Via the Windows console

The software can also be installed via the Windows console, for example to perform an unattended installation in the background (silent install) in a network environment. To do so, proceed as follows:

  1. Open the Windows Console.
  2. Enter the following command line:
    • SmartDataCollector-Setup.msi /quiet /norestart /qn

Optionally add one or more of the command line parameters listed in the following table as examples to the command line. The order of the command line parameters is not relevant.

Command line parameters

Function

LICENSE="XXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

Licensing of the software with the specified license key

USER="USER1" or
USER="USER1,USER2"

Authorization assignment for the software to one (USER1) or more (USER1 and USER2) users from the local user management or the connected Active Directory

USER="DOMAIN\\USER1" or
USER="USER1@DOMAIN"

Authorization assignment for the software to a user (USER1) from a specific domain (DOMAIN)

USER="GROUP1" or
USER="GROUP1,GROUP2"

Authorization assignment for the software to one (GROUP1) or more (GROUP2 and GROUP2) user groups from the local user management or the connected Active Directory

USER="USER1,GROUP1"

Authorization assignment for the software to a user (USER1) and a user group (GROUP1) from the local user management or the connected Active Directory

USER="ALL"

Authorization assignment for the software to all users.

INFORMATION: ALL Cannot be combined with specific users or user groups.

 

Example of a command for silent installation:

SmartDataCollector-Setup.msi /quiet /norestart /qn LICENSE="XXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" USER="USERNAME,USERGROUP_COMPANY"

  1. Run the command line. INFORMATION: If a version of the SDC is already installed on the computer and is currently running, the application is stopped and restarted after installation.
  • The software is installed with the specified settings.