You can add Software assets one-at-a-time in the Assets section.
Software assets can also be added from the Inventory section. See Add Software assets in the Inventory section.
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Log in to the appliance Administrator Console, https://appliance_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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Optional: In the Software field, select the name of the application to associate with the asset. To search for items, begin typing in the field. |
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Optional: In the Software Label field, select a label in the Select label drop-down list. The list is empty unless you have created a Smart Label. To filter the labels list, enter a few characters of the label name in the Filter field. |
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The new asset appears on the Assets page.
To distribute applications to managed devices using Managed Installations or User Console downloads, you need to attach the appropriate digital assets to applications. Digital assets are the files required for deployment, such as installers. In addition, you need to select the supported operating systems for the application. You perform these tasks on the Software detail page.
TIP: Digital assets can be attached to applications displayed on the Software page, but they cannot be attached to items in the Software Catalog page. |
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Log in to the appliance Administrator Console, https://appliance_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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Next to Upload and Associate Client Drop File, click Browse or Choose File. This option is available only if you have copied files to the appliance or organization Client Drop location, and those files are larger than the size specified in the appliance's Client Drop File Size Filter or the organization's in the Client Drop Size. If the Organization component is enabled on your appliance, files are available to the selected organization only. To make files available to multiple organizations, copy the files to the Client Drop location for each organization. Copy files to the appliance Client Drop location. |
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In the Supported Operating Systems section, select the operating systems on which the application can be installed. |
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In the Operating Systems dialog box that appears, select the OS versions in the navigation tree, as applicable. |
NOTE: The table at the bottom of the Software Detail page shows which devices have the software installed. |
You can upload large files, such as application files and backup files, to the appliance by copying them to the Client Drop location on the appliance. Copying files to the Client Drop location is an alternative to uploading files through the Administrator Console using the default HTTP mechanism, which can result in browser timeouts for large files.
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In Windows Explorer, enter a UNC path with the appliance host name or IP address. For example: \\kbox\clientdrop. Use two backslashes to indicate that the location is a Samba path. |
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On Linux, select Search, then enter the SMB address. |
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TIP: If you are connecting from a Windows device, type \admin in the Username field. This prevents the system from using workgroup\admin or domain\admin during authentication. |
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Application files: Files are available for selection on the Software Detail page provided that they are larger than the size configured for the appliance in the Client Drop File Size Filter or for the organization in the Client Drop Size. If the Organization component is enabled on your appliance, files are available to the selected organization only. To make files available to multiple organizations, copy the files to the Client Drop location for each organization. |
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Appliance backup files: Appliance backup files that are placed in any Client Drop location are automatically identified as appliance backup files, and they become available for selection on the Backup Settings page within five minutes. |
Software categories classify software as belonging to a specified group, such as software drivers or security applications. For applications listed on the Software page, categories are assigned manually. For applications listed on the Software Catalog page, software categories are assigned to applications automatically.
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