Create a custom installer of the Deepnet Computer Logon Agent for Entra ID

This guide describes how to create a custom installer package using the Windows tool called "IExpress"

Step 1: Download the off-the-shelf installer package

Download the off-the-shelf installer package and unzip it to a local folder on your PC, e.g. "D:\Software\CLO"

The package contains 3 files:

Step 2: Customise the configuration file

Open the config.json in a text editor, such as Notepad

If the application you set up for Computer Logon with MFA supports single tenant

then, replace "YOUR-TENANT-ID" in the configuration file with your Tenant ID in the Entra ID.

However, if the application you set up for Computer Logon with MFA supports multitenant

then, replace "YOUR-TENANT-ID" in the configuration file with the word "common"

Now, replace "YOUR-CLIENT-ID" with the "application (client) ID"

Save the configuration file.

Step 3: Create a custom installer package using iExpress

Run iExpress as administrator

Select the option "Create new Self Extraction Directive file"

Click "Next

Select the option "Extract files and run an installation command"

Click "Next"

Enter "Deepnet Computer Logon Agent for Entra ID"

Click "Next"

Select "No prompt"

Click "Next"

Select "Do not display a license"

Click "Next"

Click "Add"

Navigate to the folder where the files are kept, e.g. "D:\Software\CLO"

Select all files in the folder

click "Open"

All 3 files are added 

Click "Next"

In the "Install Program" box, enter "cmd /c install-clo.bat"

Click "Next"

Click "Next"

Click "Next"

Click the "Browse" button to select a folder where you want to save the custom installer file. e.g. "D:\Software\CLO"

In the "File name" box, enter the name for your customer installer, e.g. Deepnet-CLO-Installer

Click "Save"

Select "Store files using Long File Name inside Package"

Click "Next"

Click "Next"

Select "Don't save"

Click "Next"

Click "Next"

Wait for it to finish

Click "Finish"

Now, you can distribute your custom installer "Deepnet-CLO-Installer.EXE" to your users.