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One of the most powerful features of Systems Manager is its ability to remotely install and uninstall applications from your devices. The Software Installer's flexibility allows for one-click deployment of applications across all of your devices, regardless of operating system.

To see information on how to deploy scripts to Windows and Mac devices, see this article.

This feature is not available for Legacy Systems Managerusers.

Prerequisite: Installing applications on Mac and Windows devices requires that the agent be installed. Read more about agent installation here.
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Note: macOS devices can have apps installed using the device's native Mac App Store in conjunction with Apple Volume Purchase Program and Meraki Systems Manager. To do this, the macOS device will need to be enrolled with the Meraki Management enrollment profile. Detailed steps for Mac App Store app deployments within Systems Manager can be found here.

Installing Applications on Devices

Using Systems Manager, suites of applications can very easily be deployed to end user devices.

The following instructions outline how to deploy a new application, as well as overview additional installation options:

Open the Contacts web interface. The entire content will now appear. There is no direct way to get all the contacts from the directory directly to your Mac. On the sidebar, find the Directory option. Google apps directory sync tool If you open the section in the Contacts Mac OS application, it will never list its entire content but only let you search.However, there is an easy workaround:.

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  1. Navigate to Systems Manager > Manage > Apps
  2. Click on the “Add new” dropdown and select either Windows or macOS Custom app:
  3. Once an OS Custom app is selected, fill in the following information about the application:
  • Application name: The name of the application as it will appear on the end device (e.g. Firefox, FileZilla, etc). If the application is already installed on managed clients, it will be listed in the drop-down menu. This name can be changed at any time.
  • Vendor: The vendor of the specified application.
  • Version: The version number of the application to be installed.
  • Description: A brief description of the application.
  • Install file host: This option denotes whether the application's installer will be hosted in Dashboard, or on an external server (e.g. Dropbox).
    • Upload to the Meraki Cloud: Select this option and click Browse to upload the installer file directly to Dashboard.
    • Specify a URL: Select this option if the installer file is hosted on an external server or file share site, and specify the URL for the hosted file. The URL field must point to the direct download link to a publicly hosted file such as the following, or an internally hosted server accessible by the end user's device.
      • https://www.dropbox.com/s/a1b2c3d4ef5gh6/example.docx?dl=1 (see here)
      • https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=FILE_ID (see here)
Note: The installer must be silent (require no user interaction) in order for the application to install correctly in the background. Windows applications can be installed in the foreground in order to prompt user interaction.
Note: The following installer file types are supported:
-Windows: .exe or .msi
-macOS: .dmg, .pkg*, or .app*.
*A .pkg or .app file can be used, but it must be wrapped in a .dmg. Please refer to Apple's documentation for their recommended steps.

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  • Scope: Specifies a scope of devices that will have this application installed. Please refer to our documentation for more information on scoping by device tag.
  • Disable install on save: By default, the application will be auto-installed the moment the Save button is clicked. If auto-install is disabled, the application won't be installed until it's manually pushed by navigating to Systems manager > Manage > Apps, and selecting Push > Push to all. Dashboard users can manually queue install requests via the device page, or by pressing the Repush buttons on this page.
  • Install in foreground (Windows-only): Allow the installer to show user prompts, instead of silently installing in the background.
  • Installation arguments (optional): If the installer must be run with specific command line arguments, they can be listed here.
    The following list shows the actual install command run on the end-device, where [arguments]refers to the contents of the Installation arguments field in Dashboard:
    • EXE: application_installer.exe [arguments]
    • MSI: msiexec /quiet /i application_installer.msi [arguments]
    • PKG: /usr/sbin/installer [arguments] -pkg application_installer.pkg -target /
  • Command line (optional): Specifies a command to run after installation has completed. This is commonly used to reboot the machine after installation, using the following commands:
    • Windows: shutdown /r
    • OS X: shutdown -r now

4. Click Save Changes. Unless auto-install is disabled, this will push out the application to all devices within the specified scope.

Example Configuration

The following example configuration will quietly install FileZilla from a Dropbox URL on all managed Windows clients with the 'bginstall' tag. These clients will also reboot after installation has completed.

Monitoring Installation

The status of an installation can be checked via the Monitor > Clients page, by clicking on a particular client and navigating to the Event log or Activity log Amazon app subscription manage. section.

Removing Applications from Devices

Certain .msi and .app programs can be remotely uninstalled via the Systems Manager > Monitor > Software page. To remove a specific application, search for the application under Software inventory and click uninstall.

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Troubleshooting

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If the software install command is issued and the application does not appear on the client device, check the Dashboard-side logging to see if the app install command errored out. If you see a 'Success' entry, this means the command successfully went through, but may not have completely executed on the client device. At this point, you should reference the agent logs on the device itself, and provide these to Meraki Support for troubleshooting assistance.

App is installed on device but reports as Missing or Not Installed

This can happen for several reasons, but it is generally a mismatch between the actual installed app name and the manually configured SM > Apps name. If the App name on SM > Apps is different than the actual name of the installed app reported to Systems Manager from the device the app will report as 'Not Installed'. To troubleshoot this, look at the actual name of the app according to the device. Click on the device and find the app in the installed App List:

The name, 'Google Chrome', reported from the device must be the same name we give for the app on SM > Apps:

Other related issues:

  • ​​​​​​​App must be installed from SM > App custom app as 'Success' at least once.
  • Multiple of the same App Name on the SM > Apps page is not supported. If multiple of the same app name are configured on SM > Apps, they may both report as 'Not Installed'.
  • If the app is never reported as an 'Installed' on the device, it will always show as 'Not Installed' and missing this app.
    • For macOS, the app is reported as 'installed' if the device sees it installed locally in:
      • About This Mac > System Report.. > Application
    • The SM Agent collects the above information with the following terminal command:
      • system_profiler -xml SPApplicationsDataType
  1. Press the power button on your Mac. Every Mac has a power button, usually marked with a power symbol . Then check for signs of power such as these:
    • Sounds, such as from a fan, hard disk, or other startup sound
    • Lights, such as from a backlit keyboard, Caps Lock key, or sleep indicator light
  2. If your Mac has no signs of power, start by making sure that it's receiving power:
    • Make sure that your power cable is undamaged and securely plugged into your Mac and a working electrical outlet. If you're not sure about the outlet, test it with a lamp or other device.
    • If you're using a Mac notebook, make sure that it's using the correct power cable and adapter, and that it has been plugged in for about 5 minutes, which is long enough to provide a usable battery charge. Learn how to troubleshoot USB-C power adapters or MagSafe power adapters.
    • If you're using an external display, make sure that it's turned on, securely connected to your Mac, and isn't experiencing any video or display issues.
  3. Then try these solutions, whether or not your Mac has signs of power:
    • Press and hold the power button on your Mac for 10 seconds, then press it again.
    • Reset the System Management Controller (SMC).
    • Make sure that your display's brightness is turned up. Mac notebook computers have a Brightness Up key on the built-in keyboard.
    • Unplug all accessories from your Mac, including printers, drives, USB hubs, and mobile devices. (You could have an issue with one or more of those devices or their cables.) Once more, press and hold the power button for 10 seconds, then press it again.
  4. If your Mac has signs of power but the screen remains blank, try the steps for when your Mac starts up to a blank screen.


If you still need help, please contact Apple Support.