What's new

• Fixed issues

• Known issues

• Deprecation

Technical overview

• Databases

• Delivery methods

• Network ports

• HDX

• ICA virtual channels

• Double-hop sessions

Install and configure

• Machine identities

  • Active Directory joined

  • Hybrid Azure Active Directory joined

• Prepare to install

  • AWS cloud environments

  • Citrix Hypervisor virtualization environments

  • Google Cloud environments

  • Microsoft Azure Resource Manager cloud environments

  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager environments

  • Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager virtualization environments

  • Nutanix virtualization environments

  • Nutanix cloud and partner solutions

  • VMware virtualization environments

  • VMware cloud and partner solutions

• Install core components

  • Install using the command line

  • Install Web Studio

• Install VDAs

  • Install VDAs using scripts

  • Install VDAs using SCCM

• Create a site

• Create and manage connections and resources

  • Connection to AWS

  • Connection to Citrix Hypervisor

  • Connection to Google cloud environments

  • Connection to Microsoft Azure

  • Connection to Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager

  • Connection to Nutanix

  • Connection to Nutanix cloud and partner solutions

  • Connection to VMware

  • Connection to VMware cloud and partner solutions

• Create machine catalogs

  • Create an AWS catalog

  • Create a Citrix Hypervisor catalog

  • Create a Google Cloud Platform catalog

  • Create a Microsoft Azure catalog

  • Create a Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager catalog

  • Create a Nutanix catalog

  • Create a VMware catalog

• Create catalogs of different join types

  • Create Hybrid Azure Active Directory joined catalogs

• Manage machine catalogs

  • Manage an AWS catalog

  • Manage a Citrix Hypervisor catalog

  • Manage a Google Cloud Platform catalog

  • Manage a Microsoft Azure catalog

  • Manage a Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager catalog

  • Manage a VMware catalog

• Security policies

  • Security groups

  • Secure boot

  • Encryption capabilities

• Create delivery groups

• Manage delivery groups

• Create application groups

• Manage application groups

• Remote PC Access

• Publish content

• Server VDI

• User personalization layer

• Remove components

Upgrade and migrate

• Upgrade a deployment

Secure

• Federated Authentication Service

• FIDO2 authentication

• Integrate Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops with Citrix Gateway

• Security considerations and best practices

• Smart cards

  • Smart card deployments

  • Pass-through authentication and single sign-on with smart cards

• Transport Layer Security (TLS)

  • Transport Layer Security (TLS) on Universal Print Server

• Virtual channel security

HDX transport

• Adaptive transport

• HDX Direct

Devices

• Client Drive Mapping

• Generic USB devices

• Mobile and touch screen devices

• Serial ports

• Specialty keyboards

• TWAIN devices

• Webcams

• WIA devices

Graphics

• 10-Bit High Dynamic Range (HDR)

• HDX 3D Pro

  • GPU acceleration for Windows multi-session OS

  • GPU acceleration for Windows single-session OS

• Thinwire

• Text-based session watermark

• Screen sharing

• Virtual display layout

Multimedia

• Audio features

• Browser content redirection

• HDX video conferencing and webcam video compression

• HTML5 multimedia redirection

• Optimization for Microsoft Teams

  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and support Microsoft Teams

• Windows Media redirection

General content redirection

• Client folder redirection

• Host to client redirection

• Bidirectional content redirection

• Local App Access and URL redirection

• Generic USB redirection and client drive considerations

Print

• Printing configuration example

• Best practices, security considerations, and default operations

• Printing policies and preferences

• Provision printers

• Maintain the printing environment

Policies

• Work with policies

• Policy templates

• Create policies

• Compare, prioritize, model, and troubleshoot policies

• Default policy settings

• Policy settings reference

  • ICA policy settings

  • HDX features managed through the registry

  • Load management policy settings

  • Profile management policy settings

  • User personalization policy settings

  • Virtual Delivery Agent policy settings

  • Virtual IP policy settings

  • Configure COM Port and LPT Port Redirection settings using the registry

  • Connector for Configuration Manager 2012 policy settings

Manage

• Applications

  • App packages

  • Universal Windows Platform Apps

• Autoscale

  • Getting started

  • Schedule-based and load-based settings

  • Dynamic session timeouts

  • Autoscaling tagged machines (cloud burst)

  • User logoff notifications

  • Broker PowerShell SDK commands

• Citrix Insight Services

  • Citrix Scout

• Collect a Citrix Diagnostic Facility (CDF) Trace at System Startup

• Delegated administration

• Delivery Controllers

• IPv4/IPv6 support

• Licensing

  • Multi-type licensing

  • FAQ for licensing

• Local Host Cache

• Manage security keys

• Sessions

• Tags

• Search

• Settings

• User profiles

• VDA registration

• Virtual IP and virtual loopback

• Zones

Monitor

• Configuration logging

• Event logs

Director

• Install and configure

  • Advanced configuration

  • PIV smart card authentication

  • Network analysis

  • Delegated Administration and Director

  • Secure Director deployment

  • Configure with Citrix Analytics for Performance

• Site analytics

  • Alerts and notifications

  • Filters data

  • Historical trends

  • Monitor Autoscale-managed machines

• Troubleshoot deployments

  • Applications

  • Machines

  • User issues

• Feature compatibility matrix

• Data granularity and retention

• Troubleshoot Director failure reasons