Course Description
This course provides the foundation necessary to effectively deploy and administer Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 and XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2003 and its components, including Load Manager, Installation Manager, Web Interface, Application Streaming and Secure Gateway.

Learners will receive hands-on training on installing and using the various administrative consoles to configure published resources, policies, individual server and server farm settings, load evaluators, isolation environments, printers, streaming applications and much more.

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

• Install XenApp in a Windows Server 2003 environment
• Install and configure Clients
• Publish applications, resources and content
• Configure and manage policies
• Configure ICA connection and session settings
• Configure and manage server and server farm settings
• Configure load evaluators and monitor load using Load Manager
• Deploy applications using Installation Manager
• Deploy applications into an isolation environment
• Configure and manage network and session printing
• Install and configure Web Interface
• Configure streaming profiles, install the Streaming Client and configure XenApp to stream applications
• Secure access to published resources through ICA encryption, Citrix SSL Relay and Secure Gateway
• Upgrade a Presentation Server 4.5 environment to XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2003
• Upgrade and configure the Streaming Profiler
• Upgrade and configure the Presentation Server Client to XenApp Plugin for Hosted Apps
• Upgrade and configure the Streaming Client to XenApp Plugin for Streamed Apps
• Configure the Client Detection Wizard in Web Interface

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

Course Length
5-day instructor-led training

Preparatory Recommendations
It is recommended that learners have experience administering Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 environments.

Instructional Method
This instructor-led course provides classroom lecture and practical application through demonstrations, practices, and hands-on exercises.

Certification Preparation
Citrix instructor-led training course CTX-1259AI prepares candidates for exam 1Y0-259 Citrix Presentation Server 4.5: Administration. Exam 259 is the core exam required for certification as a Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) for Citrix Presentation Server 4.