Packaging apps via the Admin Console

The Packages page in the Admin Console provides the following functionality. Use them when you plan to deploy Creative Cloud and Document Cloud applications to end users in your Enterprise.

• Download pre-configured packages by using Adobe Templates.
• Create customized Named User Licensing or Shared Device Licensing (for educational institutions) packagers with the configuration and applications you want your end users to have.
• Enable email notifications, so you get notified when new product versions become available.
• View previous packages you or other administrators in your organization have created. Also, view details of a specific package and track available updates for the apps in the package.
• Download the IT tools like Remote Update Manager and Adobe Update Server Setup Tool.
• Download the Adobe Extension Manager command-line tool to install extensions and plug-ins from the ZXP file container format.

Using packages in the Admin Console

Tools

Download the Creative Cloud Packager, Adobe Extension Manager command-line tool, Adobe Update Server Setup Tool, or Remote Update Manager.

Log in to the Admin Console and navigate to Packages > Tools.

Creative Cloud Packager

Adobe Creative Cloud Packager makes it easy for you to create packages that contain Adobe Creative Cloud products and updates. These packages can then be deployed to the client machines in your organization.

For more information, see Packager.

Adobe Update Server Setup Tool

Adobe Update Server Setup Tool allows you to set up an on-premise server that hosts Creative Cloud updates. It allows IT to save bandwidth and control when Updates become available for end users.

For more information, see Using Adobe Update Server Setup Tool.

Remote Update Manager

Remote Update Manager allows you to remotely call the updater on a client machine. It allows you to seamlessly manage when your client systems install updates. You can specify a particular product or update all products at the same time. When used with the Adobe Update Server Setup tool, the updates are pulled from your own premise server.

For more information, see Use Adobe Remote Update Manager.

Adobe Extension Manager command-line tool

The ExMan command-line tool allows the admin to install extensions and plug-ins from the ZXP file container format. When you create a package, you can select to include extensions or you can download the stand-alone tool for Mac or Windows.

Preferences

Set preferences for notifications, AUSST, and custom package directories.

Log in to the Admin Console and navigate to Packages > Preferences.

Notifications

You can choose to receive email notifications for updates available to any Creative Cloud products.

Select Available application versions to display app versions that do not receive security or feature updates.

While creating packages, select Show older versions in the Choose Apps screen.

Adobe genuine service (ags)

The Adobe Genuine Service (AGS) is a service that periodically verifies whether Adobe apps on machines are genuine and may notify you if they are not. Using Adobe software that is not genuine poses a risk for individuals and organizations as it is often modified, leading to issues such as:

• Increased risk of exposure to viruses and malware that can compromise your data
• Increased chances of the software not functioning correctly or failing completely.

Use this preference to ensure AGS is installed on your client machines as part of package installation.

• When this option is checked, AGS will be installed with any new packages you create.
• AGS will only be installed with named user and shared device license packages.
• If you deselect this option and create and deploy a package to a machine where AGS is already installed, previously installed versions of AGS will be automatically uninstalled.

If you want to uninstall AGS, follow these procedures described in this article.

Internal Update Server

To configure an internal update server, download Adobe Update Server Setup Tool from the Tools section. Next, generate the override file, and paste its contents in the Internal Update Server box.

In the create package workflow, choose this option to redirect updates to the internal update server.

Bypass internal update server

Use this preference to ensure that, if your internal udpate servers is unavailable, your end-user compuers will get Adobe updates from the Adobe servers. Learn more.

Custom Install Directory

If the apps in your packages support custom install directories, specify the directory to which you want the packages to install these apps. For details, see Create packages.