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This page only covers use of Mac OS X with POMS. If you have a 68K-based
Macintosh running OS 9 or earlier, you are probably out of luck. We don't
believe the old Citrix versions available for OS 9 are compatible with the
required data encryption and the current POMS server. The directions here have
been tested with PowerPC running Mac OS X 10.5 [Leopard], and Intel iMac running
Mac OS X 10.6 [Snow Leopard]. Earlier or later OS X versions might or might not work; let
the webmaster know if you find a problem so the results can be shared. The
version of Citrix included in the instructions below is 10.00.600.
Quicklinks to topics on this page:
If you were accessing POMS prior to
the August 2011 shutdown month, all you need to do is to replace your POMS-OE.ICA
client file (already updated in the "Installations" files
for new installations), and change a setting in the Citrix software already
installed on your Macintosh.
Replace your "POMS-IE.ICA" file with "POMS-OE Mac.ICA":
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Delete the old file POMS-OE.ICA
wherever you had previously put it. Download the new file, here is a link:
POMS-OE Mac.ICA
NOTE: You will have to
OPTION-CLICK or do another browser-specific function to download this file.
Just clicking on the link may bring up the file as a text file in your
browser, which doesn't download it so you can use it on your Macintosh. If
you prefer, use the POMSonMacOSX disk image
and take just the POMS-OE Mac.ica file from the disk image.
Reconfigure Citrix (NOTE: this is based on a previously operating
installation pre-August 2011):
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Find the "Applications" folder
for your Mac OS X system. Open the folder. Find the "Citrix ICA Client"
folder. Open the folder. Click on "Citrix ICA Client Editor" to start that
application.
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With the "Citrix ICA Client
Editor" application open,
click on the "Default Settings" button in the lower left hand
corner of the window. A new window will open for selecting various settings.
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For the "Network Protocol"
selection, make sure "TCP/IP+HTTP" is set in the drop-down list (previously
this said "TCP/IP" only)
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Now, you should have a SAVE
button enable (not grayed out) on the bottom right of the window. Press
Save. Quit the "Citrix ICA Client Editor" application.
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You should now be able to click
on the POMS-OE Mac.ica file (wherever you stashed it on your system) and have it
establish connection with the POMS server.
After logging in to POMS, Citrix may provide a message saying that the
application needs access to your disk. POMS does require read/write access to
your disk, so allow this.
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Here is a Macintosh OS X disk image file that contains the needed Citrix
installation disk image and the "POMS-OE Mac.ICA" client file (edited for an 800x600
window, as the default 640x480 is very difficult with the Macintosh Citrix):
POMSonMacOSX disk image
(5.59Mb)
Installing Citrix:
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Save the disk image file to your computer. Double click on the file to open
and mount the disk image. Within the disk image, double click on the
"MacICA_OSX.dmg" disk image file, and follow the Citrix directions that are
displayed when that disk image is opened and mounted on your computer.
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From the POMSonMACOSX disk image, copy the "POMS-OE
Mac.ICA" file to some
convenient place on your Macintosh. After Citrix is installed and configured, this file will
have a Citrix icon. Double clicking on this file will bring up Citrix, followed
by a connection to POMS.
Configuring Citrix:
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Find the "Applications" folder
for your Mac OS X system. Open the folder. Find the "Citrix ICA Client"
folder. Open the folder. Click on "Citrix ICA Client Editor" to start that
application.
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With the "Citrix ICA Client
Editor" application open,
click on the "Default Settings" button in the lower left hand
corner of the window. A new window will open for selecting various settings.
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For the "Network Protocol"
selection, make sure "TCP/IP+HTTP" is now set in the drop-down list.
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For the
"Encryption Level" selection, make sure "128 bit" is set in the drop-down
list.
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Now, you should have a SAVE
button enable (not grayed out) on the bottom right of the window. Press
Save. Quit the "Citrix ICA Client Editor" application.
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You should now be able to click
on the POMS-OE Mac.ica file (wherever you stashed it on your system) and have it
establish connection with the POMS server.
The very first time you click on the POMS-OE Mac.ica file may bring up a security message from Mac OS X
indicating that an application never before opened is being requested; this is
OK.
After logging in to POMS, Citrix may provide a message saying that the
application needs access to your disk. POMS does require read/write access to
your disk, so allow this.
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The Citrix software (and thus POMS operation) might be
prevented from operating by some network firewalls. If you have trouble, the
POMS development contractor suggests that "TCP Port 1494" be opened on your
firewall.
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