Citrix Systems MetaFrame Presentation Server - Manual (Page 20)

20 MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide
The Web Interface dynamically creates an HTML page with a depiction of the
server farm for each of your users. After logging on, each user sees a Web page that
includes all the applications and resources in the server farm that you configure for
that user. Using the Web Interface, you can create stand-alone Web sites for
application access or Web sites that can be integrated into your corporate portal.
Any enterprise that relies on the Internet for connectivity must contend with
security issues. Despite the enthusiasm for worldwide business communications,
corporations must still be assured that they can protect confidential data from
prying eyes as it travels through a public network. You use the Web Interface with
the Secure Gateway to transport data securely over the Internet, using standards-
based security technology. Users access their applications through the browser,
typically as shown below.
The Secure Gateway for MetaFrame Presentation Server
Secure Gateway is an infrastructure component you use to secure access to server
farms and access centers. The Secure Gateway transparently encrypts and
authenticates all user connections to protect against data tampering and theft.
Install the Secure Gateway in a network’s demilitarized zone (DMZ) to form a
secure perimeter around the MetaFrame Presentation Server components in your
enterprise network. The Secure Gateway authenticates users connecting over the
Internet and establishes a secure channel for data exchange between the client
device and the MetaFrame Access Suite.
Extensible Solutions for Enterprise Systems
Many additional features are available as part of various MetaFrame Presentation
Server solutions. You install and use only the features that you need on each server
and customize the server according to your needs and the role of a server in your
enterprise.
Many additional features are flexible because you can install them separately. You
can administer the additional features that come with MetaFrame Presentation
Server, Enterprise Edition, through the management consoles. This means that you
use the same tools to access all of the information about computers running
MetaFrame Presentation Server. For example, if you install the Enterprise Edition
of MetaFrame Presentation Server, the management consoles include additional
pages that you use to manage and monitor your server farm.