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Metaframe Secure Access ManagerBranding and
Customization

• Presented By Jason Maynard
• Field Systems Engineer
• Sunny Seattle, WA
• Citrix Systems, Inc.

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Non Disclosure Agreement

• This presentation is confidential. By virtue of
  your relationship with Citrix, you are bound to
  retain in confidence all information in this
  presentation.

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Disclaimer

• Some customizations, tips, tricks and information
  supplied in this presentation are NOT officially
  supported by Citrix

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The MetaFrame Suite

• Aligned naming, positioning, product
  re-branding
• Citrix MetaFrame now a Suite of Access Products
• XP Servers (XPe, XPa, XPs) for Windows and Unix
• MetaFrame Secure Access Manager
• NFuse Elite replacement
• Application Conferencing
• Project Pearl
• Password Management
• Project Bimini
• Component Names
• Citrix Secure Gateway ? Secure Gateway for
  MetaFrame XP
• NFuse Classic ? Web Interface for MetaFrame

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Agenda

• People and Skills Required
• Tools of the Trade
• System CDAs
• Session Initialization Customization
• Header/Footer Customization
• Theme Customization
• Logo Customization
• Page Element Customization

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Branding the Environment

• Creates consistent online experience
• Seamless intranet integration
• Strengthens corporate identity
• It looks cool!

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People and Skills

• Who might be / is going to make all these
  customizations?
• Network Administrator
• Webmaster
• Web Graphics Designer
• He / she should have a working knowledge of
• Microsoft Management Console
• Basic HTML
• Cascading Style Sheets
• WYSIWYG HTML editor
• Image editing

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Tools of the Trade
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Tools of the Trade

• Management Console
• CDAPad (SDK)
• WYSIWYG HTML editors
• Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.x or higher
• Namo Web Editor 5.x or higher
• StyleMaster CSS Editor
• Photo / Image editors
• Adobe Photoshop 5.x or higher
• 3C Color Tool (RGB to Hex)
• HyperSnapDX Screen Capture

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CDAPad

• Much more than NOTEPAD.EXE
• Secure Access Manager SDK cdasdk.msi
• Download from http//www.citrix.com/cdn
• Modify script based CDAs
• Modify system CDAs
• Maintenance

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Access Management Console

• Right click the pages and folders node to
• Choose Header type
• Choose Footer type
• Change Themes
• User customizations

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Photo / Image Editors

• Create/Modify
• gif jpeg CDA images
• Header and footer logos and borders
• Create and edit shadows and transparencies

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Photo / Image Editors

• Make Themes/CSS a Breeze
• Extract exact color(s) swatches
• Create a palette from your existing intranet
• Convert RGB colors to HEX

http//user.tninet.se/ddb786p/program/
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WYSIWYG CSS Editors

• Create new themes
• Modify existing themes
• On the fly editing in development environment

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WYSIWYG CSS Editors
http//www.westciv.com/style_master/index.html
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WYSIWYG HTML Editors

• Create header footer HTML
• Customize the login CDA
• Integrates with CDAPad

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WYSIWYG HTML Editors

• CDAPad allows integration with external editors
  as well as Notepad and Visual Interdev

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System CDAs
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System CDAs

• sbHeader
• sbFooter
• sbMenu
• sbSessionInit
• sbError
• Login
• Settings

We will be concentrating on these for branding
and customization
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sbHeader sbLogin CDAs
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sbSessionInit CDA
SessionInit CDA
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sbMenu CDA
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Customizations
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Basic Session Init Page Customization

• To make basic textual changes in the Session
  Initialization Page edit a text file on the State
  Server in the ConfigStore
• C\Program Files\Citrix\NFuse Eilte\Config\State
  Server\ltAccessCenterNamegt\ConfigStore\\A\a5dbc0e
  4-0f42-11d4-8ff10050da2fee7e124sbsessioninit.t
  xt

Original
Modified
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Advanced Session Init Page Customization
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Advanced Session Init Page Customization
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Advanced Session Init Page Customization
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Basic Header Customization

