netOctopus administrators can automate the silent installation of the special agent via a logon script with these steps:

Version 4.0 through 4.2

In these versions, creating a server based installation directory is obsolete. You can now use the Windows Agent setup program to execute a network based installation to

1. Create a text file and name it Settings.ini with the following entries:

   [Variables]
   0=InstallSpecialAgent||1

2. Place the Windows Agent setup program and the Settings.ini file you just created onto a network share. Grant guest access to this share.

   **Note: The UNC path to this share since you will use it later to modify users' logon scripts to install the netOctopus special agent from this share.

3. Modify the logon scripts for users whose computers you will be installing the netOctopus agent on.

    
   
   if not exist [c:\windows\system\nacpl.cpl OR c:\winnt\system32\nacpl.cpl] goto install
   exit
   
   :install
   
   	start /wait \\server\share\WindowsAgent.exe /s
   
   	exit	

4. The next time the user logs on, their logon script will check for the presence of the netOctopus agent control panel. If it is found, the installer will exit and do nothing. However, if it is not found, the special agent will be installed silently.

Version 3.6.4

1. Install the netOctopus agent on a sample machine using the Custom installation option and then selecting Server Installation directory. This will extract the files in the netOctopus Agent installer to the specified destination directory. There should be 33 files (including all hidden ones):

   nacpl.cpl
   NACplR.cpl
   ChangeNameModule.dll
   CharConversion.dll
   na32ui.dll
   na9516.dll
   nal009.dll
   namsg.dll
   NANTAuth.dll
   nantsp95.dll
   nantspnt.dll
   NASM16.DLL
   NASWDiff.dll
   nauninst.dll
   nmod95.dll
   nmodnt.dll
   nmodxnt.dll
   nnet.dll
   NUsbmodule.dll
   PSAPI.DLL
   CHKWIN16.EXE
   Deinstall.exe
   execstub.exe
   NAGETSYS.EXE
   nant.exe
   nantsecc.exe
   naspawne.exe
   NASPWN16.EXE
   SETUP.INF
   SETUPR.INF
   naswdiff.ini
   uninstal.log
   nantsys.sys
   

   **Note: This destination directory must be specified in the dialog window just previous to the dialog window where you are asked to choose between a Typical and Custom agent installation.

2. Copy the destination directory in the previous step to any desired location and then share this directory. Grant guest access to this share.

   **Note: The UNC path to this share since you will use it later to modify users' logon scripts to install the netOctopus special agent from this share.

3. Delete the NACPL.CPL file. Then rename the NACPLR.CPL file to NACPL.CPL.

4. Modify the logon scripts for users whose computers you will be installing the netOctopus agent on. The /autoinstall switch installs the agent using the Typical option. However, because the typical netOctopus control panel has been replaced with the special netOctopus control panel in the previous step, the special netOctopus control panel will get installed instead.

   
   
   
    if not exist [c:\windows\system\nacpl.cpl OR c:\winnt\system32\nacpl.cpl] goto install
   
   
   
     	exit
   
   
   
    :install
   
   
   
     	start /wait \\server\share\nant.exe /autoinstall
   
   
   
     	exit
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

5. The next time the user logs on, their logon script will check for the presence of the netOctopus agent control panel. If it is found, the installer will exit and do nothing. However, if it is not found, the special agent will be installed silently.