How to install Desktop Central agents using IP addresses and IP ranges

IP addresses and IP ranges are often used for desktop and server management purposes. Here is a quick guide on how to use these to install Desktop Central agents. A simple EXE with support files can do this from the command line.

To use the tool:

  1. Download the command line tool as a ZIP file: agent-installation-via-ip.zip

    • This folder will have three files, two of which are executables.

  2. Open Desktop Central.

  3. Navigate to the Agent tab.

  4. Click Agent Installation on the left pane.

  5. In the Using Active Directory tab, under GPO, click Download Agent.

  6. Select the required office. This can be a local office or a remote office depending on which computers you want to install agents in.

  7. Right-click the SetupUtility.bat file and run it in administrative mode.

  8. Extract the ZIP file into a folder. Once the download is complete, copy and paste the DesktopCentral.msi and DesktopCentralAgent.mst files to the extracted InstallAgentViaIP folder.

  9. Choose the required option from the ones listed, and you will be guided through the steps of providing the required details. The credentials to be provided for agent installation in client computers should have domain admin permissions.
 
To install agents with a certain IP range within a subnet:

  1. Enter option 2.

  2. Enter the domain or workgroup name.

  3. Enter your administrator username.

  4. Enter your password.

  5. Enter the start IP address.

  6.  Enter the end IP address.
To install agents using ipaddress.txt:

  1. Enter option 3.

  2. Enter the IP address or IP range of the computers where you want to install agents. The IP addresses of the client computers listed in ipaddress.txt should be mentioned in independent lines.
  3. Save the file.
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