or higher)

May 19th, 2012

Hello,

before the firmware release 4.09.100 it was only possible to use Citrix VDI in a Box 5 thru the XenApp configuration in the IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS but not with the Firefox browser. Since the 4.09.100 you can also use the firefox browser but:

You need to enable a setting in the registry for this, it’s only mentioned with a short context in the release notes for the 4.09.100 firmware.

Open the IGEL Setup or the UMS profile and go to System->Registry and enable the setting browser_plugin.ica.vdi_fix.

After this configuration the VDI in a Box Webinterface works like a charm for the users.

Cheers
Michael

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Which 3rd party devices can be fully migrated incl. driver support with the IGEL UDC Software to a Thin Client OS

May 19th, 2012

This is the official list based on the product sheet and/or the latest release notes.

Please note, WiFi devices are not included regarding the fact that a lot of vendors use different version/modells for there thin clients.
The support by IGEL incl. GFX, Audio, LAN and other static system components like the chipsets. During the installation you will also get a information about the devices support.

Acer Veriton N260G / N281G
Advantech-DLoG MTC 6
DELL Optiplex FX160
Fujitsu Futro S100 / S450 / S500 / S550 / S550-2
HP t5545 / t5565 / t5630w / t5730 / t5735 / t5745
Neoware c50 (DE-*2-GD) / e90 (DC-*2-GD) / e140 (DD-2*-GD)
Samsung TC190 / TC240
Wyse C90LE / C90LEW / R50L

Also these older IGEL devices can be migrated:

IGEL Smart 2110 LX
IGEL Compact 3210 LX
IGEL Winestra 4210 LX
IGEL Premium 5210 LX
IGEL Premium 5310 LX

Cheers

Michael

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Improve USB storage write performance

May 19th, 2012

To improve the write performance for USB storage devices in general follow these steps:

1) Open the IGEL Setup or your UMS Profile and go to System->Registry
2) Disable devices.autofs.sync_option

Note: This will not work for “true” USB Redirection (View, XenDesktop, RemoteFX, Fabulatech and so on) but it will improve the general performance for RDP, ICA and other drive mappings. Test in advance!

Cheers
Michael

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New Firmware: IGEL Universal Desktop LX 4.09.200

May 18th, 2012

IGEL Universal Desktop LX
=========================
Version 4.09.200
May 14 2012

=============================================================================
Notes:
=============================================================================

Versions
========
– Citrix ICA Client 12.0.1.192889
– Citrix Access Gateway Standard Plug-in 4.6.3.0800
– RDP rdesktop 1.6.0
– FabulaTech USB for Remote Desktop 3.1.2
– VMware View client 1.4.0-639205
– Quest vWorkspace Client 7.0
– Leostream Java Connect 2.1.245.0
– Ericom PowerTerm 9.2.0.6.20091224.1-_rc_-25848
– Ericom Webconnect 5.6.0.4000-rel.20413
– IBM iSeriesAccess 7.1.0-1.0
– SAP GUI java710rev6
– Firefox 5.0.1
– SUN JRE 1.6.0_14
– Totem Media Player 2.30.2
– Voip Client Ekiga 3.2.7
– Thinlinc Client 3.2.0
– NX Client 3.5.0-7
– Cisco VPN Client 4.8.02.0030-k9
– NCP Secure Client (Enterprise) 305_007.i686
– ThinPrint Client 7.0.38
– Xorg X11 Server 1.7.6
– Xorg Xephyr 1.7.6
– PC/SC Lite 1.8.1
– MUSCLE CCID Driver 1.4.5
– Omnikey CCID Driver 3.6.0
– Omnikey RFID Driver 2.7.2
– SCM Microsystems CCID Driver 5.0.11
– Safenet / Aladdin eToken Driver 8.0.5-0
– A.E.T SafeSign PKCS#11 Library 3.0.1785
– Gemalto .NET PKCS#11 Library 2.1.0
– SecMaker NetID PKCS#11 Library 5.6.0.44
– Client for RedHat RHEV-D 0.8

=============================================================================
New features:
=============================================================================

