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* Expand ''User Configuration > Policies > Software Settings''. | * Expand ''User Configuration > Policies > Software Settings''. | ||
* Right-click on ''Software installation''. | * Right-click on ''Software installation''. | ||
− | * Select ''New'' and ''Package...'' | + | * Select ''New'' and ''Package...''. |
* Select the above mentioned MSI package. Please note that the path for the file must be entered in UNC notation (e.g. \\Server\Setup\MailStoreSetup...) and that domain users need to have read-access to this directory share. | * Select the above mentioned MSI package. Please note that the path for the file must be entered in UNC notation (e.g. \\Server\Setup\MailStoreSetup...) and that domain users need to have read-access to this directory share. | ||
* In the following dialog window, select ''Advanced'' and click ''OK''. | * In the following dialog window, select ''Advanced'' and click ''OK''. |
Revision as of 18:10, 30 June 2014
Set up the software distribution as follows:
- Open the Group Policy Management Console on your domain controller.
- Right-click on the administrative folder Group Policy Objects
- Select New and create a new group policy object called MailStore {{{2}}} Deployment.
- [[File:GPO {{{2}}} {{{1}}} 01.png|500px|center]]
- Right-click on the new GPO and select Edit....
- Expand User Configuration > Policies > Software Settings.
- Right-click on Software installation.
- Select New and Package....
- Select the above mentioned MSI package. Please note that the path for the file must be entered in UNC notation (e.g. \\Server\Setup\MailStoreSetup...) and that domain users need to have read-access to this directory share.
- In the following dialog window, select Advanced and click OK.
- [[File:GPO {{{2}}} {{{1}}} 02.png|500px|center]]
- On the next screen, please set the options on the Deployment tab as shown below:
- [[File:GPO {{{2}}} {{{1}}} 03.png|center]]
- Click on OK to confirm all settings.
- The group policy should look similar to the one shown below:
- [[File:GPO {{{2}}} {{{1}}} 04.png|500px|center]]
- Close the group policy editor.
The group policy is now configured and can be linked to the corresponding user objects. Linking is done using organizational units (OU).
- Highlight the organizational unit (OU) which contains the desired user objects, right-click on the OU (Seattle in the example below) and select the option Link an Existing GPO....
- In the dialog window Select GPO, highlight MailStore Client Deployment and click on OK.
- [[File:GPO {{{2}}} {{{1}}} 05.png|500px|center]]
- Through the organizational unit the group policy is now linked to the user objects contained therein. It will become active the next time users log on to the Windows clients.