If you have an Onsite Manager installed and are scanning devices, you can do any of the following:
- automatically deploy Device Managers to any laptops that have been added since site creation;
- email a Device Manager to a user to install;
- download Device Manager to a device.
When you email or download a Device Manager, you must specify either a Windows Device Manager or a macOS Device Manager.
The Device Manager installer requires data to be downloaded from Service Center. This means that Device Manager must have access to the Internet to install properly.
- In Service Center, click Site Management > Sites.
- Select the site name to which you want to deploy Device Manager.
- Click the Device Managers tab.
- Click the Deploy Device Managers (via Onsite Manager) button.
- Select the devices you want to deploy Device Managers to and click Add.
- If you’re installing a macOS Device Manager, if asked to allow incoming data transfer from Mono, allow the transfer.
Downloading Device Manager
You can download Device Manager if you want to deploy it to a Device Manager-only site.
For Windows, you can download the Device Manager installer as an .exe or .msi. Both versions install the same Device Manager, but are used for different purposes:
- Use .exe for supervised installs.
- Use .msi for silent installs run by a domain policy or automation software.
- In Service Center, click Site Management > Sites.
- Click the Site Name to which you want to download the Device Manager.
- Click the Device Managers tab.
Do one of the following:
To download Device Manager to a Windows device for a silent install run by a domain policy or automation software, click Download and select Windows Device Manager > Device Manager MSI.
To download Device Manager to a Windows device for a supervised install, click Download and select Windows Device Manager > Device Manager EXE.
To download Device Manager to a macOS device, click Download and select OS X Device Manager.
- If you chose Windows Device Manager, navigate to the folder where the setup package was downloaded. Extract the .zip file and run the SetupDM application.
- Click Run to download and start the installer or Save to choose a location to save the installer.
Emailing Device Manager
- In Service Center, click Site Management > Sites.
- Click the Site Name to which you want to download the Device Manager.
- Click the Device Managers tab.
- Click Email and select either Windows Device Manager or OS X Device Manager.
An email with the subject Device Manager Download Link containing a clickable URL for the download is created in your email program. - Add one or more recipients and send the email.
Performing the Device Manager Installation
- Double-click DMSetup.exe to start the installer.
- Click Yes when asked to confirm that you want to install Barracuda RMM Device Manager.
- If you chose OS X Device Manager if asked, to allow incoming data transfer from Mono, allow the transfer.
- Click OK when advised that Barracuda RMM Device Manager has been installed successfully.