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In the Basic settings section, give your installation task a Name and optionally a Description. The Task drop-down menu will automatically be set to Software Install.
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Expand the Settings section and select the check box next to I agree with application End User Agreement.
Linux installations
You can add the --skip-license parameter to the Installation Parameters field to skip the display of the ESET End-user license agreement (EULA). If you wish to view the EULA before agreeing to it, do not use this parameter.
ESET Remote Administrator version 6.2.11 and earlier:
Adding targets is done during task creation (for example, after adding a new task and giving it a Name, click Target to add groups or clients to the task).
Installing new product: If you are installing a new product, click >, select the license that you want to use to activate ESET products that will be sent to client computers, and then click OK.
Upgrading activated product: If you are running an upgrade installation on a previously activated product, do not select the license. If you have not yet added product licenses, add product licenses in ERA.
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Under Package to install there are two options to select the package that will be installed on target clients:
Select the check box next to Automatically Reboot When Needed.
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Expand the Summary section to view details about your software install task. Click Finish to complete creation of the task.
Version 6.2 and earlier: The new task will be displayed in the Client tasks pane. Select the task and click Details → Executions to verify that the task is running. The status column will display Finished when remote installation is complete on a given client computer.
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When prompted, click Create Trigger to add targets for this task, and to automate this task when certain triggers are met (optional).
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Type a name for the trigger into the Trigger description field.
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Expand Target and click Add computers or Add groups, depending on your preference.
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Select the check boxes next to the computer(s) or group(s) you want to send this task to and click OK.
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Expand Trigger and select your desired option from the Trigger Type drop-down menu and click Finish.
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Send an activation task to the computers on which you installed ESET endpoint products so that they can begin receiving regular updates.
If you are performing a new installation of ERA, proceed to Step 6, post installation tasks.