Installing Outlook Add-In

When the Outlook Add-In is installed, end users can access their archived emails directly from the Microsoft Outlook application.

Where to Install

• Outlook Add-In can be installed on any end user computer that has Outlook 2007 SP2 or later installed.

• If you have Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP2 installed and you want to install Outlook Add-In, follow the instructions mentioned in the following KB articles:

  • A 2007 Office system application does not load an add-in that is developed by using VSTO

  • Description of the 2007 Office system hot fix package

Before You Begin

• For the CommCell environment:

  • A Web Server and the Web Console must be installed.

    See Deployment - Web Console.

  • Configure the recall services. See Configure Recall Services.

    Note

    After you configure the recall services, you must perform an incremental backup of the archived data to update the recall URL properties of the archived email messages.

• The following are installed on the end-user computer when the executable file is used to install Outlook Add-In:

  • Visual Studio Tools for Office

  • .NET Framework 4.5

Installation

The software can be installed using one of the following methods:

• Method 1: Log On Script through Active Directory

  Use this procedure to mass deploy Outlook Add-in to end users.

• Method 2: Host the Installation File on an Internal Network

  Use this procedure to allow users to download the installation file from a local network.

Method 1: Log On Script through Active Directory

1. Download the Outlook Add-In application.

2. On the Active Directory Server, log on using an account with Domain Administrator privileges and open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).

   For instructions, see the Microsoft TechNet article, Open the GPMC.

3. Create a new Group Policy Object (GPO) named Outlook_Addin.

   For instructions, see the Microsoft TechNet article, Create and Edit a Group Policy Object.

4. Assign a new User Logon Script to the GPO, and then add the location of the Outlook Add-In application as a script.

   For instructions, see the Microsoft TechNet article, Assign User Logon Scripts.

5. Instruct all end users to restart their computers.

   The Outlook Add-In installation is complete after the computers are restarted.

Method 2: Host the Installation File on an Internal Network

If your end user computers have no Internet connection, you should host the installation file on a location on your local network. You must download the Outlook Add-In installer and create a new installer package that uses local paths to install Outlook Add-In, Visual Studio Tools for Office, and .NET Framework.

1. Download the Outlook Add-In application.

2. Use a third-party tool, such as 7-Zip, to extract the contents of OutlookAddin.exe into a new folder.

   The extracted folder contains the following files:

   • CvInstaller.exe: the installation file for Outlook Add-In

   • CvInstaller.ini: a preconfigured template file that includes the default locations of the software in the package.

3. From the command prompt, type the following command to download the installer package to a local location:

    
   CvInstaller.exe /DOWNLOAD DownloadPath

4. Replace DownloadPath with the full path to the download.

   For example: C:\Outlook_AddIn

   A folder for X32 and X64 appear at the specified download path and contain the following files:

   • OutlookAddinClient.msi (both x86 and x64)

   • All prerequisite packages

5. Right-click CvInstaller.ini, and then click Edit.

6. Customize the CvInstaller.ini file according to your needs:

   • For .NET framework: change the existing path to a local path where .NET framework installation file is located.

     For example, change the following text:

     X64="http://downloadcenter.commvault.com/CVDownloadCenter/11.0/outlook/OutlookAddinPreReq/netframework/dotnetfx40_full_x86_x64.exe"

     to

     x64="\\localhost\download\dotnetfx40_full_x86_x64.exe"

   • For Visual Studio Tools for Office: change the existing path to a local path where .VSTO installation file is located.

     For example, change the following text:

     X64="http://downloadcenter.commvault.com/CVDownloadCenter/11.0/outlook/OutlookAddinPreReq/VSTO/x64/vstor40_x64.exe"

     to

     x64="\\localhost\download\vstor40_x64.exe"

   • For Outlook Add-In: change the existing path to the local path where the Outlookaddin.msi file is located

     For example, change the following text:

     X64="http://downloadcenter.commvault.com/CVDownloadCenter/11.0/outlook/December_2015/OutlookAddinClient_x64_11_12152015.msi"

     to

     x64="\\localhost\download\OutlookAddinClient_x64_11_1215201.msi"

7. Save and close the CvInstaller.ini file.

8. Use a third-party tool, such as 7-Zip, to create a self-extracting executable that includes CvInstaller.exe and CvInstaller.ini.

9. Save the executable to a location on your internal network.