Step 2: Install the Client

The SmartDeploy Client is a lightweight agent that can be installed manually or as part of deployment. This article describes how to create an MSI package for installing the client manually or by using Group Policy or scripting.

Create a SmartDeploy Client Installation Package Using the Web Console

1. Click Getting Started. In the Add Devices section, open 1. Generate Install Client. Then click Action to generate the SmartDeploy client installer.

2. Confirm the SmartDeploy Api Service URL then select the Installer architecture you need.

   

3. Click Browse, to browse to a location to save the SDEClientSetup.msi file. Once done, click Save, and then click OK.
   Optional: You can check the box for Cloud Only Connection to force clients to use the Cloud to connect to your console, regardless of being on the same local network, or connected to the network via VPN.

   

Create a SmartDeploy Client Installation Package using the Desktop Console

1. In the Activities workspace of the SmartDeploy Console, click Add Devices.

   

2.  Then, click Generate Client Installer. 
   
    
3. Confirm the SmartDeploy Api Service URL then select the Installer architecture you need.
4. Click Browse, to browse to a location to save the SDEClientSetup.msi file. Once done, click Save, and then click OK.
   Optional: You can check the box for Cloud Only Connection to force clients to use the Cloud to connect to your console, regardless of being on the same local network, or connected to the network via VPN.
   
5. After the Client Installer is successfully created, click OK.
   

Install the Client Manually

1. Browse to the location where the SDEClientSetup.msi file was saved when it was generated using the SmartDeploy Console.
2. Double-click the SDEClientSetup.msi file.
3. On the Welcome page, click Next.
   

4. Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then click Next.

   

5. Confirm if the SmartDeploy Server Host Name or IP address is correct, and then click Next.
   Note: We recommend that you use the host name of your SmartDeploy Console Host rather than the IP address if you intend to install this client that may need to use a cloud connection type. 

   

6. Click Install to complete the installation.
   
7. If prompted by User Account Control, click Yes to confirm.
8. Click Finish to close the installation wizard.
   

Install the Client by Using a Command Line or Script

• Use the following command:

msiexec.exe /i SDEClientSetup.msi /quiet

Install the Client by Using GPO

Client Installation - Group Policy

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