– [UMD] Added IGEL Universal MultiDisplay support
– [VMware View] Added parameters to control the top menubar at a running
session and whether the user should get logged off after the termination
of a running session.
– Appliance mode:
– vmwarevdmapp.menu-bar (default is off)
– vmwarevdmapp.once (default is on)
– Session:
– sessions.vdm_client[session number].options.menu-bar (default is on)
– sessions.vdm_client[session number].options.once (default is off)

=============================================================================
Fixed bugs:
=============================================================================

– [RDP] Fixed audio problems by decreasing latency of the audio channel.
– [Media Player] Fixed video playback in dual screen mode.
– [RedHat RHEV-D] Improved usage in dual display mode.

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Webcam support in IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS

May 16th, 2012

Hello folks,

here you can find a short list which webcams might work with the IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS for Citrix HDX Realtime redirection. The list is only a “tip” to reduce tests and it’s without any guarantee!

Please test in adavance: http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/

Cheers

Michael

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blog.cloud-client.info goes twitter and a small design change

May 15th, 2012

Hello Folks,

i’ve changed the design a little bit and blog.cloud-client.info is now also available at twitter for all upcoming posts. Go http://twitter.com/cloudclientinfo

Also it’s distributed thru networkedblogs, see gadget on the right side.

Cheers

Michael

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CentOS based virtual appliance for Microsoft Hyper-V Server incl. IGEL UMS Server

May 12th, 2012

Hello folks,

i’ve done a small release during the night… A video for the basics is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx09hItZM44

The download for the appliance is available here: Offline, download latest Version

Readme:
Release Date: 11.05.2012

Copyright 2012 cloud-client.info

EMail: mhoting@cloud-client.info

This is a non commercial release without any official support by IGEL Technology or cloud-client.info.

Use on your own risk, the publisher is not responsible for any damage or issue related to the use
of this free release.

Requirements for the VM:
2 GB RAM
12 GB HDD

Getting started:
Copy the folder cloud-client.info IGEL UMS Appliance 1.0 to your Hyper-V VM folder.
Import the VM via the Hyper-V console and set the Network Card to the Network you want to connect to.
Start the VM, by default the VM will pick up a DHCP address. If you want to use a static IP you can
configure this in the DHCP Server by assigning a IP to the VM’s MAC-ID (see below).
After the vm is startet open the VM console and login to the System with the username igel (credentials
see below. Now you can assign also a static IP (Network setup is on the right in the top menu).
On the desktop you can see two links to open the UMS console or administrator tool.

Note: I’ve setup default directory rules, new clients will directly moved to the device folder. You can
motify this of course depending on your needs.

Tested with:
Windows 2008 R2 SP1

Users:
Default User: igel Password: igel
Root User: root Password: igel
IGEL UMS Main User: Administrator Password: igel
IGEL UMS Sub Admin User: igel Password: igel
FTP User: anonymous login incl. write permission

Operating System:
CentOS 6.2 Kernel 2.6.32-220.14.1.el6.i686

Network:
Hostname: igelrmserver
IP: DHCP
MAC-ID: 00:15:5D:01:A6:47 (Do not change the MAC-ID!)

Installed Services:
IGEL Unversal Management Suite 4.01.500 with enabled automatic registration for thin clients (DHCP or DNS entry required!)l
Telnet Service
VNC Service
Hyper-V Integration Services 3.2 (Note: start mountcdrom.sh in console to mount a cd/dvd; see Microsoft KB2600152)
Firewall (Disabled by default)
XDMCP connections enabled (Free Windows XDMCP Client=http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/files/)
OPENSSL
proftpd (Configured with anonymous read/write access, warning: the appliance is not designed to handle a lot firmwares, watch the free available hdd space)

Have fun

Michael

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blog.cloud-client.info youtube channel

May 12th, 2012

Hello Folks,

since now a blog.cloud-client.info youtube channel is available, it’s currently empty but the first videos will follow soon. The channel url is http://www.youtube.com/cloudclientinfo.

It links also some other IGEL related YouTube channels.

Cheers
Michael

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