Course Description
This course provides the necessary foundation to deploy and administer Citrix® Presentation Server 4.0.

This course covers installation and administration of Presentation Server and its components, including Web Interface, Secure Gateway, Installation Manager and Load Manager. Learners receive in-depth training using the Citrix Presentation Server Console to configure server farm and individual server settings and the Citrix Access Suite Console to manage multiple farms.

In addition, this course provides training for managing, implementing and deploying the Citrix Presentation Server Clients.

Skills and Key Topics
Upon successful completion of this course, learners are able to perform the following:

• Identify the features and functions of the Citrix Presentation Server Console
  
• Configure a Citrix Presentation Server farm and individual server settings
  
• Configure policies for servers, users, and groups using the Citrix Presentation Server Console
  
• Create custom administrators within the Citrix Presentation Server Console to manage the farm, individual servers, applications or tasks
  
• Manage and deploy applications in Citrix Presentation Server environments
  
• Manage Citrix Presentation Server
  
• Configure and manage Web Interface and Secure Gateway for Citrix Presentation Server

Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals, such as server, network, system and help desk administrators, familiar with Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 environments. Systems engineers, analysts, consultants, architects and Citrix accessPARTNER network members are also appropriate candidates for this course.

Course Length
5 days: 1 day to complete the E-Learning prerequisite courses followed by 4 days of Instructor led Training

Preparatory Recommendations
Before taking this course, Citrix recommends that learners successfully complete the following:

CTX-1455AW Citrix Access Suite 4.0: Common Management Platform Administration
Course Details for this E-Learning class (PDF)

CTX-1255AW Citrix Presentation Server 4.0: Architectural Overview
Course Details for this E-Learning class (PDF)

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Instructional Method
This instructor-led training course provides interactive presentations, discussion and practical application through hands-on labs and group activities.

Certification Preparation
This course, along with CTX-1255AW Citrix Presentation Server 4.0: Architectural Overview, prepares learners to take exam 1Y0-256 Citrix Presentation Server 4.0: Administration. Exam 1Y0-256 is a requirement for the Citrix Certified Administrator™ (CCA) for Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator™ (CCEA) for Citrix Access Suite 4.0 certifications.