NetSupport School Deploy - Getting started

Installing the Deploy utility

When installing NetSupport School, you decide which combination of components to include. To install NetSupport School Deploy, select the Remote Deployment Utility along with any other components you require.

NetSupport School Deploy is currently supported on the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2008r2

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 8/8.1

  • Windows Server 2012

  • Windows 10

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2019

  • Windows 11

  • Windows Server 2022

Planning

NetSupport School Deploy is a powerful utility that makes installing NetSupport School packages on multiple machines a quick and easy process. However, while we endeavour to ensure that there are no limitations or incompatibility issues in the use of the software, it is recommended that a trial deploy is performed on a small number of machines to ensure there are no conflicts with other similar products such as remote control or desktop security packages. In addition, for added security and protection, you must have appropriate administrator rights for the machines you are deploying to.

Starting NetSupport School Deploy

  1. Select NetSupport School Deploy from your NetSupport School Program Group.

  2. The NetSupport School Deploy main window will appear.

How does NetSupport School Deploy work?

Once the Deploy options have been configured, the NetSupport School Deploy utility works by connecting to the target computer using File and Print Sharing.

This method requires access to the target computer's Admin$ and will need to connect as a user with local administrator access (user details may be requested).

Once authenticated, the NetSupport School package files are copied to the following folder on the remote PC using the connection to the Admin$ share:

C:\Windows\pcirdist.tmp\

Finally, once the files have been sent to the target PC, the installer file is executed using the Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Service.

What are the requirements?

In order to successfully deploy NetSupport School components to your target PCs, the following items are required:

  • File and Print Sharing must be enabled on the target PC.

  • The Sharing and Security for local accounts policy must be set to {Classic} on the target PC.

  • The user account used to connect to the target PC must have local administrator permissions on the target PC.

  • Network discovery must be enabled.

  • UAC Remote Restrictions must be disabled for target PCs in a workgroup environment.

See also:

Deploy scenarios

Preparing a deployment