Who is this article for?

IT Personnel performing an installation of Mail Manager.

IT knowledge & access required.

The per-machine Mail Manager is installed on shared machines (for example, virtual desktops, terminal servers, etc). This article outlines the steps to perform a standard single per-machine installation and also how to create a deployment package which can be used to install Mail Manager on many systems.

To make this easier to follow, the article has been split into 4 sections. You can either walk through the steps in sequence or you can jump to the section relevant to the type of installation you are trying to perform.

1. How to Install for a Single Machine
2. How to Install for Multiple Users
3. MSI Command Line Options
4. Further Reading

Not using a shared machine or virtual environment? Visit How to Install Mail Manager (Per-User) for details on how to perform your installation.

1. How to Install for a Single Machine

To perform a single machine installation:

1. Download the Mail Manager (Per-Machine) installation files from the Mail Manager upgrade site.
2. Run the setup file.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

4. Launch Outlook.
5. Navigate to the Mail Manager ribbon.
6. Click Tools, then User Preferences.

7. Configure Mail Manager as needed.

2. How to Install for Multiple Users

To perform a single machine installation:

1. Perform a single per-machine installation by following the above steps.
2. Open the MSI Configuration tool MsiConfigure.exe. By default this is located in C:\Program Files\Mail Manager\Support.

3. Enter the file path to the MSI Installer or browse to the downloaded installer (.msi file).
4. Enter the licence activation details emailed to you after purchase.

Reminder: The password is case-sensitive.

5. Enter the path to the Shared Configuration Folder.
6. Click Update to save configuration details to the MSI file.

Once complete, you will have an installation package that you can use to install Mail Manager for multiple users using your deployment tool of choice.

Need help deploying the package? The steps below focus on creating the installation package only and do not include any details on how to deploy the installation package. For details on how to deploy an MSI via GPO please visit Advanced Installer.

3. MSI Command Line Options

Alternatively, the installer can be deployed using the command line options without having to pre-configure the installer.

The following examples are based on a v12.0 installer so if using a different version change the _12_0_ accordingly. The xxxx would be the build number so those would be replaced with that.

Properties that can be set on the ('Per-machine') msi installation command line:

MASTERADMINCONFIG

Provides the path to the "Shared Configuration Folder" via a Windows Registry Key e.g.

msiexec /i "G:\Mail Manager\MailManager_12_0_xxxx_m.msi" MASTERADMINCONFIG="G:\Mail Manager"

ACTIVATIONKEYID and ACTIVATIONPASSWORD

Allows the activation Key ID and Key password to be set during installation. When Mail Manager subsequently runs, the software will attempt to automatically activate if it has access to the internet e.g.

msiexec /i "G:\Mail Manager\MailManager_12_0_xxxx_m.msi" ACTIVATIONKEYID=12345678 ACTIVATIONPASSWORD=mypasssword

An example using all of the command line options:

msiexec /i "G:\Mail Manager\MailManager_12_0_xxxx_m.msi" MASTERADMINCONFIG="G:\Mail Manager" ACTIVATIONKEYID=12345678 ACTIVATIONPASSWORD=mypasssword

The path to the "Shared Configuration Folder" entered above is stored in the PC's Windows registry

For Example: Windows 64-Bit:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Oasys\Mail Manager]
"Master Config Folder"="G:\Mail Manager Config"

4. Further Reading

• Minimum Hardware & Software Requirements (Pre-Requisites)
• Installation Types
• How to Install Mail Manager (Per-User)
• How to Create a Shared Configuration Folder
• How to Activate your Licence