How To: Citrix Receiver Dual Monitor Setup If you are working from home in Citrix and have dual monitors, you can take advantage of dual monitor setup by enabling some settings in Citrix Receiver. The session opens successfully from a MacBook using Citrix Receiver for Mac. Problem Cause Because the Mac devices does not have a registry like Windows devices, a license must be issued to the client devices name.
Background
To use a printer that is attached to a Mac client, the printer must be mapped. To map printers when you are using the Citrix Receiver for Java on the Mac client for connection, you must manually configure the printer. To map a printer locally attached to the Mac client, specify the Server as 127.0.0.1 and the Queue name as the local Mac printer queue name.
Instructions
Complete the following procedure to map a local client printer on a Mac client computer when using Citrix Receiver for Java:
Note the queue name of the printer in the Print & Fax settings of the Mac client and ensure that local printing is working.
Start the initial published resource from the Web Interface page and notice the Citrix Connection Center window.
Select Settings.
Activate the Printer Mappings tab.
Specify the following details to add a mapped printer:
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Specify a Printer Name.
Select Network printer.
Specify 127.0.0.1 in the Server option.
Specify the Mac printer queue name in the Queue name option.
Note: Ensure that the queue name matches the printer queue name in the Print & Fax settings of the Mac client.Select the appropriate printer driver from the Printer Driver option.
Click OK to save the Printer Mapping settings.
Close the current connection.
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Future connections reflect the mapped printer and allow printing within an ICA Session.
Additional Resources
CTX120811 - Printing with the Mac 10.x ICA Client Explained
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