• Access via the Properties of Pages and Folders in
  the Management Console
• Choose a custom Header image
• Change Header image position
• Changes applied affect all pages

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Advanced Header Customization

• sbHeader uses HTML tables and VBScript based
  layout to determine button placement and state
• To modify, make changes to the Shared action
  using the CDASDK

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Footer Customization

• Import simple HTML-based footer file.
• Effects all pages
• Keep footer HTML simple to speed up page loading

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Footer Customization
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size"5" color"0000FF"gt ltmarqueegtWelcome to
Solution Summit 2003 !lt/marqueegtlt/fontgtlt/pgt lt/body
gt lt/htmlgt
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Themes Overview

• Collection of cascading style sheets (CSS)
• Default themes have 160 lines of code
• Controls colors, fonts, and styles available
• Allow companies to use their colors within the
  interface
• Program Files\Citrix\NFuse Elite\Templates
• Inetpub\wwwroot\ltAccessCenterNamegt\CDS\Style

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Modification Process

• Procedure (Single server test environment)
• Log in, view settings page, select desired theme
• Modify c\Inetpub\wwwroot\ltAccessCenterNamegt\CDS\S
  tyle\ltThemeNamegt.css
• Test modification
• Uniquely rename
• Import into production

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Basic Theme Modification

• Access via the Properties of Pages and Folders in
  the Management Console
• Set the default theme
• Import new themes
• View preview thumbnails of themes.

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Advanced Theme Modification
Chrome Themes Cascading Style Sheet
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Advanced Theme Modification
Chrome Themes Cascading Style Sheet
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Page Elements
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Button Images

• Images in current default theme
  Inetpub\wwwroot\ltAccessCenterNamegt\CDS\images\Base
  _Theme
• Button images for CDAs and special functions
  Inetpub\wwwroot\ltAccessCenterNamegt\CDS\images\butt
  ons

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Button Image Customization

• All button images are GIF89a images with
  transparency enabled
• Batch-based modifications ensure consistent look
  across all buttons
• Dont be afraid to get creative with plug-ins and
  effects (ala Photoshop)
• ALWAYS make backup copies!!

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Button Image Customization
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Page and CDA Header Images

• Background images for all themes
  Inetpub\wwwroot\ltAccessCenterNamegt\CDS\images\them
  es
• Experiment with textures, patterns, gradients,
  plug-ins or filters to get the desired effect.
• All background images are GIF89a images with
  transparency enabled (gradient transparencies
  look awesome)

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Default Login Page

• Access via the Properties of People in the
  Management Console
• Enable auto login, enable/disable authentication,
  domain choices

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Customized Login Page

• Login page and CDA easily edited using your
  WYSIWYG HTML editor of choice (I like
  DreamWeaver)
• Add header.visible false to Shared action of
  Login CDA
• ALWAYS make copies of actions before modifying
  them !!

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Original Interface
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Customized Interface
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Creating Citrix Value-Added Solutions

• Get Educated on Citrix Products
• Understand full product suite
  http//www.citrix.com/products/ .
• Download SDKs and relevant whitepapers from the
  Citrix Developer Network http//apps.citrix.com/
  CDN
• Build Value Add Solutions
• Leverage industry standards and tools such as
  Visual Studio 2003 and Web Forms
• Leverage SDKs to guide development and test
  efforts
• Post Solution
• Fill out form, and post screen shot, link and/or
  solution to http//apps.citrix.com/CDN and
  www.mycitrix.com

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Citrix Authorized Training

• With Citrix Training
• Learn tips and techniques for managing and
  administering Citrix software
• Obtain valuable lab time for hands-on practice
• Prepare for Citrix certification exams
• Learn quickly and efficiently in the classroom
• New Courses and Certification Include
• CTX-7200 Citrix Secure Access Manager Admin
• CTX-6100 Citrix Core Technologies and
  Architecture
• Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA)
  program to be launched in Q4 2003
• Available Worldwide from 350 CALCs
• Training Locations from www.citrix.com/training

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Thank you!
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