Installation Of Eset's Client Solutions; Command Line Parameters For Direct Installation Of Client Solutions; Installation Methods; Direct Installation With Predefined Xml Configuration - ESET REMOTE ADMINISTRATOR Installation Manual

6. Installation of ESET's client solutions

This chapter is dedicated to the installation (both direct and remote) of ESET's client solutions for Microsoft
Windows operating systems.
NOTE: Although it is technically feasible, we recommend that the remote installation feature is used to install ESET products to
workstations only (not servers).

6.1 Command line parameters for direct installation of client solutions

There are several parameters which can affect the installation process. They can be used either during direct
installation with the administrator present at the workstation, or for remote installation. For remote installations,
parameters are selected during the process of configuring installation packages – selected parameters are then
applied automatically on target clients.
Additional parameters for ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus can be typed after the name of the .msi
installation package (e.g. ea_nt64_ENU.msi /qn):
• /qn
Quiet installation mode – no dialog windows are displayed
• /qb!
No user intervention is possible, but the installation process is indicated by a progress bar
• REBOOT="ReallySuppress"
Suppresses restart after installation of the program
• REBOOT="Force"
Automatically reboots after installation
• REBOOTPROMPT =" "
After installation, a dialog window prompting the user to confirm rebooting is displayed (can't be used along with
/qn).
• ADMINCFG="path_to_xml_file"
During installation, parameters defined in the specified .xml files are applied to ESET client solutions. The
parameter is not required for remote installation. Installation packages contain their own .xml configuration
which is applied automatically.
Parameters for ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.x should be typed after the file setup.exe, which can be extracted
along with other files from the installation package (e.g. setup.exe /silentmode):
• /SILENTMODE
• Quiet installation mode – no dialog windows are displayed
• /FORCEOLD
Will reinstall over a newer version
• /CFG=" path_to_xml_file"
During installation, parameters defined in the specified .xml files are applied to ESET client solutions. This
parameter is not required for remote installation. Installation packages contain their own .xml configuration
which is applied automatically.
• /REBOOT
Automatically reboots after the installation
• /SHOWRESTART
After the installation, a dialog window prompting the user to confirm rebooting is displayed
• /INSTMFC
Installs required MFC libraries for the Microsoft Windows 9x operating system. This parameter can be used
always, even if the MFC libraries are available.

6.2 Installation methods

6.2.1

Direct installation with predefined XML configuration

With a direct installation, the administrator is present at the computer where the ESET client solution is to be
installed. This method requires no further preparation and is suitable for small computer networks, or in scenarios
where ESET Remote Administrator is not used.
This task can be greatly simplified with the help of a predefined .xml configuration. No further modification, such as
defining update server (user name and password, path to a Mirror server, etc.), silent mode, scheduled scan, etc., is
required during or after installation.
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