Facts

Install Desk

Capture target devices in Install.Desk:

• Discover devices via domain list
• Discover devices by IP range
• Discover devices via Active Directory

Simple transfer with a mouse click from the respective device list.

Distribution of:

• msi packages (These can be parameterized extensively to run standard installations or specially adapted installations)
• Default setups (unattended - by "silent" parameters)
• Snapshots (creation on the reference system, then distribution of the snapshot "silently" on the target systems)
• Batch files and Windows commands
• Entries, changes and deletions in the registry (registry keys)

Installation from a local directory or from a network path (share).

Distribution to:

• Individual target devices
• Distribution groups from several target devices (created by drag & drop)

Parameterize the installation:

• Define packages from multiple jobs
• Ask user permission before installing on client
• Notify users after installation is complete
• Specification of the retries
• Force installation despite user refusal when the number of retries is reached
• Automatic retries in case of problems on the target device
• E-mail notification in case of error

Use variable:

• Environment variables %ProgramFiles%, %windir%, %SystemRoot% can be used in the setup path specification
• Variables %IpAddress% and %HostName% enable the use of the IP address or the host name of the respective client in the installation command

Run installation jobs:

• Immediately after execution
• at the next reboot
• at a specified time in the future

Control installation orders:

• Control station with traffic light function for installation success per target device
• Detailed log (history) of all installation processes on the client
• Log can be exported in various formats (e.g. xls)

Additional module: Active Directory manager

• Distribution of software applications based on Active Directory groups

Additional module: Software Kiosk

• Web-based self-service portal for employees in the company to independently select and install approved software applications

Other

• Integrated rights and user management (permissions can also be assigned individually for each package and job)

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012/R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
• Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
  Each (32 and 64 bit)

Technical basis:

• State-of-the-art Microsoft .NET technology

Supported database systems:

• Microsoft SQL Server Express (from 2005)
• Microsoft SQL Server (from 2005)

Supported languages:

• German
• English

integration with Asset.Desk:

• Generation of distribution groups in Install.Desk directly from filtered inventory reports Asset.Desk (e.g. "Installed Software" report in Asset.Desk filter according to the question: "On which computers is a certain software not yet installed?" The distribution group in Install.Desk is then automatically generated from the result.)
• Takeover of users from Asset.Desk after Install.Desk