Silent Installation Based on Command Lines

When there are a large number of workstations on which the add-in must be installed, it is more convenient to use an installation method that does not involve user intervention, allowing for automation through login scripts or other automation methods.

The command line installation method is essentially the same as the interactive installation, except that the required parameter (the URL for the EWV website) is provided automatically. The installation therefore proceeds in a “silent” manner.

Log in to the workstation as the user who will be using the add-in.

The add-in installs to the Windows Current User. Files and registry settings are installed to the user profile to provide support for roaming profiles.

  • Do one of the following:
  • Map a drive to the IISExt\WebContent folder on the Exchange CAS server.
  • Copy the following files to a local drive on the workstation. Use the MPLUSArchive64Setup.exe file in an Outlook 2010 64-bit environment.
  • NetmailArchiveOutlookAddin.exe
  • setup.iss
  • Execute the following command line with the exact arguments described:
  • Netmail ArchiveOutlookAddIn.exe -s /v "CONFIGURL=<http address>"
  • where, -s is for silent install, and the CONFIGURL provides the IP address of the reference EWV web site folder to be used by the Add-In (Example for a 32-bit version of Outlook: Netmail ArchiveOutlookAddIn.exe -s /v "CONFIGURL=http://10.1.30.11/ewv/).