Performing An Administrative Installation Of A Windows Installer Package - Symantec WISE PACKAGE STUDIO 8.0 - REFERENCE V1.0 Reference

Performing an Administrative Installation of a
Windows Installer Package
Wise Package Studio Reference
If this option is not available, you might not have met the criteria listed at the
beginning of this topic.
4. Click Next. If necessary, the installation file is saved and compiled.
The FTP Server page appears.
5. Complete the page:
FTP Server Address
The address of the FTP server to transfer the package files to. Example:
ftp.server.com.
FTP Logon Name
A valid logon name for this FTP server. The logon name must have write access
to the directory to transfer files to.
FTP Logon Password
A valid password.
FTP Upload Directory
The directory on the FTP server to copy the package to. The first character must
be a forward slash (/). Example: /published/installations.
6. Click Next.
The package is uploaded to the FTP server. A dialog box shows the status of the
upload.
7. Click Finish.
Note
If this option does not work as you expect, open an FTP client, configure it with the
same information you entered in Package Distribution, and make sure it works.
(Windows contains a default FTP client.)
When a Windows Installer package is ready to deploy to end users, you can use Package
Distribution to perform an administrative installation. An administrative installation
copies a source image of the application to a network; the source image resembles the
directory structure of the installed application. End users who have access to the
administrative installation can then install the application from the network location.
See Administrative Installation in the Windows Installer SDK Help.
You specify this type of file:
You run Package
Distribution from:
.MSI, .WSI
If you specify a .WSI, it is compiled and the compiled
installation is distributed.
Workbench
Software Manager
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