Deployment Methods; Deploying To A Shared Location - Cisco IP Communicator Administration Manual

Chapter 3 Deploying and Updating Cisco IP Communicator

Deployment Methods

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Deploying to a Shared Location

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Using either the executable or MSI package, you have three options for
performing installation:
You can place the installer on a shared location where you or a user can run
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it. (To use this method, users must have administrative privileges on their
PCs.)
You can perform installation for an entire enterprise by using a software
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distribution technology. (This method will temporarily elevate user privileges
for installation purposes, if necessary.)
You can perform installation operations directly on an individual's computer.
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If users in your company do not have administrator rights on their computers,
Cisco recommends that you use a software deployment tool for initial
deployment. Alternately, you (the administrator) can install
Cisco IP Communicator manually on each client PC.
This sections contains these topics:
Deploying to a Shared Location, page 3-3
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Using a Software Deployment Tool, page 3-4
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Using the Installer on the Client PC, page 3-5
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You can deploy the executable or MSI package to a shared location, such as a web
server, where users can access it to perform installation. Alternately, you can use
the following command line option with the MSI package to create a server image
of Cisco IP Communicator at a specified network location:
msiexec.exe /a CiscoIPCommunicatorSetup.msi
See the "Customizing Deployment with Command Line Options" section on
page 3-5 for more information about using command lines.
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