Desktop MSI installer

This section contains information on the Desktop MSI Installer.

VidyoConnect for Desktop includes an admin installer that enables IT admins and enterprises to provision VidyoConnect seamlessly across their tenant base.

The values are stored in: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\VidyoConnect\InstallParameters.

Parameters

The VidyoConnect MSI installer supports the following parameters.

Parameter

Description

Value type

Default value

Notes

ALWAYSONTOP

Causes the VidyoConnect desktop application window to always remain on top of other windows.

Boolean:

1 to enable
0 to disable

Disabled

If the parameter is passed with a value = 1, the VidyoConnect desktop application will always remain on top of other applications.

If the parameter is not passed or is passed with a value = 0, the VidyoConnect desktop application will remain on top of other applications only while content is being shared.

AUTOANSWER

Sets VidyoConnect to accept any incoming calls automatically.

Boolean:

1 to enable
0 to disable

Disabled 

Calls are answered after three seconds. 

If this parameter is configured, users are not able to override it. 

AUTOSTART

Sets VidyoConnect to automatically start when the user logs in to Windows.

By default, VidyoConnect is disabled for autostart.

Boolean:

1 to enable
0 to disable

Disabled

If set to 1 (enable), auto start is enabled on the local machine and the user cannot override it.

If set to 0 (disable) or the parameter is not passed by the admin, auto start is disabled but users can enable it for their own account.

DEFAULTTAB

Specifies the default tab VidyoConnect will select after login to one of these values: [Meetings|Contacts|Rooms|Dialout]

String

Rooms

If this parameter is configured, users are not able to override it.

DISABLENOTIFICATIONSOUNDS

Disables notification sounds.

By default, notification sounds are enabled.

Boolean:

1 to disable
0 to enable

Enabled

None

OPENCHATONJOIN

Enables or disables the chat panel from displaying when a user joins a call.

Boolean:

1 to enable
0 to disable

Disabled

If this parameter is configured, users can override it from the VidyoConnect Settings > General screen.

OPENPARTICIPANTLISTONJOIN

Enables or disables the participants list from displaying when a user joins a call.

Boolean:

1 to enable
0 to disable

Enabled

If this parameter is configured, users can override it from the VidyoConnect Settings > General screen.

PERFORMANCEPROFILE

Specifies the video preferences by passing the argument with one of these values:

  • High for High Quality Video
  • Low for Resource-Optimized Video
  • Voice for Voice + Content
  • Share for Room Content Share

String

Low

If this parameter is configured, users are not able to override it.

PORTALURL

Specifies the VidyoPortal tenant URL. 

String

None

None

SHOWTIMER

Displays a conference duration timer in the upper-right corner of the VidyoConnect desktop app to let conference participants know how long they’ve been in the conference.

Boolean:

1 to enable
0 to disable

Disabled

If this parameter is configured, users can override it from the VidyoConnect Settings > General screen.

Installation

There are two ways to execute the .msi:

Execute the .msi with command line properties

To execute the MSI with command line properties, run the MSIEXEC command with the properties as the command line arguments, for example:

msiexec /i path_to_the_msi_folder\VidyoConnectMsiInstaller-
winXBitX-TAG_VCOND_X_Y_Z_R.msiPORTALURL="https://vidyocloud.com" AUTOSTART=0 DISABLENOTIFICATIONSOUNDS=0

Provide the parameters through an .mst file

  1. Generate an .mst file in a tool such as Orca that contains the values for the custom parameters to be used for the installation.
  2. To execute the MSI with the transforms, run the following MSIEXEC command through a command line or in a batch script:

msiexec /i path_to_the_msi_folder\VidyoConnectMsiInstaller-
winXBitX-TAG_VCOND_X_Y_Z_R.msi TRANSFORMS=path_to_the_mst_folder\demomsi.mst