Relevant Products: Exclaimer Cloud - Signatures for Office 365
If your subscription is configured with client-side signature rules, signatures can be synchronized to the users' local computers, for use in Microsoft Outlook on Windows.
For the synchronize process to work, the Cloud Signature Update Agent needs to be running on each user's computer.
We recommend: You deploy the Cloud Signature Update Agent via URL as this is the simplest method and it ensures that the agent is always up to date.
But, if necessary, you can also deploy the Cloud Signature Update Agent via an MSI package.
But, if necessary, you can also deploy the Cloud Signature Update Agent via an MSI package.
To deploy the Cloud Signature Update Agent via an MSI package, you need to:
Note: If you want to remotely deploy the Cloud Signature Update Agent on a Windows Operating System, see How to remotely deploy the Cloud Signature Update Agent (per-machine) on a Windows Operating System
Downloading MSI package
To download the MSI package for the Cloud Signature Update Agent:
- Download the MSI installer for the Cloud Signature Update Agent.
Creating a group policy
To create a group policy:
- Open the Group Policy Management console, right-click on the domain name and select Create a GPO in this domain, and link it here...
- Specify a name for the new GPO and click OK.
- Right-click the newly created GPO and click Edit.
- Navigate to User Configuration, select Policies, then select Software Settings:
- Right-click Software installation, select New then click Package:
- Select the MSI package you downloaded earlier.
- From the Deploy Software window, select Assigned as the deployment method and click OK:
- From the Group Policy Management Editor, right-click on the Exclaimer software package and select Properties. The Exclaimer Outlook Signature Update Agent Properties window is displayed.
- Select the Deployment tab and tick the Install this application at logon option, then click OK.
Note: For an update install to the Cloud Signature Update Agent via GPO, please see: How to deploy an update to the Cloud Signature Update Agent using an existing Group Policy Object.