Preparing of WPKG Express 2

Creating a domain user for WPKG

• Create a domain user, for the WpkgServer service, e.g. WpkgUser.

Creating a share to store client logs, databases, and reports

• Create a share to store:
  • Client logs, e.g. \\fabrikam.com\system\wpkg\log;
  • Client databases and reports, e.g. \\fabrikam.com\system\wpkg\db. If you are using reports from a client, create a reports subdirectory.
• Allow the user WpkgUser to write to this shares.

Configuration WPKG Express 2 settings

• Open WPKG Express 2 in web browser and navigate to menu Application settings -> Application settings;
• Complete the settings and click the Save button.

Configuration WPKG settings

• Open WPKG Express 2 in web browser and navigate to menu Application settings -> Settings of WPKG;
• In the page menu, click on the menu item Edit settings;
• Complete the settings and click the Save button.

Configuration global variables

• Open WPKG Express 2 in web browser and navigate to menu Application settings -> Global variables;
• Edit the following variables:
  • SOFTWARE - Shared resource with distributives of programs available to the user WpkgUser;
  • SOFTWARE_PUBLIC - Shared resource with distributives of programs available to all users. Used, e.g., to install drivers.
  • SOFTWARE_NETLOGON - Shared resource with distributives of programs available to all user. Used for logon scripts.

Exit code directory

• See Win32 Error Codes;

• Create a XML file with record for the exit code directory:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <directory xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    <record code="3010">
      <hexadecimal>0x00000BC2</hexadecimal>
      <constant>ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_REQUIRED</constant>
      <description>The requested operation is successful. Changes will not be effective until the system is rebooted.</description>
    </record>
  </directory>
  

• Open WPKG Express 2 in web browser and navigate to menu Application settings -> Uploading XML;
• Upload created XML file or simply navigate to menu Application settings -> Creating XML, paste this XML into the editor and click the Create button.