2.5. Citrix and RDS

Printix printing is also possible if you use Citrix or Remote Desktop Services (RDS).

1. Install Printix Client on the Citrix Servers and install Printix Client on at least one computer at each site/location.
   • Please refer to Citrix and RDS Profile Management on how to include user’s Printix settings in the Application Data roaming profile.
   • If you intend to deploy by copying an image with an installed Printix Client to another server, then please refer to How to include Printix Client in a managed image.

2. Add networks to reflect the sites/locations.
3. For each print queue in Printix Administrator open the Print queue properties page and check Via the cloud.
4. Each user running a terminal session (Citrix session) will Sign in to Printix Client and see all the printers for the site/location.

Alternatively, if you are using “fat” clients:

1. Install Printix Client on each client.
2. All the local printers will be mapped into the Citrix terminal session.

Citrix and RDS Profile Management

To make Printix Client work, you need to modify Windows Registry so user’s Printix settings are included in the Application Data roaming profile.

1. Select Windows logo key + R to open Run.
2. Type: regedit, and select OK.
3. In Registry Editor browse to:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
   printix.net\Printix Client\
4. Add the DWORD value name StartAsVDI and give it the value that match your environment.
   The StartAsVDI can take on these Decimal values (hex value in parenthesis):
   • 0 (0×00000000)
     This is the default. Printix Client will update itself automatically.
   • 1 (0×00000001)
     Printix Client will NOT update itself automatically. It will read and write the user’s Printix settings, including access tokens, in the user’s Application Data folder.
     • The path to the users application folder is based on %APPDATA%.
   • 2 (0×00000002)
     Printix Client will update itself automatically. It will read and write the user’s Printix settings, including access tokens, in the user’s Application Data folder.
     • The path to the users application folder is based on %APPDATA%.
   • 999 (0×000003e7)
     Printix Client will NOT update itself automatically. It will read and write the user’s Printix settings, including access tokens, in the user’s Application Data folder.
     • The path to the user’s application folder is based on %USERPROFILE% and then AppData\Roaming is appended.

*StartAsVDI only takes effect after a restart of the Printix Service and only takes effect for new profiles.