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The first step is initiated through ERAC, but the install package itself is located in ERAS, in the following directory:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Eset\ESET Remote Administrator\Server\packages
To launch installation packages through ERAC, click the
Remote Install
tab, select the
Computers
tab and right-click
anywhere within its contents. Select
Manage packages
from the context menu.
Each installation package is defined by a Name. See (1) in the figure above. The remaining sections of the dialog window
are related to the content of the package, which is applied after it has been successfully delivered to a target
workstation. Each package contains:
ESET client solution installation files (2)
.xml
configuration file for ESET client solutions (3)
Command line parameters assigned to the package (4)
The
Type
drop-down menu in section (1) provides access to additional ERA features. In addition to remote installation,
ESET security products can be uninstalled remotely using the
Uninstall ESET Security Products and NOD32 version 2
option. Remote installation of an external application can also be performed by selecting
Custom package
. This is
particularly useful if you want to run various scripts and executables on the remote machine, including uninstall tools
for third-party security products or standalone cleaning tools. You can specify custom command-line parameters for
use by the
Package Entry File
. See the
Installation of third party products using ERA
chapter for more details.
Each package is automatically assigned an ESET Remote Installer agent, which allows for seamless installation and
communication between target workstations and ERAS. The ESET Remote Installer agent is named
einstaller.exe
and
contains the ERAS name and the name and type of package to which it belongs. The following chapters provide a
detailed description of the agent.
There are several parameters which can affect the installation process. They can be used either during direct installation
with the administrator present at the workstation, or for remote installation. For remote installations, parameters are
selected during the process of configuring installation packages – selected parameters are then applied automatically
on target clients. Additional parameters for ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus can be typed after the name
of the
.msi
installation package (e.g.,
eav_nt64_ENU.msi /qn
):
/qn
Quiet installation mode – no dialog windows are displayed.
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