Citrix Systems 10 User Manual

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Improving Performance
Overview
This section describes ways you can improve the performance of the client 
including:
Compressing data
Caching images
Reducing display latency
It also gives tips for improving performance over low-bandwidth connections.
Compressing Data
Data compression reduces the amount of data that needs to be transferred over the 
connection but requires additional processor resources to compress and 
decompress the data. In high-bandwidth LAN environments where bandwidth 
consumption is not a concern, turning data compression off may give better 
performance because it reduces the demand on the processor.
To turn data compression on or off for a specific connection file
1.
In the ICA Client Editor, open the connection file you want to edit.
2.
From the Connection Properties tab, choose or clear the Use Data 
Compression
 check box.
3.
Click Save
Caching Images
Disk caching stores commonly used graphical files, such as bitmaps and fonts, in 
a local cache on the client device. If the connection has limited bandwidth, using 
disk caching improves performance. If the connection is a high-speed LAN, you 
do not need disk caching.