Follow these steps to install Trimble Connector for Windows
across multiple devices using enterprise features.
The installer requires administrative rights. Trimble Connect for Windows interface
is meant to be installed to all users, and per-user installation is not allowed. If you
use the command line to set ALLUSERS="", the installer will override the setting and it
is set to ALLUSERS=1.
Administrative installation of Trimble Connect for Windows allows company IT administrators
to distribute and install Trimble Connect to their users in a centralized way. This is
necessary when user rights prevent users from self-installing the software and when
company IT administrators want to manage the usage of software versions in their
domain.- Download the latest installer:
- Sign in to Trimble Connect.
- Download the Trimble Connect for Windows
application from the Trimble Connect App
Store.
- Verify the installer:
- Open the installer properties, check the Digital
Signature and make sure it is signed by Trimble
Solutions Corporation.
- Create a folder for prerequisites (
d:\preq is used in
this example). - Create a folder for Trimble Connect Desktop installer
(
d:\installer is used in this example).
- Extract installer files:
- Open the command line (cmd) and navigate to the folder where the
Trimble Connect for Windows installer can be
found.
- Execute the command:
TrimbleConnectSetup-VersionNumber-x64.exe
/ad:\preqThe installer runs.
- When the installation wizard asks you to specify the folder for the
installer, use
d:\installer and finish the
installation.Now you should have all prerequisites under the folder
d:\preq, each in its own subfolder.
- Distribute the software:
- Find the Trimble Connect.msi file in the
d:\installer folder among the folder content for
program files and program data. Run the msi installer to install the
folder structure and files under program files.It is suggested to use the .msi installer instead of copying the
folder structure.
- Use your distribution process for all these files.
