Deploying Software With The Group Policy

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The tasks for deploying software with Group Policy are:
1.Plan and prepare the CompTIA Security+ certification software deployment
2.Set up an SDP
3.Create a GPO and a GPO console for software deployment
4.Specify the software deployment properties for the GPO
5.Add Windows Installer packages to the GPO and select package deployment method
Set Windows Installer package properties
To set Windows Installer package properties, complete the following steps:
1.Open the GPO console for the software deployment. In the Computer Configuration or User Configuration node, open Software Settings.
2.Click the Software Installation node.
3.In the details pane, right-click the package for which you want to set properties, and then click Properties.
In the General tab of the Properties dialog box for the package, shown in a certification cost,you can type a new name for the package in the Name box, if desired. You can also type a URL that provides user support in the URL box.
Click the Deployment ...
... tab. In the Deployment tab of the Properties dialog box for the package, shown in Figure 12-7, select one of the following in the Deployment Type area:
a Published, to allow users in the selected site, domain, or OU to install the application using either Add Or Remove Programs in Control Panel or application installation by file activation. If this is an application under the Computer Configuration node of the Group Policy Object Editor console, the Published option is unavailable, because packages can only be assigned to computers, not published.
Q Assigned, to allow users in the selected site, domain, or OU to receive this application the next time they log on (for assignment to users) or when the computer restarts (for assignment to computers).
In the Deployment Options area, select one of the following:
a Auto-Install This Application By File Extension Activation, to use the application precedence for the filename extension as determined in the File Extensions tab of the Software Installation Properties dialog box. If this is an application under the Computer Configuration node of the Group Policy Object Editor console, the check box appears dimmed and selected, because by default the CCNA exam application is installed automatically.