Let’s check what is the Best Option to Deploy Zoom Application Using SCCM (a.k.a Configuration Manager). The mass deployment of the Zoom Desktop Client can be performed for Windows 10 devices in three different ways.
- MSI
- Group Policy
- Registry Configurations
I’m going to cover the Zoom application MSI deployment and installation using ConfigMgr in this post. More details about Group Policy Options for the Windows Desktop Client are available here.
What is Zoom Meeting Client?
I think most of you know what is Zoom meeting? And security concerns with Zoom meeting clients. However, I have seen many of the organizations use Zoom meetings to interact with external clients. This is a cloud-based video conferencing software solution that allows organizations to conduct virtual meetings and collaborate in real-time. Zoom is one of the competitors for Microsoft Teams, a video conferencing solution from Microsoft.
Download Zoom MSI
The best way to deploy the Zoom MSI package on Configuration Manager managed devices. You can download Zoom Full Installer MSI from Zoom (around ~46 MB) and deploy it.
Download ➡➡ https://zoom.us/client/latest/ZoomInstallerFull.msi
Zoom Command-Line Options
The following are the command-line options for deploying the Zoom client. You can use these commands while you deploy this MSI using Configuration Manager | SCCM. More details https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362163-Mass-Installation-and-Configuration-for-Windows
msiexec /i ZoomInstallerFull.msi /quiet /qn /norestart
NOTE! – You can Disable auto-launch for the Zoom MSI installer. When a user logs in to Windows, Zoom is installed with the MSI and a shortcut to start Zoom is added to the user’s desktop.
Create Zoom Application Using SCCM
- Launch ConfigMgr Console
- Navigate to \Software Library\Overview\Application Management\Applications
- Right Click on the Applications node
- Select Create Application
Specify Settings for this Application
- Select the option called “Manually specify the application information“
- Click on the Next button
- Enter the name of the application you want to deploy – Zoom MSI Application
- Enter the Publisher Name – Zoom
- Click on NEXT to continue
- Download the following Zoom ICON and Save the picture to a network location and use for the next step
- Click on Browse to select the Software Center ICON for Zoom
- Click on NEXT button once the Zoom ICON is uploaded
- On the Deployment Types page, you need to provide the following details.
- Deployment Types include information about the installation method and the source files for the application
- Click on ADD button to configure the Zoom application
Deployment Type Creation for Zoom
- Specify the settings for this deployment type
- Type of the Application – Windows Installer (*.msi file)
- Click on the Browse button to automatically identify the information about deployment type from Zoom Installation File
- Select the Downloaded Teams MSI – ZoomInstallerFull.msi
- Click on NEXT to continue
- Click on NEXT to continue.
- The following are the information that SCCM imported from the Zoom MSI file
General Information
Name: Zoom - Windows Installer (.msi file) Technology: Windows Installer (.msi file)
Software version:
Detection Method
Product code: {B73AF550-CC30-41D8-8C24-4D61B087EFB7}
User Experience
Installation behavior: Install for system if resource is device; otherwise install for user- Enter the Name of the deployment – Teams Machine-Wide Installer – Windows Installer (*.msi file)
- Installation Program – for 64 bit Zoom MSI installation
- msiexec /i ZoomInstallerFull.msi /quiet /qn /norestart
- Select Installation Behavior – Install for system if resource is device: otherwise install for user
- Click on NEXT to continue on Requirements page
- Select the Software Dependencies of Zoom application
- Click the NEXT to Continue
- Confirm the Settings of Teams Deployment configuration
- Click on NEXT to continue
General Information:
• Name: Zoom - Windows Installer (.msi file) • Technology: Windows Installer (.msi file)
• Administrator comments:
• Languages:
Content:
• Content location: \CMMEMCM\Sources\Package Sources\Zoom
• Installation program: msiexec /i ZoomInstallerFull.msi /quiet /qn /norestart
Detection Method:
• Product code, equals, {B73AF550-CC30-41D8-8C24-4D61B087EFB7}
User Experience:
• Installation behavior: Install for system if resource is device; otherwise install for user
Requirements:
Dependencies:- Click on CLOSE to complete the Zoom Application Deployment type using SCCM
- Click on NEXT to Continue
- Click on NEXT, NEXT, and CLOSE to complete the application creation process
Deploy Zoom Using SCCM
- Navigate to \Software Library\Overview\Application Management\Applications
- Right-click on the Zoom application that we created in the above section
- Select DEPLOY
- Click on the BROWSE button near Collection
- Select the User COLLECTION you want to deploy Zoom application
- Click on ADD button to distribute the Source files of Teams application to Distribution Point server
- Select Distribution Point option
- Select DP CMMEMCM.MEMCM.COM
- Click OK to continue
- Click on the NEXT to continue
- Select the installation ACTION as INSTALL
- Select the Purpose as REQUIRED
- Schedule the installation of Zoom application on to Windows 10 devices
- Installation Deadline
- Available as soon as possible (Next policy cycle)
- Click on the NEXT button on the USER EXPERIENCE page
- Click on the NEXT button on the ALERTS page
- Click NEXT and Confirm the summary page
General • Software: Zoom Application • Collection: HTMD User (Member Count: 1) • Use default distribution point groups associated to this collection: Disabled • Automatically distribute content for dependencies: Enabled Deployment Settings • Action: Install • Purpose: Available • Allow end users to attempt to repair this application: Disabled • Allow clients to use a metered Internet connection to download content: Disabled Application Settings (retrieved from application in software library) • Application Name: Zoom Application • Application Version: • Application Deployment Types: Windows Installer (*.msi file) Scheduling • Time based on: UTC • Available Time: As soon as possible • Deadline Time: Disabled • Delayed enforcement on deployment: Disabled User Experience • User notifications: Display in Software Center and show all notifications • Ignore Maintenance Windows: Disabled • System restart (if required to complete the installation): Disabled • Commit changes at deadline or during a maintenance window (requires restarts): Enabled Alerts • Enable System Center Operations Manager maintenance mode: Disabled • Generate System Center Operations Manager alert when a software installation fails: Disabled • Create a deployment alert when the threshold is lower than the following: Disabled • Create a deployment alert when the threshold is higher than the following: Disabled Content (1): • CMMEMCM.MEMCM.COM
- Click CLOSE to finish the deploy Zoom using SCCM
Results – Zoom Application
- Make sure the content is distributed to the DP
- Software Center shows Zoom application as available.
- You can click on the Zoom app icon
- Click on Install button
- Software Center shows Zoom application successfully INSTALLED on the Windows 10 Device.
- You can also check whether the desktop shortcut is created for Zoom application or not.
Resources
- Zoom Mass Installation and Configuration for Windows
- Install Microsoft Teams using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
- Best Option to Deploy MS Teams MSI Using SCCM | ConfigMgr