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Dragon Group Citrix Administrator Guide
Configuring clients to use Dragon on the Citrix server
Do the following to prepare your client computers to use Dragon on a Citrix server.
Install the Citrix Workspace (formerly Citrix Receiver) software on all clients
Whether you are deploying Dragon with Virtual Desktop (formerly XenDesktop) or Virtual App (formerly
XenApp), you must install Citrix Workspace (formerly Citrix Receiver) on all clients that need access to
the Citrix server.
You can download this software and its documentation from the Citrix web site.
Configure audio settings for Citrix clients
To allow users to dictate from a client computer, you must configure the audio input by doing one of the
following:
l “Virtual App (formerly XenApp) deployments: Install Dragon Client Update for Citrix” on page
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l “Virtual Desktop (formerly XenDesktop) deployments: Configure audio devices on the client”
on page 19
Note: To enable the PowerMic as a dictation source, you must also install the Citrix Extensions.
For more information, see “Install the PowerMic Citrix Server & Virtual Desktop Extension” on
page 17.
Virtual App (formerly XenApp) deployments: Install Dragon Client Update for Citrix
Before users can dictate with Dragon on a Virtual App (formerly XenApp) server, you must install the
Dragon Client Update for Citrix utility on each client machine. This utility enables Dragon to receive
audio from devices connected to a local client machine.
You need administrator rights to install this utility.
1. If there is an older version of the Dragon Client Update for Citrix utility installed on the
computer, uninstall it first.
2. In the Dragon installation directory, open the Citrix Extension folder.
3.
Launch vddnspatch2.exe or vddnspatch2.msi.
The InstallShield Wizard opens.
4. Follow the prompts to install the software for use with the default application set in the Virtual
App (formerly XenApp) client.
Virtual Desktop (formerly XenDesktop) deployments: Configure audio devices on the client
To allow Dragon to receive audio from devices connected to local client machines, do the following on
each client computer:
1. Plug the microphone into the client computer.
2. Right-click the speaker icon in the Notifications area of the computer, and then select
Recording devices.
The Sound dialog box appears with the Recording tab open.
3.
Verify that the microphone you want to use appears in the list of recording devices and is set as
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