Working with Software Blade Packages for Export
You can deploy an exported Software Blade Package to endpoint clients with third-party deployment software. When you create an Software Blade Package for export, the Initial Client is usually included in the package, and not installed first.
The procedure for creating a Software Blade package is almost the same as for defining a Deployment Rule. You select different sets of Software Blades for Desktop computers and laptops in a package. The package installation program automatically detects the computer type and installs the applicable Software Blades.
To create or change a Software Blade package for export:
- In the tab, select .
- To add a new package, click .
The new package shows at the bottom of the list.
- Double-click the cell in the applicable package and enter a package name.
- Optional: Double-click the cell and select a different Endpoint Client version from the list.
You can select , to add more package versions to the repository.
- Click the and cells and then select the Software Blades to include in each package.
- Optional: In the column select a or create a new one. Users who install this package will automatically be put in this Virtual Group.
- Optional: In the column, if you defined a Remote Access VPN Software Blade, right-click the VPN setting and do one of these actions:
- Select a predefined VPN site from the list.
- Use a local VPN settings file
- Add a new VPN site
- If you are upgrading legacy Endpoint Security release, in the column:
- Double-click the legacy upgrade option and select .
- Select or .
- Select the option and click to enter and confirm the password.
- Select the option and click to enter and confirm the applicable passwords.
- In the window, click .
To delete an existing package definition, select the package and click .
Defining the Default VPN Site
When you use an exported package, you can configure each Software Blade package to connect to a default VPN site. You do this by changing the VPN site definition in the cell.
You cannot configure a default VPN site with automatic Deployment. To distribute a defined VPN site with Deployment, you can:
- Use Deployment to distribute an Software Blade Package without Remote Access VPN.
- Create a package for export that includes only Remote Access VPN and distribute it manually.
By default, a new package uses the setting.
To define the default VPN site:
- Select a package. Make sure it includes Remote Access VPN in the column > .
- Select > from the navigation tree.
- Click to create a new site or to change the details of a site. Enter:
- - The name users see when they connect to the VPN.
- - The IP address of the site.
- - How users authenticate to the VPN. Make sure that users have all required information and hardware, if required.
This line can contain the item or a predefined VPN site.
- In the window, click .
Exporting Packages
On Windows 8.1 and higher clients, you must install an exported package with selected. You cannot install it with a double-click.
- In the window, select a package.
- Click .
- In the window:
- Select the platform versions (32/64 bit) to export for laptops and desktops.
- Click .
- Click .
- Select a location to save the files.
The package and/or files are downloaded to the specified path. A different folder is automatically created for each option selected in step 3a.
- Send the and files to endpoint users. Endpoint users manually install the packages. They must use Administrator privileges.
You can also use third party deployment software, a shared network path, email, or some other method.