Notes for IT Administrators

General Installation Instructions

The installation program checks whether the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 and the Microsoft Office Data Connectivity Components are already installed. If this is not the case, the required components are installed automatically (requires administrator rights). Required components may be downloaded from the Internet.

During the installation you can decide if EasyMap should be installed for all users of the computer (requires administrator rights) or if it should only be installed for the current user (does not require administrator rights).

Installing the software

The deployment of EasyMap on the clients using the user interface is described here.

The installation package consists of an exe file (which contains an MSI package) and other components (Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2, Microsoft Office Data Connectivity Components) which may be downloaded from the Internet.

The installation package (EasyMap_<Version>_x86.exe or EasyMap_<Version>_x64.exe) can be obtained directly via download or via the offline installation package.

silent installation

The installation is performed without a user interface. Both the Microsoft .Net Framework 4.6.2 and the program with default settings are installed. The license information can be passed as command line parameters.

LICENSEMODE=online

LICENSE=<License key>

This is the recommended method for automatically distributing the program.

Example:

EasyMap_<...>.exe /s /v"/qn LICENSEMODE=online LICENSE=01234567-1234-1234-1234-123456789012"

/s Silent mode.

/v Pass parameters to the Windows Installer (msiexec). Format: /v "parameter". There must be no space between /v and the quotation mark. Additional quotation marks must be provided with the escape character \.

/qn starts the Windows Installer package without user interface

Unpacking the Windows Installer Package

The installation program queries the output directory and unpacks all contained files including the Windows Installer package into this folder.

When using the Windows Installer package (msi) to install the application, the Microsoft Net Framework 4.6.2 and the Microsoft Office Data Connectivity Components must be installed separately.

Command line: EasyMap_<...>.exe /a

Distribution by Group Policy

The installation program (and other program packages required by the program) can be entered in a Group Policy object on an Active Directory domain controller.

The packages specified in Group Policy are installed on the workstations at startup without user intervention.

Unpack the Windows Installer package (see above) into an empty directory on a network share.

Now create a new installation package using the Group Policy Editor under "Computer Configuration/Software Settings" and specify the Windows Installer package (msi) from the folder used above.

In this case, the Microsoft Net Framework 4.6.2 and the Microsoft Office Data Connectivity Components must be installed separately.

Installing the base maps

The installation program for the base maps (ManManager.exe) is located in the EasyMap installation directory. Alternatively, you can find the installation program in the offline installation package.

silent installation

The installation is performed without a user interface. A valid license must first be set via the EasyMap installation. The following command line parameters can be passed:

/s Silent mode

/targetpath (optional) If not specified, the default directory will be used.

/offline (optional) No basic map shop is loaded from the Internet (in combination with the offline installation package)

Example:

MapManager.exe /s /targetpath: "Installation directory".

Note: It is recommended to use the local default location for the installation of the base maps (C:\ProgramData\Lututm+Tappert\Maps). If the maps are installed on a server, this affects the software performance. In addition, there must be a connection to the server in order to use EasyMap.