When effectively deployed, the difference between using applications on a Published Desktop and using applications on a local computer should be minimal.  The topics in this section explain how users connect to their Published Desktops from virtually any internet-connected computer, and how to interact with peripheral devices (printers, scanners, webcams, and hard drives) from the virtual desktop.

End User Guide

Last Updated: 11 Feb 2020 

Background: When effectively deployed, the difference between using applications on a Published Desktop and using applications on a local computer should be minimal.  The topics in this section explain how users connect to their Published Desktops from virtually any internet-connected computer, and how to interact with peripheral devices (printers, scanners, webcams, and hard drives) from the virtual desktop.

Process: In this section, we cover the following topics of interest for End Users accessing Citrix Published Desktops.

• Accessing Published Desktops from various devices
• Client Drive Mapping
• Printing from a Published Desktop to a Local Printer
• Scanning documents to a Published Desktop from a Local Scanner
• Using Video Conferencing Software with webcams from a Citrix Published Desktop

Applies to: Any end user looking to connect through Citrix, or to set up any peripheral devices while using Citrix. To learn more about VPN setup on the CloudConnect platform, click here.