How to deploy Microsoft 365 using Endpoint Central?

Description

This document provides you the steps required to deploy Microsoft 365 to multiple computers using Endpoint Central.

System Requirements

Before you deploy the software application, ensure that the computers to which you deploy Microsoft 365 meet the system requirements prescribed by Microsoft. Refer to the link for more details.

Steps

To deploy Microsoft 365, follow the steps given below:

• Download the Office Deployment Tool
• Extract the contents of the exe
• Customize the installation
• Download the complete package
• Add the software package
• Deploy to target computers

Download the Office Deployment Tool

Download Microsoft Office Deployment Tool from the Microsoft website and store in the network share. Network share is recommended only if you want to deploy the software to computers within the network. If you wanted to deploy Microsoft Office to computers located in a remote location, you can use HTTP upload.

Note: The network share should have read permissions to Everyone group and should be accessible from all the computers to which you are trying to install.

 

Extract the contents of the EXE

To extract the downloaded package, navigate to the command prompt and run this command -

<File Path>\officedeploymenttool_6612-6352.exe /extract:<File Path>\Destination Folder /quiet

Note: Ensure that you enter the correct file name in the command prompt before extracting the package. You can know the file name by viewing the details, before downloading the package from the website.

Customize the Installation

Note: If you are copying the contents from CD, edit the config.xml file available at \\Networkshare\Office16\ProPlus.WW\Config.xml

1. Open the Configuration.xml file from the extracted folder and the edit the file as given below,

<Configuration>
<Add OfficeClientEdition="32">
<Property name="FORCEAPPSHUTDOWN" value="True" />
<Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail" PIDKEY="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX">
<Language ID="en-US" /> 
<ExcludeApp ID="Access" /> 
</Product> 
</Add> 
<Updates Enabled="True" /> 
<Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="True" /> 
<Property Name="AutoActivate" Value="1" /> 
<Property Name="ForceAppShutdown" Value="True" /> 
</Configuration>  

2. Save the file, after making the customization changes.

Download the Complete Package

• To download the complete package by using the customized xml, navigate to the command prompt and run this command -
  

  <File Path>\setup.exe /download <File Path>/config.xml

Note: Kindly ensure that the edited Configuration XML file matches the file name specified in the given command.

After downloading the package, you can deploy it.

Adding the software package in Endpoint Central

1. Click the Software Deployment tab
2. Click Add Package
3. Select the MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command package type
4. Specify a name for the application
5. Choose Network Path/Http Path based on your requirement. If the deployment method chosen is Http Path, Zip all the files in the Office setup folder and Locate/Add the zip file in the Package as mentioned in the image below. Provide installation commands as mentioned in the below table.

Note: Kindly ensure that the edited Configuration XML file matches the file name specified in the given command.

Content	Share Path / CD	Http
Installation Commands	"<Share Path>\setup.exe" /configure "<Share Path>\configuration.xml"	setup.exe /configure configuration.xml
Examples	"\\computer_name\DCSWRepository\Office365Extracted\setup.exe" /configure "\\computer_name\DCSWRepository\Office365Extracted\configuration.xml"	setup.exe /configure configuration-Office365-x86.xml

6. Click Add Package

Deploy to target computers

1. Select the package that you added
2. Click Install/Uninstall Software
3. Enter a name and description for the configuration
4. Define the package settings
5. Configure the deployment settings
6. Choose the target computers
7. Specify the schedule options, if required
8. Click Deploy

To troubleshoot Microsoft office deployment errors click here.

To uninstall Microsoft 365 click here.