Office 365 Installation

License: Silver

Applicable to: Windows 10+

Setting up Office 365 Installation

The Office 365 installation is a configuration setting that can be applied to selected devices for installing or uninstalling Office 365. You can define the configuration settings in xml format by using Microsoft's Office deployment tool and then uploaded the file. After uploading the file(s), you can push the configuration options to selected device(s).

Procedure

  1. In the Configuration tab, click +Add.
  2. Select Office 365 Installation. The Office 365 Installation page is displayed.
  3. In the Name field, type an appropriate name for the configuration.
  4. Click the +Add Description link to add a description for the configuration.This field is optional.

  5. In the Configuration Setup section, update the following fields:

    Field name Description
    Configuration file for installing Office 365 Click the Choose File button to browse and select the configuration file in XML format that includes the defined settings for Office 365 installation. Example: <Configuration> <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="Current"> <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail"> <Language ID="en-us"/> </Product> </Add> </Configuration>

    Ensure that the configuration file is in xml format and the green check mark is displayed after adding the configuration settings file.
    Configuration file for uninstalling Office 365 Click the Choose File button to browse and select the configuration file in the xml configuration file in XML format that includes the defined settings for uninstalling Office 365. Example: <Configuration> <Remove All="TRUE"/><Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" /> </Configuration>

    Ensure that the configuration file is in xml format and the green check mark is displayed after adding the configuration settings file.
  6. Cick Next.

  7. Select any of the following options to distribute the settings to device(s).

    Option Description
    Enable this configuration Selecting the check box allows this configuration to the selected devices. Unselecting the check box removes the configuration, if already applied to devices.
    All Devices Distributes the settings to all the devices.
    No Devices Withholds the settings to be distributed to device(s).
    Custom Distributes the settings for a defined device group. Select the check box next to the device type for which you wish to distribute the settings. You can alternatively search for device groups by typing the device group name in the Search Device Groups search field. If you wish to create a new device group, click the Create New Device Group link at the bottom of the page. See Device Groups for more information.

    As and when you select the device category, you can observe the details (NAME, PHONE#, and DEVICE TYPE) of the list of device users for the selected device category under the Distribution Summary section.
  8. Click Done to push the setting to the selected devices.