One of the often forgotten about features of gpresult is that it can output reports as HTML format (in a similar format to Group Policy Modelling) as well as to the command line – simply use the /h switch followed by a path. This includes much more useful data including how long it took to apply various aspects of the… Read more
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4 SSIDs 1 Secondary Academy – Domain WiFi Setup
Now that we have the basics configured its time to setup the first SSID (shown here as OSA-WiFi). This SSID will be used for Windows computers that are domain joined, this could be desktop PCs with wireless adapters as well as laptops and tablet PCs with built in wireless. To complete this section you will need a Windows Server with… Read more
Deploying AirServer 1.9.6 via SCCM
Go into any school these days and it will be hard to avoid any shiny ‘iDevices’ and in support of that I have recently deployed AirServer by App Dynamic. The installer is provided as an MSI although our retailer suggested a command line option to deploy and activate the software for all users of the PC; a very nice idea there… Read more
Deploying Greenfoot 2.3 via GPO
In this guide I will show you how to create a deployment of Greenfoot 2.3 using Group Policy Software Deployment while ensuring that the software is available for all users of the computer and removing the unnecessary desktop and start menu shortcuts. If you don’t feel like reading through the guide and you want to use the modifications listed above… Read more
Deploying the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Client via GPO
When it comes to SCCM 2012 you have a powerful bit of software to deploy software updates and applications however all of this is worthless without the SCCM 2012 client which must first be installed. This client comes as part of any task sequence that you configure however what if you have PCs that have been previously imaged or have… Read more
Changing the path to a MSI in Group Policy Software Installation
Lets imagine that for the past few years software has been deployed using Group Policy Software Installation and that a single server has been used to store the MSIs. The only issue is you now want to move the MSIs to another server or even better are looking to move the MSIs to a DFS share. The ovious option would be… Read more
Deploying Adobe Reader 11 to the Enterprise via GPO
PDF is quite possibly one of my favourite web technologies – if nothing else it is my #1 way to share files with others knowing that when they go to view/print them it will look precisely the same as it does on my PC. The great thing about Adobe PDF reader is its very easy to fully customize the installation without… Read more
Deploying Flash 11 to the Enterprise via GPO
Adobe Flash Player has to be one of the most valuable bits of software ever created, yes HTML5 is taking over for some things but all the same I don’t see Flash disappearing anytime soon. As such its important to keep Flash updated in your Enterprise. The one pain I’m sure everyone has come across at some stage is your… Read more
Deploying Java 7 to the Enterprise via GPO
I’m sure if you have ever spent any time looking after PCs you will soon come accross Java asking for updates; in a managed enviroment you wouldn’t want your users to see this prompt and the simple fix is to deploy Java properly. Before I go any further I would like to thank the creator of this article – http://adminadventure.wordpress.com/… Read more
Deploying Skype 6.3 to the Enterprise via GPO
For a while now Skype have offered a MSI, a ADM template and a nifty little guide on Enterprise Deployment considerations but so far I haven’t found a decent guide which shows how to bring all of these components together to get Skype out there on your client PCs. In this guide I will be looking to, deploy Skype 6.3… Read more