Hiding the Umbrella Roaming Client User Interface (Customization)

Overview

This article explains how you can customize the UI for the Umbrella roaming client on both Windows and Apple OS X so that you can hide the interface from your users. You can do this to either to reduce tampering attempts or simply to have a cleaner interface for your workstations.

Windows

To customize the UI, the administrator runs the installer via the command line with some additional arguments. 

1. Download the Windows installer .zip file to the roaming laptop.
2. Extract the archive.
3. Open up a console and navigate to the newly extracted directory—the .json or .plist file must be present in the same folder.
4. Launch the installer using via msiexec, adding the desired customizations (detailed below).
   The Installer should run as normal.

Without a client-side user interface
The Umbrella roaming client can be installed without a client-side user interface and remain fully functional: 

msiexec /i Setup.msi HIDE_UI=1

Without an entry under Add/Remove Programs
The Umbrella roaming client can be installed without a listing in Add/Remove Programs: 

msiexec /i Setup.msi HIDE_ARP=1

Without a client user interface AND without listing the Umbrella Roaming Client in Add/Remove Programs
The Umbrella roaming client can also be hidden from the Add/Remove Programs dialog with the HIDE_ARP argument:

msiexec /i Setup.msi HIDE_UI=1 HIDE_ARP=1

Uninstalling with no UI

To uninstall the Umbrella roaming client in this state, use the following command from an Administrative Command Prompt:

wmic Product where name='Umbrella Roaming Client' call uninstall

Apple OS X

1. Download the Mac installer .zip file to the roaming laptop.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open OrgInfo.plist in your favorite text editor and modify the <key>InstallMenubar</key parameter from <true/> to <false/>.

<plist version="1.0">
<dict>     
<key>APIFingerprint</key>
<string>45g8ed21rt35fb9fe944cb67c58371e1</string>
 <key>APIOrganizationID</key>
 <string>8</string>
<key>APIUserID</key>
<string>1058007</string>
<key>InstallMenubar</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</plist>

4. Run the installer as normal.