# Software Installation - How To

## How to deploy Microsoft Skype?

### Table of Contents

- [Description](#description)
- [System requirements](#system-requirements)
- [Download the package](#download-the-package)
- [Extract the contents of the EXE](#extract-the-contents-of-the-exe)
- [Customize the installation](#customize-the-installation)
- [Adding the software package](#adding-the-software-package)
- [Deploy to the target computers](#deploy-to-target-computers)

### Description

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

### System Requirements

Before you deploy the software application, ensure that the computers to which you deploy Skype meet the system requirements prescribed by [Microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49440).

### Download the package

1. Download Microsoft Skype installation tool from the [Microsoft website](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49440) and store in the network share. Network share is recommended only if you wanted 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](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/deploy-software-file-upload.html).

[![deployskypeusing endpoint central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-downloadpage.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-downloadpage.png)

**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

[![deployskypeusing endpoint central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-extract.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-extract.png)

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

```
<File Path> \lyncentry.exe /extract: "<File Path>\Skype" /quiet
```

### Customize the Installation

**By using Customization tool**

1. Open command prompt from the location where you have stored the installable files.
2. Enter:

```
setup.exe /admin
```

[![deployskypeusing endpoint central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-admin.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-admin.png)

**Note**: This opens the installation tool from where you can specify the information about the license, information about the company, and change outlook profiles.

[![deployskypeusing endpoint central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-displaylevelchange.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-displaylevelchange.png)

3. Enter the required product key under **Licensing and user interface**.
4. Select the **Display Level as None**, enable the **Suppress Modal check box** and ensure that Completion notice is unchecked as it will be checked by default.

[![deployskypeusing endpoint central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-reboot.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-reboot.png)

5. Make the following settings if you do not want computers to reboot after installation:

   1. In the **OCT**, under **Setup**, click **Modify Setup Properties**
   2. Click **Add**
   3. In the **Name** field, enter `SETUP_REBOOT`
   4. In the **Value** section, type `Never`

Your computers will not be rebooted after installation.

[![deployskypeusing endpoint central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-savecustom.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-savecustom.png)

6. Save the customized file with a suitable name, after making the required customization changes (for example, the name could be **custom.msp**).

**By editing config.xml file**

1. Alternatively you can also deploy skype by editing the config.xml file. Open the config.xml file from the extracted folder and edit the file as given below:

```
<Configuration Product="LyncEntry">
<Setting Id="LYNC_STANDALONE" Value="yes" />
<Updates Enabled="FALSE"/>
<Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes"/>
<Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="ReallySuppress" />
</Configuration>
```

[![deployskypeusing endpoint central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-config.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-config.png)

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

### Adding the software package

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 and Locate/Add the files.
6. Specify the **Installation Command with Switches/Arguments** as:

| Content | Custom File | Config file |
|---|---|---|
| **Installation Command** | `"<share_path>\setup.exe" /adminfile "<share_path><msp file name>"` | `"<share_path>\setup.exe" /config "<share_path>\<file name>"` |
| **Example** | `"\\DC-machine1\Software\SkypeForBusiness\setup.exe" /adminfile "\\DC-machine1\Software\SkypeForBusiness\custom.msp"` | `"\\DC-machine1\Software\SkypeForBusiness\setup.exe" /config "\\DC-machine1\Software\SkypeForBusiness\config.xml"` |

[![deployskypeusing endpoint central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-installcustom.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-installcustom.png)

For deployment using **config.xml** file:

```
"<share_path>\setup.exe" /config "<share_path>\<file name>"
```

For example:

```
"\\DC-machine1\Software\SkypeForBusiness\setup.exe" /config "\\DC-machine1\Software\SkypeForBusiness\config.xml"
```

[![deployskypeusing endpoint central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-installconfig.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/deploy-skype-installconfig.png)

7. 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**.

You have deployed Microsoft Skype successfully.