WAPT
2.1

Presenting WAPT

  • Introduction to WAPT
  • Fundamental principles
  • WAPT mode of operation
  • WAPT Server architecture
  • WAPT language and development environment
  • Comparing features between the WAPT versions

Installing WAPT

  • Installation requirements
  • Tips before installing
  • Installing WAPT Server on Debian
  • Installing WAPT Server on Ubuntu
  • Installing WAPT Server on CentOS7
  • Installing WAPT Server on Windows

Basic WAPT configuration

  • The WAPT management console
  • License activation
  • Generating the Administrator’s certificate for signing WAPT packages
  • Building the WAPT agent installer

Advanced WAPT configuration

  • Configuring the WAPT agent with advanced options
  • Configuring the WAPT console
  • Configuring the WAPT Server
  • Configuring WAPT repositories
  • Enhancing the security of your WAPT setup

Upgrading WAPT server

  • Upgrade Community to Enterprise
  • Upgrade Discovery to Enterprise
  • Minor WAPT server update
  • Upgrading WAPT on a from 2.0 to 2.1
  • Upgrading WAPT on a from 1.8.2 to 2.1
  • Upgrading WAPT on a from 1.8.2 to 2.0
  • Upgrading WAPT on a from 1.6/1.7 to 1.8
  • Upgrading WAPT from versions older than 1.6

Backing up the WAPT Server

  • Backing up the WAPT Server
  • Restoring the WAPT Server

Uninstalling the WAPT agent

  • Uninstalling the WAPT agent from clients

How to use WAPT?

  • Deploying the WAPT agent
  • Updating the WAPT agents
  • Using the WAPT console
  • Using the WAPT console advanced
  • Using WAPT Self-Service
  • Using WAPTtray
  • Using WAPTExit
  • Customizing your WAPT
  • Using WAPT with the Command Line

Creating WAPT packages

  • Package structure detailed
  • Python 2 to Python 3
  • Setting up your WAPT development and test environment
  • Principles of creating package template from the WAPT console
  • Presentation of PyScripter
  • Packaging .msi packages (example)
  • Packaging .exe packages (example)
  • Packaging empty packages
  • Building the package and sending it to the WAPT server
  • Simple examples of commonly used setuphelper functions
  • Manipulating registry keys
  • Creating and destroying shortcuts
  • Windows environment/ Software/ Services
  • Using control file fields
  • Managing a WAPT package with another WAPT package
  • Improving my package
  • Using different IDEs for developing WAPT packages
  • Configuring WAPT to use a custom editor

Enhancing your productivity with WAPT

  • Simplifying the deployement of your workstations

Frequent problems and questions

  • Frequent problems
  • Common mistakes

Using the WAPT server APIs

  • Using the WAPT server APIs

Appendix

  • Contacting Tranquil IT
  • Glossary
  • Presentation of the security principles in WAPT
  • (For software editors) Applying best practices to packaging software
  • WAPT release Strategy
  • Security bulletin
  • Changelog
  • WAPT End user License Agreement
  • External component licenses used in WAPT
WAPT
  • Index

Attention : support for WAPT 2.1 ended on January the 10th 2023.

Please upgrade to the latest supported version

Index

A | C | D | E | F | G | I | L | M | N | O | P | S | U | V | W

A

  • A field
  • A fields
  • Administrator
  • Administrators
  • ANSSI

C

  • Certificate Authority
  • CNAME field
  • CNAME fields

D

  • DNS

E

  • EPEL

F

  • FQDN

G

  • GPO

I

  • IDE

L

  • Local Administrator
  • Local Administrators

M

  • MMC

N

  • NAT

O

  • Organization
  • Organizations

P

  • Package Deployer
  • Package Deployers
  • Package Developer
  • Package Developers
  • PKI

S

  • Setuphelpers
  • SRV
  • SuperAdmin

U

  • User
  • Users
  • UUID

V

  • virtualhost

W

  • waptagent
  • waptexit
  • waptsetup
  • Websocket

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