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Desktop client Managed Engine installation

This guide describes how to deploy idemeum desktop client to a fleet of Windows workstations with Endpoint Central.

Overview

idemeum offers a PowerShell script that can be deployed with Endpoint Central to silently install or upgrade idemeum desktop client. Script will pull the latest binary and will perform base installation or upgrade as necessary.

Obtain PowerShell command

  • Navigate to your idemeum tenant and access admin portal
  • Access Settings -> Desktop installation
  • Choose PowerShell submenu
  • Click Copy
  • You will be presented with the command that you can copy and execute directly on the workstation, or save it as PowerShell script
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Please note that every time you generate a PowerShell command, idemeum will create a new set of client credentials, therefore all previously generated commands and client credentials will be invalidated.
  • Open the text editor, paste this command, and save as ps1 file so that it can be deployed with Endpoint Central

Install or upgrade desktop client

  • Access Managed Engine admin dashboard and create a new deployment package
  • Give package a name
  • Choose EXE option
  • Select license as Non-commercial
  • Choose From local computer and point to the script that you created in the previous step
  • Once the file has been uploaded, enter the following script under "Installation Command with Switches/Arguments"
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File "name-of-the-script-file"

For example, we used the following command:

powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File "idemeum-client.ps1"
  • Click Add package

Now you can deploy the package to a list of target machines and idemeum client will be silently installed, and the workstations will restart.

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If you need to update the client to the latest version, you can use the same method by deploying the script.

Uninstall idemeum client

  • To uninstall idemeum client and updater please create the following PowerShell script and save it. 
Start-Process -FilePath "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x {93B9CC98-6004-411E-A8BF-88F7C3BC5541} /qn" -Wait
Start-Process -FilePath "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x {71216D26-573B-402B-A3F5-A7CB9F950CFF} /qn" -Wait
Restart-Computer -Force
  • You can create your own, or download from the link below.
uninstall-idemeum-client.ps1
Uninstall idemeum desktop client
uninstall-idemeum-client.ps1
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  • Create a deployment package similar to the one described in the installation section (exe option, non-commercial license, and upload the uninstall script from local computer).
  • Once the file has been uploaded, enter the following script under "Installation Command with Switches/Arguments"
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File "name-of-the-script-file"
  • For example, we used the following command:
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File "uninstall-idemeum-client.ps1"

Now you can deploy the package to a list of target machines and idemeum client will be silently uninstalled, and the workstations will restart.