Using The Installer On The Client Pc; Customizing Deployment With Command Line Options - Cisco IP Communicator Administration Manual

Chapter 3 Deploying and Updating Cisco IP Communicator

Using the Installer on the Client PC

Customizing Deployment with Command Line Options

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You can deploy either the executable or the MSI package directly to the client PC
and perform installation by running the installer and following the installation
wizard. If necessary, use an administrator account to do this task.
If you use the MSI package, you can use command line options on the client PC
to customize the installation. See the
Line Options" section on page 3-5
Related Topics
Using a Software Deployment Tool, page 3-4
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Using a Software Deployment Tool, page 3-4
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Updating the Application, page 3-7
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The Microsoft Windows Installer package (MSI package) provides numerous
command line options and properties that allow you to customize the installation
and management of an application.
For Cisco IP Communicator, you can use command line options to specify the
device name of the appropriate network interface, the TFTP server address(es),
and other variables. Doing so reduces the number of configuration tasks that users
will otherwise need to perform during and after installation.
Specifying the network interface in particular is helpful if users have PCs with
multiple network interfaces and/or a removable network interface (such as a
laptop with a docking station). If users in your company use multiple computer
models with a combination of network interfaces, you can configure a software
distribution tool to detect the target computer model and then execute the
corresponding command line option with the appropriate device name variable
specified.
Table 3-1 provides examples of command line options that you can use when
deploying Cisco IP Communicator with the MSI package. (Values given for
variables are examples only.)
Cisco IP Communicator Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager
Deploying the Application
"Customizing Deployment with Command
for information.
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