Mass deployment of the LogMeIn host software on Windows (Silent install)
You can run your own script to deploy the host software to multiple computers at an organization.
Important: You must be familiar with Windows Active Directory to mass deploy the host software.
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Task 1: Prepare Your Installer Package and Batch Script
Ensure that all required deployment files for your chosen deployment method are in the correct place on your network. For more information, see Deployment Methods.
- Place your files in a shared folder that is accessible to everyone at your organization. For example, in a \\company\public folder.
- Optional (batch file deployments only): Edit your batch script so that it references the location of the MSI installer package, such as \\company\public\LogMeIn.msi.
Task 2: Configure Your Active Directory
In your Active Directory, you must define the computers to which you want to install the host software.
Note: These instructions assume that you have a Windows 2012 domain controller. There may be slight differences in other versions of Windows.
- (Optional) Create a new organizational unit for the computers to which you want to deploy the host software.
- Open Active Directory Users and Computers from .
- Right-click a domain and select .
- Name the new organizational unit (for example, TestUnit) and select OK.
- Configure the newly created organizational unit.
- For per-computer deployment, right-click a computer object, select Move… and select the organizational unit (TestUnit).
- For per-user deployment, right-click a user, select Move… and select the organizational unit (TestUnit).
- Create a Group Policy Object (GPO).
- Open Group Policy Management from .
- Right-click the organizational unit (TestUnit) and select Create a GPO in this domain, and link it here....
- Name the policy (for example, GPO Pro Deploy) and select OK.
- Right-click the GPO and select Edit to open the Group Policy Management Editor.
- Configure policies.
- For per-computer deployment, navigate to .
- For per-user deployment, navigate to .
- Choose a deployment method.
Option Description Script and Installation package - Select
- Right-click Startup and select Properties.
- Select Add on the Startup Properties dialog.
Installation package only (.msi) - Expand Software Settings.
- Right-click Software installation and select .
- Browse to your batch script or installation package and select OK to close the dialog.
Task 3: Update the Group Policy On the Host Computer
As a last step, you must update the group policies of the hosts to run the installer package automatically when a user logs in.
- On the host computer, open a command prompt and type gpupdate /force to force a group policy update. This ensures that the policy is applied immediately to the host computer.
- Reboot the host computer and login. The host software is installed upon login.