Lansweeper LsAgent Installing Packages in JAMF Remote

When you install a package, you can do the following:

• Fill user templates.
• Fill existing user home directories.
• Add the package to Autorun data.
• Specify a distribution point for computers to download the package.

There are two ways to install a package on computers:

• Using a policy or using Jamf Remote.

Note: You can also install packages during imaging. For more information, see Configurations.

Requirements

To install a package on computers, the package must exist on the distribution point you plan to deploy it from and in Jamf Pro. (For more information, see Managing Packages.)

Steps to Installing a Package Using a Policy

1. Log in to Jamf Pro.
2. Click Computers at the top of the page.
3. Click Policies.
4. Click New  .
5. Use the General payload to configure basic settings for the policy, including the trigger and execution frequency.
   For an overview of the settings in the General payload, see General Payload.
6. Select the Packages payload and click Configure.
7. Click Add for the LsAgent package you want to install.
8. Choose “Install” from the Action pop-up menu.
9. Configure the settings for the package.
   To add the package to each computer’s Autorun data, select the Update Autorun data checkbox. For more information, see Autorun Imaging.
10. Specify a distribution point for computers to download the package from.
11. Use the Restart Options payload to configure settings for restarting computers.
    For more information, see Restart Options Payload.
12. Click the Scope tab and configure the scope of the policy.
    For more information, see Scope.
13. Click Save.

The policy runs on computers in the scope the next time they check in with Jamf Pro and meet the criteria in the General payload.

Steps to Installing a Package Using Jamf Remote

1. Open Jamf Remote and authenticate to the Jamf Pro server.
2. Click Site and choose a site.
   This determines which items are available in Jamf Remote.Note: This button is only displayed if you have a site configured in Jamf Pro and are logged in with a Jamf Pro user account that has full access or access to multiple sites.
3. In the list of computers, select the checkbox for each computer on which you want to install the package.

4. Click the Packages tab.
5. In the list of packages, select LsAgent MAC package you want to install.

6. Choose “Install” from the Action pop-up menu.
7. Configure the settings for the package.
   To add the package to each computer’s Autorun data, select the Update Autorun data checkbox. For more information, see Autorun Imaging.
8. If you want to change the distribution point computers download packages from, click Override Defaults and choose a distribution point.

9. Click the Restart tab and configure settings for restarting computers.

10. Do one of the following:
    1. To immediately perform the tasks on the specified computers, click Go .
    2. To schedule the tasks to take place at a specific day and time, click Schedule and choose a day and time. Then click Schedule again.

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