Thin Clients with USB Card Readers & Storage pens
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I have been asked the question. Is it possible to use a usb card reader and or usb storage pens on a wyse thin client running ica citrix.
If so how??
The card reader is for our bank software so it is one of those credit card sized smart card readers.
This is is important and i need the best advice so i am awarding max points on this
Cheers
Darren
I have been asked the question. Is it possible to use a usb card reader and or usb storage pens on a wyse thin client running ica citrix.
If so how??
The card reader is for our bank software so it is one of those credit card sized smart card readers.
This is is important and i need the best advice so i am awarding max points on this
Cheers
Darren
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In the WYSE OS (that hosts the ICA), you can enable the USB port on the thin client. Citrix will detect it if you have "Map local devices" enabled on the citrix server.
ASKER
I have been informed that at the momemt porting usb through a thin client is not possible you can authenticate via a usb card reader but you can not have software on the ts server that would be able to talk to the device.
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Darren
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Darren
May I ask where you got that information?
ASKER
We have a technical group who supply these terminals who stated this
But after speaking to them I phoned WYSE themselves who have told me a version3 series may help me
I am going to phone them back shortly on this
Darren - (Slightly confused)
But after speaking to them I phoned WYSE themselves who have told me a version3 series may help me
I am going to phone them back shortly on this
Darren - (Slightly confused)
ok, if the Wyse terminal model you have supports USB, you should be able to have Citrix pick it up on "local drives".
ASKER
I have spoken to them again and they still say that the card readers are used only for authentication only
their is no port mapping done only for serial / parrallel
Darren
their is no port mapping done only for serial / parrallel
Darren
Ok, so are you talking about smartcard readers (meaning for authentication) or are you talking about flash readers that read media cards that have data (like SD/MMC, Compact Flash, SmartMedia, xD, MemoryStick/Pro, Thumbdrives)?
ASKER
not quite
they have chips on them like sky cards
but they are not used for windows authentication but used to authenticate a bank software package after login
Darren
they have chips on them like sky cards
but they are not used for windows authentication but used to authenticate a bank software package after login
Darren
They are still smartcards. They are used for authentication.
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ASKER
BILJAX thought i would have had more response from ee on this but as you have helped me and I believe I have all the info I need
I will close this
Thank you
Darren
I will close this
Thank you
Darren
ASKER
Have you any experience with thin client devices as this is what it is for.
As the problem I believe I am having with this is that i need to install the smart card reader on to the local device ie: thin client which has no hard drive so i cannot get the smart card to be recognised.
Darren