A silent installation is the installation of a software program that requires no user interaction. It is a convenient way to install a desktop application. Users can use silent installation to install Software Capture for PC.
Downloading the Software Capture Installer
Users can download the Software Capture Installer through the My Account page. The installers are supported on Windows version 8.1 and above.
- Log in to Lumina.
- Click My Profile button.
- Select My Account.
- In the sidebar, select Configurations.
- Select one of the installers to download:
- Alternate Installer: Use this installer if you do not have local administrative rights.
- Express Installer: Use this installer if you have local administrative rights and want to use Software Capture’s asynchronous upload capability.
Installing Software Capture for PC
Once the installer has been downloaded, you can perform the silent installation of Software Capture.
- Navigate to the folder containing the installer downloaded in step 5 of Downloading the Software Capture Installer.
- Right-click the Software Capture file and then select Properties.
- Select the Security tab.
- In the Object name field, copy the file location.
- In your computer’s search field, enter cmd to open Command Prompt.
- Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
- After the C:\Windows\system32> prompt, paste the file path that was copied in step 4.
- Enter " /quiet" at the end of the file location, including the space before the text. This command line will allow you to install Software Capture silently.
- (Optional) To install Software Capture in a specific location, enter " INSTALLFOLDER=YOUR_FILE_LOCATION", including the space before the text. For example, " INSTALLFOLDER="C: \YSC".
- (Optional) To disable Software Capture from launching after the installation, enter " LAUNCHPROGRAM=0", including the space before the text.
- Press the Enter key on your keyboard to perform the silent installation of the Software Capture for PC.
To deploy this on multiple machines, you will need to create a batch script with this command and deploy the batch script as per your normal upgrade and installation process.
Registering Software Capture During Silent Installation
Organizations that want to use Software Capture remote scheduling can also register Software Capture to each respective room or station during silent installation.
- Log in to Lumina as an IT Manager.
- Click the More actions button > Admin Panel.
- In the sidebar, select Devices.
- Click Auto Registration.
- Download the configuration file template provided in step 1 of the Software Capture Auto-Registration Config File window. The configuration file is named “yss-reg.config” and the content of this file should start with: {canAutoRegistration : true, institutionCode : “Get Code from Admin Panel’s Device Tab”}.
- Replace the code in the file with the code provided in step 2 of the Software Capture Auto-Registration Config File window. For example, {canAutoRegistration : true, institutionCode : “346d297b2e75aeb8”,}.
- Copy and save the new configuration file.
- Paste it in the device's Software Capture Installation config folder. For example, C:\Program Files (x86)\YuJa\YuJa Software Capture\config.
- Run Software Capture (make sure yuja-software-capture-service is also running). Once the auto-configuration file is finished, the name will update to yss-reg.finished. This means the Software Capture application is registered.
- In the sidebar, select Devices. The auto-generated device name will now be the same as the user’s computer name.