SEE
Appendix
A - BlueZone SETUP.INI for format details and default values.|
Administering BlueZone |
Chapter 6 |
BlueZone can be completely configured and installed on an End User's PC without the BlueZone installation interface being displayed. This is known as a Quiet Mode Installation.
Since there is no user interface during a Quiet Mode Installation, there is no opportunity for the End User to select options that are normally chosen via this interface.
The technique used to control the installation process is to edit the SETUP.INI file. By editing this file, the BlueZone Administrator can make all the installation choices for the End Users.
There are several key features that are controlled by the BlueZone SETUP.INI file. Some features are related to the installation of BlueZone and other are related to the behavior of BlueZone.
To edit the SETUP.INI file, use a text editor like Notepad. Please note that to enable some features, you have to "uncomment" the line by deleting the semi-colon ( ; ) at the begging of the line. Others features are modified by simply changing the value after the equal sign ( = ).
SEE
Appendix
A - BlueZone SETUP.INI for format details and default values.
The following is a list of the items that can be selected or customized via the SETUP.INI file. To make it easier to find these items in the SETUP.INI file, the items are listed in the order that they appear in the file.
Source Directory
Destination Directory
Use Personal Folder as Working Directory
Use All Users Common Folder as Working Directory
Default Connection
Enabling Quiet Mode Installation
Enabling Quiet Mode Uninstallation
Locking BlueZone's Emulation Features
Locking BlueZone Secure FTP Features and Commands
Locking BlueZone's Telnet Features
Show Locked Dialogs
Disable Append to Clipboard Feature
Base Registry Setting
Profile Mode
Profile Sharing
Setting BlueZone in the Windows "Path"
Installation Language
Enabling the Power Keys Feature
Quiet Mode Installation is a technique that is used by many Customers who wish to install BlueZone on a large number of End Users machines via some kind of remote software installation and management program. An example is Microsoft's Systems Management Server, typically referred to as SMS.
The first step is to install and become familiar with a standard BlueZone desktop installation. Launch the BlueZone emulation clients that you need for your application and configure them so that they connect to your host systems and are in general, ready to be used by your End Users. Save these configurations to your BlueZone Working Directory.
The next step is to become familiar with creating a BlueZone Distribution Image. This step is not mandatory, however, by creating a Distribution Image, you will be eliminating unnecessary BlueZone files and installing only the BlueZone files that are necessary for your particular installation.
The next step is to become familiar with the BlueZone SETUP.INI file. By editing this file, you will be able to control exactly how and where BlueZone will be installed.
Here are the steps that are needed in order to perform a quiet mode installation of BlueZone:
Install BlueZone for the desktop using the standard installation method.
Create the desired BlueZone configuration files and save them.
Create the desired BlueZone desktop shortcut files (optional).
Create a BlueZone Distribution Image.
Copy your saved BlueZone configuration files to the Distribution Image.
Copy your BlueZone desktop shortcut files to the Distribution Image.
Edit the SETUP.INI file to enable Quiet Mode Installation.
Edit the SETUP.INI file as needed to control where the BlueZone files are installed.
Run SETUP.EXE to run the Quiet Mode Installation.
BlueZone will install quietly (and very quickly),without any dialogs being displayed. If you enabled any desktop shortcuts, they will automatically appear on the desktop at the end of the installation process. Any BlueZone configuration files will automatically be placed in the BlueZone\Config folder.
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