What is Citrix Gateway service for StoreFront?
Citrix Gateway Service for StoreFront is a cloud-based HDX solution that provides secure remote access to resources accessed from on-premises StoreFront. With it, you can leverage the scalability and reliability of Citrix Cloud (for HDX proxy) without changing your on-premises StoreFront and NetScaler Gateway environments.
Citrix Gateway Service handles the HDX proxy launches using a Windows-based Cloud Connector in your resource location and supports the following use cases:
- HDX over TCP/EDT
- Local Host Cache (LHC) for resiliency
- Rendezvous V1
Why Enable Citrix Gateway service for StoreFront?
Enabling Citrix Gateway service for StoreFront ensures high resiliency due to the multi-cloud and multi-geo architecture of the Citrix Gateway service. The service lets you maintain your NetScaler and StoreFront customizations and minimize maintenance overheads.
Enable Citrix Workspace Web Extension Detection
To enable the installation prompt for the Citrix Gateway service for StoreFront
- Open Citrix StoreFront management console.
- Select Manage Citrix Gateways, then click Add.
- Choose the Gateway type (Citrix Gateway service).
- Click OK.
- Enter your cloud connector information and click Create.
References
Citrix Gateway service for StoreFront documentation
Citrix Gateway service for StoreFront: A Turnkey HDX Proxy Solution