User Guide for version 6.0.0
The user guide for version 6.0.0 can be found as an attachment to this article. User Guide Easy Software Deployment 6.0.0
General
Do you have special pricing for schools, non-profits and government institutions?
We have special pricing for schools and non-profits organisations only. Please check out our pricing page.
What is the maximum number of devices Easy Software Deployment can run on?
There is no maximum limit of Agents to be installed. We have customers with 10 devices up to customers with thousands of devices.
How do I actually get started?
You have two options: Request a trial here. If you like to play around yourself, please refer to our User Guide for detailed technical instructions. Or, you can contact us and let us show you all that Easy Software Deployment can do during a virtual demo/webcast session.
Why use Easy Software Deployment?
As a Systems Administrator or IT manager of your organisation, you are the person who facilitates a secure and efficient working experience for your colleagues. An important responsibility in an increasingly digital world. We created Easy Software Deployment with you in mind. With Easy Software Deployment in your toolbox you can keep your systems safe
Administration
Add and update the license
Introduction When you buy a License from Easy Software Deployment it will be supplied to you in a .lic file format. The first year the license also gives you product support from the Easy Software Deployment Team. In this guide we show you how to register the license in the console and also how to
More licenses are being used than predicted. What do I do?
There are several reasons when there are more licenses used than actually deployed or predicted: Scenario 1 You’re actually out of licenses. For example: you have a license for 100 devices, all of them active and used, and the Agent is installed on every one of them. Scenario 2 You frequently reinstall/reimage devices and old
How does billing work?
Easy Software Deployment is charged annually in advance. After your purchase we send you an offer/quote which needs to be signed & returned to us. Then you will receive an invoice for the agreed amount of devices together with the license file and our help to get you set up.
What does the licensing model look like?
We give out licenses for the amount of devices you need to manage. A device is an end-point (desktop, laptop or server) which has the Easy Software Deployment Agent installed.
What does Easy Software Deployment cost?
Easy Software Deployment costs €1,50 per device per month excluding taxes. For example: 100 devices will cost you €1800,- per year excluding taxes. This also includes our awesome technical support and updates to Easy Software Deployment. Schools and non-profits pay €0,35 per device per month excluding taxes.
Technical
Fatal error during installation
During the installation of the Manager, an error message is displayed after specifying the shares and setting the timer settings. The following can be found in the event viewer: “Product: Easy Software Deployment Manager 6 — Error 1720. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A script required for this install to complete
What does the Package Store entail?
The Package Store offers system administrators the possibility to download and add generic software to the Manager console and distribute to the users and systems within the company network even faster than before. The Package Store contains both generic and specific, ready-to-deploy software including installation and de-installation commands. It is also possible to add your
Add and update the license
Introduction When you buy a License from Easy Software Deployment it will be supplied to you in a .lic file format. The first year the license also gives you product support from the Easy Software Deployment Team. In this guide we show you how to register the license in the console and also how to
Icons not set in shortcuts when deploying Network Executable or Shortcut
When icons for Start menu shortcuts are not set while deploying an installation item of the type Network Executable or Shortcut on Windows 8 and up this is due to a Microsoft Group Policy. This gpo was introduced in Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Windows RT. We couldn’t find a reason why this was
Windows Administrative Shares ($ shares)
The ‘Easy Software Deployment Manager’ relies heavily on the administrative share (Admin$) on the remote computer for performing remote commands. Make sure you are able to access this share (Full Access) for remote controlling this computer. See Firewall Settings for more information. Please don’t use the $ share on your local computer as a way