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Deploy the Specops Deploy Client-Side Extension
You can automatically configure an existing Group Policy Object with Software Installation settings to deploy the Client in your domain. The Client Side Extension is a required component for all Deploy Products. You can deploy the Client-Side Extension from the Setup Assistant in the Specops Deploy/App menu.
- Launch the Setup Assistant and click Start Installation from the Specops Deploy/App menu.
- Click Deploy Specops Deploy Client Side Extension.
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To select the Group Policy Object that will be used to deploy the client, click Select GPO. You will be given the following options:
Option
Create New GPO
- Click Create New GPO.
- Enter a new Group Policy Object name.
- Select the location you want to link the Group Policy object to.
- Click OK.
OptionSelect an existing GPO
- Select an existing GPO from the list.
- Select a link for the chosen GPO, and click OK.
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To install the Client on all computers in your organization you can:
Option
Create a network share on the local computer and copy the Client-side extension package to the new network share
- Click Create Share.
- Select a local path to create the share for, and click OK.
- Click Select share.
- Verify that the network path to the network share you created is correct, and click OK.
OptionSelect an existing network share and manually copy the msi-package to the existing network share
- Click Select Share
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Browse to the location of the msi-package, and click OK.
It is recommended that you use a Distributed File Share (DFS). If DFS is used with load balancing verify that the setup files are copied to all servers before proceeding.
- To create the packages for x86 and x64 deployments in the selected GPO, click Add Settings.