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2) Copy the ESET Smart Security or ESET NOD32 Antivirus installation package (
.msi
) to the folder.
3) Insert an
.xml
configuration file, which is to be applied to the program, to the same folder. The file should be named
cfg.xml
. To create a configuration file, the ESET Configuration Editor can be used. For more information see chapter
ESET Configuration Editor
.
4) Click
Start
>
Programs
>
Administrative tools
>
Active Directory Users and Computers
.
5) Right-click the domain name and select
Properties
>
Group Policy
>
Edit
>
User Configuration
.
6) Right-click
Software Settings
and select
New
>
Package
.
7) In the
Open
window, specify the UNC path to the shared installation package, i.e.
\
\computer_name\path\installation_package.msi
and click
Open
. Do not use the
Browse
option to locate the
installation package, because it will be displayed as a local network path rather than a UNC network path.
8) In the next dialog window select the
Assigned
option. Then click
OK
to close the window.
By following the steps above, the installer package will be installed on each computer that enters the domain. To install
the package to computers which are currently up and running, those users should log out and log back in again.
If you wish to give users the ability to accept or deny the installation of the package, select
Publish
instead of
Assigned
in step 8. The next time the user logs in, the package will be added to
Control Panel
>
Add or Remove programs
>
Add new program
>
Add programs from your network
. The package will then be available to users for future
installations from that location.
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