Home and business users can install Adobe AIR by downloading it directly from Adobe or as part of a seamless install process for a new AIR application. For enterprise users, however, security policies and permissions can complicate this process. This article describes techniques that enterprise administrators can use to install the AIR runtime and AIR applications with the following software solutions:

• Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS)
• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM)
• IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express for Software Distribution 4.1.1 (TPMX)

These techniques can also be used to update the AIR runtime if it already exists on the target workstation. However, an AIR application can only be installed using these techniques if there are no previous versions of it on the target workstations. To update an AIR application requires uninstalling the previous version first. Additionally, the version of the AIR runtime used must match the requirements of the AIR application being installed.

Requirements

Most users download and install AIR directly from the Adobe website. Enterprise administrators, however, often distribute software to their users from a central location. To use this distribution method, you must first apply for and receive permission from Adobe. In the application process, which takes about five minutes, you provide contact information and an explanation about your intent to distribute.

For more information about licensing and the license application, visit the Adobe AIR runtime distribution page.

After submitting your application and receiving approval from Adobe, you can distribute the AIR runtime on a closed intranet, through media such as CDs or DVDs, or as part of another native installation process.

This article assumes that SMS, SCCM, or TPMX has been properly installed and configured. For more information on these products, including trial downloads, visit www.microsoft.com/smserver/, www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/configurationmanager/, or www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/.

Prerequisite knowledge

Familiarity with Adobe AIR, network administration, and SMS, SCCM, or TPMX is required.

For more information regarding the Adobe AIR environment, installation, and configuration, refer to the Adobe AIR Administrator's Guide (PDF, 112K) .

For more information on the AIR runtime, refer to the Adobe AIR products page.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License

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