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Chapter 2
Customizing installation packages with SMART Install
Manager
Installing SMART Install Manager
Using SMART Install Manager
Opening an installation package
Saving your changes
Publishing your changes as an MPKG file
Customizing the SMART Notebook software installation package
Customizing the SMART Product Drivers installation package
Removing SMART Install Manager
SMART Install Manager enables you to customize SMART software installation packages (DMG or
MPKG files). You can publish your customizations as MPKG files and then deploy the MPKG files to computers.
Installing SMART Install Manager
You can install SMART Install Manager from the included DVD.
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You can download and install SMART Install Manager from the SMART Support website.
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Customizing installation packages with SMART Install Manager g To install SMART Install Manager from the DVD
1. Insert the DVD in your computer’s DVD drive.
2. In the Finder, select the DVD (under Devices), and then double-click
SMART Install Manager.mpkg.
The SMART Install Manager installation wizard appears.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
g To install SMART Install Manager from the website
1. Go to smarttech.com/software .
2. Browse to the appropriate download page, and then follow the on-screen instructions to download the SMART Install Manager.dmg file.
3. Double-click the SMART Install Manager.dmg file to mount the disk image.
4. Double-click the SMART Install Manager.mpkg file.
The SMART Install Manager installation wizard appears.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Using SMART Install Manager
After you install SMART Install Manager, you can start it by opening the Finder, browsing to
/Applications/SMART Install Manager, and then double-clicking Install Manager.
With SMART Install Manager, you can do the following: l
Open and customize an installation package.
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Save your changes to the installation package.
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Publish your changes to the installation package as an MPKG file.
Opening an installation package
To customize an installation package, drag its DMG or MPKG file into the SMART Install Manager window.
Alternatively, you can browse for installation packages on your computer by clicking Specify a
package to modify or .
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Customizing installation packages with SMART Install Manager
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All installation packages you’ve previously opened in SMART Install Manager appear in the
Unmodified Packages tab.
After you open an installation package, a set of pages for that installation package appears in
SMART Install Manager. Customize the installation package using the controls in these pages.
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Saving your changes
After customizing an installation package, you can save your changes as an XML file by selecting
File > Save As. When you next start SMART Install Manager, you can load the XML file by selecting
File > Open, or by opening the MPKG file, and then selecting File > Import.
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All XML files you create or open in SMART Install Manager appear in the Modified Packages tab of the Welcome page.
Publishing your changes as an MPKG file
The final step in using SMART Install Manager to customize an installation package is to publish your changes as an MPKG file. Do this by selecting File > Publish, and then using the dialog box to define a location for and create the MPKG file.
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Customizing installation packages with SMART Install Manager
Customizing the SMART Notebook software installation package
To customize the SMART Notebook software installation package, open the SMART
Notebook.mpkg file in SMART Install Manager (see Using SMART Install Manager on page 4), and
then set the controls on each page.
Control Procedure
Installation Options
Notes
Product key Type your 22-character product key for the software.
SMART Product Update (SPU) Options
Install SMART
Product Update
Select this check box to install SPU.
If you want to customize SPU, you need to make the same customizations in both the SMART
Notebook software and SMART
Product Drivers installations.
Check for updates Type the number of days (1 to 60) between SPU checks.
You can type the product key with or without hyphens.
When you type a volume product key, you activate software when you deploy it to your network computers.
By default, SPU checks for product updates every 30 days.
This option is available only if you install SPU.
Notify users about
SMART product updates
Select this check box to notify each network computer of available SMART product updates.
Gallery Content
See Installing and maintaining Gallery content on page 19.
This option is available only if you install SPU.
Team Content
Team Content path
Type the path to the Team Content folder, which is a location on your school’s network where users can store shared content.
My Content
My Content path Type the path to the My Content folder, which is a location on the user’s computer where he or she can store individual content.
For information on creating a
Team Content folder, see Creating or
connecting to Team Content folders on page 25.
You can include environment variables in the path (for example,
${HOME}/My Content).
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Control Procedure
Customer Experience
Allow users to participate in the
Customer
Experience
Program
Select this option to allow the user to enable or disable the Customer
Experience Program.
Select this option to enable the
Customer Experience Program for the user automatically.
Enable the
Customer
Experience
Program on all computers
Disable the
Customer
Experience
Program on all computers
Select this option to disable the
Customer Experience Program for the user automatically.
Adobe Flash Player
Install Adobe
Flash Player
Select this check box to include
Adobe Flash Player in the installation.
Notes
When SMART Notebook software first starts, it will ask the user whether he or she wants to participate in the
Customer Experience Program.
Clear the check box if you don’t want to install the version of Adobe Flash
Player included with the software installation package.
Customizing the SMART Product Drivers installation package
To customize the SMART Product Drivers installation package, open the SMART Product
Drivers.mpkg file in SMART Install Manager (see Using SMART Install Manager on page 4), and
then set the controls on each page.
Control Procedure
SMART Product Update (SPU) Options
Notes
Install SMART
Product Update
Select this check box to install SPU.
If you want to customize SPU, you need to make the same customizations in both the SMART
Notebook software and SMART
Product Drivers installations.
Check for updates Type the number of days (1 to 60) between SPU checks.
By default, SPU checks for product updates every 30 days.
This option is available only if you install SPU.
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Control
Notify users about
SMART product updates
Procedure Notes
Select this check box to notify each network computer of available SMART product updates.
This option is available only if you install SPU.
Post Installation Options: SMART Tools
Start SMART
Tools at logon
Select this check box to start SMART
Tools when the user logs on.
Removing SMART Install Manager
You can remove SMART Install Manager from your computer if you no longer need it. You can do this using Terminal or by dragging files to the Trash.
g To remove SMART Install Manager using Terminal
1. In the Finder, browse to /Applications/Utilities, and then double-click Terminal.
The Terminal window appears.
2. Type the following command: sudo rm -irf "/Applications/SMART Install Manager"
3. Press RETURN.
4. Type your administrator password, and then press RETURN.
5. For Mac OS X 10.5.8 operating system software, type the following command: sudo rm -irf "/Library/Receipts/SMART Install Manager.pkg"
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For Mac OS X 10.6 operating system software, type the following command: sudo pkgutil --forget com.smarttech.instllmgr10
6. Press RETURN.
7. Type your administrator password, and then press RETURN.
g To remove SMART Install Manager by dragging files to the Trash
1. In the Finder, browse to /Applications, and then drag the SMART Install Manager folder to the Trash.
2. Browse to /Library/Receipts, and then drag SMART Install Manager.pkg to the Trash.
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