CTX1456 Citrix Access Suite 4.0: Build/Test Workshop — A 2-Day Course

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Course Synopsis

This 2-day instructor-led training course provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to build an enterprise environment in which all components of the Citrix Access Suite 4.0 are implemented. This course builds on the administrative skills acquired in the CTX-1256AI, CTX-1306AI and CTX-1326AI courses, and assumes prerequisite knowledge of Citrix Access Suite 4.0 components. The format of this course is a workshop, which is comprised mainly of labs. This type of course provides a learner with the hands-on experience of implementing all Citrix Access Suite 4.0 products in a single environment.

Course Objectives

This exercise-intensive course is made up of three learning modules: Presentation Server 4.0 module, Password Manager 4.1 module and Access Gateway Advanced Edition 4.2 module.

Upon completion of the Presentation Server module, given an environment, the learner will be able to:

• Identify and describe Windows concepts that are instrumental to building and testing an environment with Presentation Server
• Identify and describe Presentation Server concepts and features that are instrumental to building and testing an environment with Presentation Server
• Set administrative rights within the Presentation Server Console
• Configure zones and zone preference and failover correctly based on environmental requirements
• Set restrictions for user groups
• Publish and configure applications, including applications in Application Isolation Environments
• Create a custom load evaluator for use during testing
• Configure virtual IP addressing
• Configure printers for remote users
• Configure Web Interface 4.0 and a Web Interface site
• Configure and distribute the Client for Web
• Test the configuration

Upon completion of the Password Manager module, given an environment, the student will be able to:

• Identify and describe Password Manager concepts and features that are instrumental to building and testing an environment with Password Manager
• Extend the Active Directory schema and create the central store
• Install server certificates
• Install and configure the Password Manager service
• Install the Password Manager console
• Configure identify verification, including creating a new question group and specifying key recovery
• Configure three different Password Manager policies
• Configure application definitions for Windows-, Java-, web- and host-based applications
• Create two different user configurations, specifying policies, applications and password sharing groups
• Create and distribute a Password Manager agent installation image
• Register the Password Manager account self-service
• Enable the self-service password reset feature on Web Interface
• Configure password provisioning
• Test the configuration

Upon completion of the Access Gateway Advanced Edition 4.2 Module, the student will be able to:

• Install and configure Access Gateway Advanced Edition 4.2
• Create and configure resources such as:
  • A Web Interface web site
  • Web resources
  • File shares
• Create filters for use in endpoint analysis scans and policies
• Configure endpoint analysis scans such as:
  • A MAC address scan
  • A Web browser scan
• Create policies to grant access to resources
• Create and deploy logon points
• Integrate with Presentation Server to provide Smart Access to published applications
• Test their configurations in their own environment

Suitable For

The target audience for CTX-1456AI is architects, integrators, consultants and administrators who implement Citrix Access Suite 4.0 products in an enterprise environment. Training attendees are assumed to have administrative knowledge of all products in the Citrix Access Suite 4.0.

Course Prerequisities

Citrix recommends that learners successfully complete the following courses before taking CTX-1456AI:

• CTX-1455AW Citrix Access Suite 4.0: Common Management Platform Administration
• CTX-1255AW Citrix Presentation Server 4.0: Architectural Overview
• CTX-1256BI Citrix Presentation Server 4.0: Administration
• CTX-1305AW Citrix Access Gateway 4.2 with Advanced Access Control: Architectural Overview
• CTX-1306AI Citrix Access Gateway 4.2 with Advanced Access Control: Administration
• CTX-1325AW Citrix Password Manager 4.0: Architectural Overview
• CTX-1326AI Citrix Password Manager 4.0: Administration

Course Delivery

This instructor-led training course provides interactive presentations, discussions, and more than eleven hours of hands-on exercises.

Citrix Certification and Citrix Exams

CTX-1456AI prepares learners to take the 1Y0-456 Citrix Access Suite 4.0: Build/Test exam, which is required for the following certifications:

• Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator (CCEA) for Citrix Access Suite 4.0
• Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA) for Citrix Access Suite 4.0

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