Installing the WinFrame Client for Web Computing

Web browsers typically support configurable MIME types, giving you the ability to define how the browser reacts when it receives a file with a certain file extension (the characters that appear after the dot in the filename). Typically, the browser defines helper or viewer applications for the different MIME types it encounters. To enable your browser to support ICA extensions, you need to configure the ICA MIME type and associated file extension as follows:

MIME type/subtype: application/x-ica
File Extension: .ICA
Viewer program: WFICA32.EXE (32-bit) or WFICA16.EXE
   (16-bit)

When you install the WinFrame Client for Web Computing software, all of the browsers listed in the preceding section are automatically configured for ICA file support to both launch and embed applications. You can install the WinFrame Client from a diskette or by downloading it via the Internet or your intranet. You can include installation files on diskettes by using the WinFrame Client Creator, which is available with WinFrame Enterprise version 1.7.

Create installation disks, or download the install files from the Web.

If your browser is not automatically configured for ICA file support after you install the WinFrame Client for Web Computing software, you can manually configure the MIME type, file extension, and viewer program name using the configuration information provided above.

To create installation diskettes with the WinFrame Client Creator, follow these steps:

  1. From the Administrative Tools program group, double-click WinFrame Client Disk Creator.

  2. Select WinFrame for Web Computing Client from the list.

  3. Follow the displayed directions.

To install the WinFrame Client for Web Computing from a diskette, follow these steps:

  1. Exit any active Web browsers before installing the WinFrame Web Client.

  2. Insert the WinFrame Web Client diskette in drive A (or another appropriate drive) of the client PC.

  3. In a Windows 3.x environment, execute a:setup using the Run option of the Program Manager pull-down menu or the File Manager. In Windows 95 or Windows NT, select Run from the Start menu, enter a:setup, and then click OK. The first installation screen appears.

  4. Click Yes to continue. A status window appears, showing the progress of the installation. When the installation is complete, a completion message window appears.

  5. Click OK.

The WinFrame Client for Web Computing is now installed.

To download and install the WinFrame Client for Web Computing from a Web, follow these instructions:

  1. Start your Web browser.

  2. Access a Web page (on your local intranet or Internet site, such as http://www.citrix.com) containing a hot link to install the WinFrame Client for Web Computing.

  3. Click the hot link, and follow the displayed directions.