Re: [hylafax-users] Easy way to setup WHFC on multiple boxes?

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2003.12.01 20:03 Bill Binko wrote:
> Hello all,
> We are using Hylafax for moderate (50+ faxes/day) inbound operations
> and
> it is working well.
>
> We also have WHFC setup on the client machines, and it also works
> well.
> However, as this small office grows, WHFC configuration is becoming a
> larger and larger problem.  We would like to be able to do something
> like
> the following:
>
> 1) Install WHFC on one client.
> 2) Configure the following system information on the machine:
> 	a) Server name
> 	b) Max Dial/Max Tries
> 	c) Other misc settings from the systems setting dialog
> 3) Setup the modems (or a default) that can be used
> 4) Setup the following generic user info on the machine (defaults
> should
> be the same for all new users)
> 	1) "From" entries (company/phone/etc.)
> 	2) Fax cover location (on shared drive)
> 	2) ODBC company phonebook info
> 	3) All entries on "user settings" except for Name, Login, and
> Email
> 5) Setup the postscript printer to use the right port and driver
> 6) Setup specific info that is specific to the windows user logged in.
> For example, if the user currently logged in is "\\DOMAIN\bill", then
> logon would be bill, email would be bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, etc.
>
> I would then like to be able to capture the results of this and replay
> 1-5
> on another client machine.  In fact, I would like to be able to say:
> "To
> install WHFC, go to \\sharedsystem\installs\whfc\latest and run the
> setup
> program.  Then, run the file standardsetup.reg (or bat, etc) to setup
> the
> rest of the system".
>
> I realize this is a feature request, and not a bug, but has anyone
> solved
> this problem?  It seems that there should be some way to make this
> work.
> Perhaps a custom installshield?

I'm not a WHFC expert by any means, but I assume that it saves 
configuration settings either in 1) registry keys, and/or 2) 
configuration files (hopefully text).

If so, then it's just a matter of doing 1-5 on one workstation and then 
copying the registry keys and/or configuration files onto the target 
location on all of the other workstations.  A mere batch file would do 
it, no need to use InstallShield.

Lee.


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