Advanced Device Manager Installation using the MSI - Hosted

The Device Manager installation MSI package lets you install the Device Manager using automation.

When installing the Device Manager using the MSI, you can pass the following arguments:

• CUSTOMERGUID
• SCMESSAGINGURL

The format of the arguments is as follows:

msiexec.exe /i DMInstaller.msi /qn CUSTOMERGUID=aGuid SCMESSAGINGURL="the scmessaging url" /l* DMInstaller_arg.log

To download and extract Device Manager for automated deployment

1. In Service Center, click Site Management > Sites.
2. Click the Site Name to which you want to download the Device Manager.
3. Click Download and select Windows Device Manager > Device Manager MSI .
4. Navigate to the folder where the setup package was downloaded. Extract the .zip file and run the SetupDM application.
5. Click Save to choose a location to save the installer.

To install the Device Manager using MST

1. Download the Device Manager MSI using the  To download and extract Device Manager for automated deployment procedure above.
2. Ensure DMInstaller.mst is in the same folder as DMInstaller.msi.
3. In a Command Prompt window, type:
   msiexec.exe /i DMInstaller.msi /qn TRANSFORMS="DMInstaller.mst" /l* DMInstaller_mst.log

To install the Device Manager using MWSetting.xml

1. Download the Device Manager MSI using the  To download and extract Device Manager for automated deployment procedure above.
2. Ensure that MWsetting.xml is in the same folder as DMInstaller.msi.
3. In a Command Prompt window, type:
   msiexec.exe /i DMInstaller.msi /qn /l* DMInstallerl_xml.log

To deploy the Device Manager installer through Group Policy Objects (GPO)

1. Download the Device Manager MSI using the  To download and extract Device Manager for automated deployment procedure above.
2. Unzip the .MSI to a network shared folder.
3. In your Domain Server, open Server Manager, then click Tools and open Group Policy Management.
4. In the Group Policy Management console, right-click the domain name Windows.ae, and click Create a GPO in this domain, and link it.
5. In New GPO, in Name, type a name. Click OK.
6. On the Group Policy Management console, right-click the GPO you just created and click Edit.
7. In the Group Policy Management Editor, under Computer Configuration, expand Policies, then expand Software Settings.
8. Right-click SoftwareIinstallation. From the context menu, click New > Package.
9. In the Open dialog box, browse to the network shared folder, click DMInstaller.msi, then click Open.
10. In the Deploy Software window, ensure that the Assigned option is selected, then click OK.
11. Wait for few seconds, then verify DMInstaller is listed in the Group Policy Management Editor.
12. Log onto your client computer.
    The target client machine must be in the domain.
13. In a Command Prompt window, type:
    gpupdate /force