How to Install EPS Client using Active Directory?

Software Deployment via Group Policy Object (GPO)

Prerequisites

  • Access to a Windows Server with Group Policy Management installed.
  • Network share accessible by target client machines.

Deployment Steps

Step 1: Download and Prepare the Installer

  1. Download the MSI installer from the following URL: https://adminconsole.net/downloads/msici.msi
  2. Create a shared network folder accessible by all target client computers.
  3. Copy the msici.msi file into the newly created shared folder.

Step 2: Access Group Policy Management

  1. Open Server Manager.
  2. Navigate to Tools and select Group Policy Management.

Step 3: Create a New Group Policy Object (GPO)

  1. In the Group Policy Management console, expand Domains.
  2. Right-click on your domain.
  3. Select “Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here…”.
  4. Provide a descriptive name for the new GPO (e.g., “MSICI Software Deployment”).

Step 4: Edit the Group Policy Object

  1. Locate the newly created GPO in the Group Policy Management console.
  2. Right-click on the GPO and select “Edit…”. This action will open the Group Policy Management Editor.

Step 5: Configure Software Installation Policy

  1. In the Group Policy Management Editor, navigate to: Computer Configuration > Policies > Software Settings > Software Installation.
  2. In the right-hand pane (container window), right-click.
  3. Select New > Package.

Step 6: Select the Installer Package

  1. Browse to the shared network location where you placed the msici.msi file. Important: It is mandatory to select the file using its network share path (e.g., \\YourServer\ShareName\msici.msi). Directly selecting the physical path will prevent the file from being transferred to client machines.
  2. Select the msici.msi file and click Open.
  3. When prompted “How do you want to deploy this software?”, select Assigned.
  4. The selected package (msici.msi) will now be displayed in the “Software Installation” container.

Step 7: Configure Security Filtering

  1. Close the Group Policy Management Editor window.
  2. Return to the main Group Policy Management console.
  3. Select the GPO you created.
  4. In the Security Filtering section (typically on the right-hand side), click the Add button.
  5. In the “Enter the object name to select” text area, type your domain name.
  6. Click Check Names.
  7. From the results, select Domain Computers and click OK.

Step 8: Apply the GPO

The GPO is now configured and ready for deployment. To ensure the policy is applied to client computers:

1.On client computers, open Command Prompt as an administrator.

2.Execute the command: gpupdate /force This command will force an immediate update of Group Policy settings on the client machine.