Remote Installation on a disconnected network

Hi,

Good site with tons of info. Thanks!

I'm definitely a noob to eset and really to remotely installing av software...

I've read manuals/forums/searches but cannot find any specific answers so I apologize in advance if i just missed it.

I am trying to setup an unattended package for a client who has many remote locations. Many locations (150+) never connect to the central office over a VPN so most of the Push Installation stuff doesn't work.

I have tried to do it using the "via email" option but that only contains einstaller and thus cannot complete the installation.

I just want to setup a package with a config file and installer that I can simply put on a website/mirror and have users download the installation and not have to mess with settings.

I read somewhere that I could just rename my package from .nip to .exe but then i would still need to run it from a command line with the silent switch for vista/win7 clients. My users are not that sophisticated...

Any Ideas how to handle this remote installation?

 

not sure whether my situation is unique or my question was dumb; but just in case someone else ever runs across this I just created a custom install script with inno setup. Might not be the most elegant solution but it seems to work ok.

here's my script:

Code:

; Script generated by the Inno Setup Script Wizard.
; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!

[Setup]
; NOTE: The value of AppId uniquely identifies this application.
; Do not use the same AppId value in installers for other applications.
; (To generate a new GUID, click Tools | Generate GUID inside the IDE.)
AppId={{62554A90-3161-478E-8E56-E1A8F9ECDF60}
AppName=ESET_Installer
AppVersion=1.5
;AppVerName=ESET_Installer 1.5
AppPublisher=Example, Inc.
AppPublisherURL=http://www.example.com/
AppSupportURL=http://www.example.com/
AppUpdatesURL=http://www.example.com/
CreateAppDir=no
OutputBaseFilename=setup
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=yes

[Languages]
Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"

[Files]
Source: "C:\Eset_Installer\package_nt32.exe"; DestDir: "{win}"; Flags: ignoreversion
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files

[Run]
Filename: "{win}\package_nt32.exe"; Parameters: "/qn REBOOT=""ReallySuppress"""

 

Do it with an self executing archive.

Insert the msi and a preconfigured cfg.xml.

Code:

Path=ESET\Install
SavePath
Setup=.\eavbe_nt32_deu.msi /qb /promptrestart
Overwrite=1
Title=a title
Text
{
some blabla
}

Works fine here.