Install and Configure

You can install the MyQ Desktop Client via the setup wizard, with a customized configuration file, or with a command line with parameters. While you can install Desktop Client on a single machine, it is typically deployed across managed environments. Desktop Client support these deployment methods:

• Deployment with Intune

• Deployment with Microsoft Endpoint Management

• Remote installation with Apple Remote Desktop

Before Installation

Customize your installation so that once installed, Desktop Client automatically connects to your server. You can perform a customized installation in these ways:

• Customize the installation package filename.

• Edit the config.ini file, then run the installer.

• Perform a silent installation, and pass the server details as arguments.

• Install Desktop Client manually and connect to the server later.

Customize the Installer Filename

Edit the installation filename to include your server address, server port, and security mode. The installer can be named with following the structure:

(MyQ-)DesktopClient ServerAddress-ServerPort(-Normal|Strict).msi

Notes

• Values for ServerAddress and ServerPort are required.

• A value for Normal|Strict is optional (defaults to Strict when omitted).

• You must include a space before ServerAddress!

Examples

• Desktop Client 10.2 contoso.myq.com-443.msi

  • ServerAddress: contoso.myq.com

  • ServerPort: 443

  • SecurityMode: Strict

• Desktop Client 10.2 (Patch 2) acme.com-8090-Normal.msi

  • ServerAddress: acme.com

  • ServerPort: 8090

  • SecurityMode: Normal

Edit the config.ini File

The Server Address, Server Port, Security Mode, and default system browser can be set by editing the config.ini included in the installation package. The available security modes are Strict and Normal.

The config.ini must be in the same directory as the installation package when the installer runs. The configuration is applied upon startup.

Silent Installation

To silently install the application, download the latest available version of the installation file from the MyQ Community portal, open the Windows command line, and use the following command with Address stating the server address, Port specifying the port, and Normal|Strict specifying the security mode:

msiexec /i "ClientInstaller.msi" /qn SERVERADDRESS=Address SERVERPORT=Port SECURITYMODE=Normal|Strict

Preferences after silent installation can be set using Configuration Profiles, as described above.

Manual Installation

You can allow users to manually install Desktop Client on their machines.

To successfully run the installer, one of the methods to define the server to which Desktop Client should connect must be used.

1. Download the latest available version of the installation file from the MyQ Community portal.

2. Double-click on the installation file, and proceed through the installation wizard.

3. Desktop Client is now installed and open.
   Desktop Client runs as an application and background service.

If the security mode is set to Normal, a connection privacy warning appears after installation.

For information about how to configure Desktop Client, Configuration Profiles and Configure Printers and Job Processing.