You need Citrix WinFrame access if:

• You are a Macintosh user
• You are a Windows 3.x user
• You have a dial-up (e.g., CVIP) connection to the campus network
• You want to access the new administrative systems on campus without having a lot of software installed on your computer or having your network configuration changed.

To access the new administrative systems from the WinFrame servers you need the following:

• Citrix WinFrame client software - You can download the Citrix WinFrame client software from the WinFrame homepage under the section labeled "Install Citrix WinFrame client software".
• WinFrame account (username & password) - This account is usually established for you when you request an account for either PeopleSoft or Sims/R (see below). If you need a Winframe account setup, please email siteadmin_winframe@listserv.csufresno.edu.
• Logon accounts for PeopleSoft and/or Sims/R - PeopleSoft accounts can be requested by filling out the appropriate access form found on the PeopleSoft website.  A Sims/R account can be requested on-line via the ITS Account Request webpage. 

Why WinFrame (cont.)...

The new administrative applications on campus (PeopleSoft and Sims/R) require 32-bit Windows-based computers with fast network connections.  PeopleSoft and Sims/R will not run natively on Macintosh computers.  PeopleSoft and Sims/R will not run natively on 16-bit Windows-based computers.  PeopleSoft and Sims/R will not run on computers with dial-up connections.

WinFrame is an operating system that allows other computers (Windows 3.1/9x/NT/2000, Mac, Unix) to connect to it and run applications from the WinFrame server.  Only screen updates and mouse clicks are sent back and forth between the WinFrame server and your computer.  All processing is done on the WinFrame server, leaving your workstation free to do other tasks.

With the small Citrix WinFrame client (about 1.5 MB in size) installed on your computer, you can connect to the WinFrame servers and run programs like PeopleSoft and Sims/R without actually having the PeopleSoft and Sims/R software installed on your workstation.  The small WinFrame client does not take up much space and does not require your network settings to be reconfigured.  It is a non-intrusive client that frees your computer from the chore of having to run the client/server software required by the new administrative systems on campus.

Return to the WinFrame Homepage and begin installing the client software