P6 Professional fully supports Microsoft Windows 2008 SP2 Terminal Services along with Citrix XenApp (Citrix), check the tested configurations for supported versions.
Running P6 Professional under Windows Terminal Services published through Citrix is recommended in the following cases:
- P6 Professional users running through a WAN connection are having performance issues whereas users on the local LAN are achieving acceptable performance.
- The connect speed between the desktop client and database server is a T1/T3 WAN link or slower with 50 milliseconds or more of latency.
- You have sensitive project data that you want to secure through an SSL connection (Citrix supports SSL/High RCA encryption technologies).
- You do not want to upgrade the hardware of all your desktop clients or maintain remote client configurations, but would rather centralize your users for easier administration.
Windows Terminal Server with Citrix provides users with the ability to run P6 Professional over a slower asynchronous dial-up or WAN connection from Windows, UNIX, and Macintosh terminals and get better performance since only screen refreshes and keystrokes are sent across the communication line. Windows Terminal Server 2008 without Citrix can also be used to run P6 Professional, but other considerations need to be taken into account.
The Citrix add-on enhances Terminal Server by adding the ICA protocol, which supports IPX/SPX, NetBIOS, and TCP/IP protocols. Using Citrix adds support for UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh, as well as Microsoft clients. Also, Citrix automatically configures clients as they connect and has the ability to auto-configure local printers.