The Rocket TE installation and configuration process can be completely customized to meet
the needs of your users without creating an unnecessary administrative burden.
Prerequisites
You can add any necessary files to the image and modify the setup.ini file as needed. You can also remove any optional files that you do not need. This collection of files is called a Rocket TE distribution image.
Installing Rocket TE from a distribution image is similar to performing a standard Rocket TE installation. It differs in the following ways:
- You can customize your installation beyond the limits of the standard installation.
- You can include optional features that are not available during a standard installation.
- You can limit the files in the image to include only the files that you require.
- You can customize the look and feel of the Rocket TE emulation clients to more closely match your user requirements.
- You can include Rocket TE configuration files (also referred to as "profiles") so that the Rocket TE emulation clients are completely configured and automatically connect to your hosts.
- You can include Rocket TE script files, Power Pad files, keyboard map files, or any other dialog-level configuration file.
- You can include the license file (LIC) which is necessary for licensing purposes.
- You can use the distribution image to create a quiet mode installation for use with software management programs that install desktop software using push technology.
Procedure
- Back up the installation source directory. Refer to Backing up the installation source directory for more information.
- Delete any optional files that you do not need. Refer to Editing the distribution image contents to determine the files you can delete.
- Configure the optional features and files. Refer to Configuring optional Rocket TE features for more information.
- Add any other additional files such as the license file, Rocket TE configuration files, scripts, or macros. Refer to Adding optional files to the distribution image for more information.
- Distribute the image to your users. They can then double-click setup.exe to install Rocket TE using the standard installation wizard. Or, you can further automate the installation process using the quiet mode installation feature. Refer to Quiet mode installation for more information.