What is the purpose of this information?
This will provide all the information needed to configure a silent installation of the CONNECTION Client for those administrators who are looking to make the process less impactful.
Silent Installation Options
- Use the command setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe /q (replace xxx with the remaining version number)
- setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe /s - Silent/headless install
- setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe NoStartPostInstall=1 - Don’t run CONNECTION Client or License Client after installation
- setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe InstallDesktopShortcut=0 - suppress desktop shortcut
*Please note: When deploying CONNECTION Client using the local system account (such as with SCCM), include the NoStartPostInstall=1 argument to prevent an elevated instance of the Bentley Licensing Service from interfering with user licensing traffic. If deploying another Bentley product via SCCM, it may ignore the NoStartPostInstall=1 argument and still start CONNECTION Client during product installation. As a workaround, perform a silent installation of CONNECTION Client with the NoStartPostInstall=1 argument immediately after the product installation to close any running licensing components.
Silent Install with Language
- Use the command setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe BeBundleCulture=de /q to set the language of the installer interface
- Use the command setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe BeSelectedLanguage=de /q (example de=German language...replace xxx with version number) to install the CONNECTION Client language version
Here's the full list:
cs=Czech
de=German
es=Spanish
fi=Finnish
fr=French
it=Italian
ja=Japanese
ko=Korean
nl=Dutch
pl=Polish
pt-br=Portuguese
ru=Russian
tr=Turkish
zh-cn=Simplified Chinese
zh-tw=Traditional Chinese
Silent Uninstall
If removing or downgrading CONNECTION Client, silently uninstall CONNECTION Client by passing /uninstall and /s arguments to the original installer like the example below:
setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe /uninstall /s
Managing the Application Update functionality
The following parameters enable organizations to configure the Application Update functionality to best suit their needs.
Silent Install with Preferences set
*Please note: Implemented in CONNECTION Client 10.00.13.xx or later
setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe BeCheckUpdateOption=X - Replace X with options below
- Download and Notify user = 0,
- Notify user = 1,
- No notifications = 3
Silent Install with Updates disabled
Use this option if you want to prevent users from seeing updates available under "Applications" but allow them to configure the "Updates" section of "Preferences" to receive the information (i.e. they can then alert their admin if they require the update, but do not have installation rights).
setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe BeCheckUpdateOption=3 /q
Silent Install with Updates permanently disabled
Use setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe BeCheckUpdateOption=3 BeCheckUpdateIsEnabled=0 /q
Use this option if you want to prevent users from seeing any updates available under "Applications" and disable the "Updates" option in "Preferences".
Location in the registry is the UpdateClient value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bentley\BentleyDesktopClient\Install
Change the values:
- Keyname_CheckUpdateOption=3
- Keyname_CheckUpdateIsEnabled=0
Set the IMS federation domain hint manually
Note: This requires you to be federated with Bentley's Identity Management System and is only required if the domain provided by your machine does not match the domain that set up for federation. You can check this by opening command prompt and typing "echo %USERDNSDOMAIN%". The returned value should match a domain federated with Bentley. You can check this by trying to sign in with that domain in a web browser on https://connect.bentley.com/. A federated domain will redirect you back to your server for authentication, rather then keeping you on the Bentley authentication page and prompting you for a password.
A domain hint kick starts the federation process by providing the federated domain in the initial request to IMS from the CONNECTION Client. This will automatically redirect the login screen back to your identity provider where the user will perform your method of authentication. Note that this does not guarantee that you will be automatically signed in at your identity provider.
setup_connectionclientx64_11.00.xx.xx.exe SsoDomainHint=mydomain.com /q (change mydomain.com to your domain name)
Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bentley\BentleyDesktopClient
Managed Preference Settings
*Please note: Implemented in CONNECTION Client 10.00.14.xx or later
The following options can be specified in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Bentley\BentleyDesktopClient\Install by an administrator to mandate preference settings used by CONNECTION Client. These can be viewed by a user in the CONNECTION Client Preferences window, but they cannot be changed:
- AutoLogin (controls whether CONNECTION Client attempts to sign in on startup)
- MinimizeOnSignIn (controls whether CONNECTION Client stays visible after startup)
- ShowDesktopNotifications (controls whether software update and project notifications are displayed in the lower right corner when received)
- OnboardingShown (controls whether initial quick start dialog appears when a new user is opening CONNECTION Client for the first time)
Each of the string values above can have a value of either True or False.