The BlueZone installation and configuration process can
be completely customized to meet the needs of your users without creating
an unnecessary administrative burden. You can select only the BlueZone
program files necessary for distribution. This collection of files
is called a BlueZone distribution image.
Installing BlueZone
from a distribution image is similar to performing a standard BlueZone
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 BlueZone emulation
clients to more closely match your user requirements.
- You can include BlueZone configuration files so that the BlueZone
emulation clients are completely configured and automatically connect
to your hosts.
- You can include BlueZone script files, Power Pad files, keyboard
map files, or any other dialog-level configuration file.
- You can include the Software Activation File (SAF) 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.
To create a distribution image, you must:
- Back up the installation source directory. Refer to Backing up the installation source directory for more
information.
- Delete any 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 BlueZone features for more information.
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Add any other additional files such as the Software Activation File, BlueZone 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 BlueZone 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.