Install XProtect Smart Client silently

You can deploy XProtect Smart Client or your surveillance software to users’ computers using tools such as Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). Such tools let you build up databases of hardware and software on local networks. The databases can then, among other things, be used for distributing and installing software applications, such as XProtect Smart Client, over local networks.

1. Locate the Smart Client installation program (.exe) file - XProtect Smart Client 2018 R2 Installer.exe or XProtect Smart Client 2018 R2 Installer x64.exe for 32-bit and 64-bit versions respectively. You find the file in a subfolder under the folder httpdocs. The httpdocs folder is located under the folder in which your Milestone surveillance software is installed.
   
   The path is typically:
   C:\Program Files\Milestone\XProtect Management Server\IIS\httpdocs\XProtect Smart Client Installer\[version number] [bit-version]\All Languages\en-US
   
   For example:
   C:\Program Files\Milestone\XProtect Management Server\IIS\httpdocs\XProtect Smart Client Installer\2018 R1 (32-bit)\All Languages\en-US
2. Run a silent installation using one of the following two options:
   • Run with default parameter settings:

     To run a silent installation using the default values for all parameters, start a command prompt (cmd.exe) in the directory where the installation program is located and perform following command:

     XProtect Smart Client 2018 R2 Installer.exe -–quiet

     This performs a quiet installation of the XProtect Smart Client using default values for parameters such as target directory and so on. To change the default settings, see below.

   • Run with customized default parameters using an xml argument file as input:

     To customize the default installation settings, provide an xml file with modified values as input. To generate the xml file with default values, open a command prompt in the directory where the installation program is located and perform the following command:

     XProtect Smart Client 2018 R2 Installer.exe --generateargsfile=[path]

     Open the generated Arguments.xml file, using for example Windows Notepad, and perform any changes needed. Then, to run silent installation using these modified values, perform the following command in the same directory.

     XProtect Smart Client 2018 R2 Installer.exe --arguments=args.xml --quiet

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