If you're deploying the AutoElevate MSI Agent using Group Policy, Microsoft Intune, or an RMM tool that we haven't already provided a done-for-you deployment script (i.e., ConnectWise Automate, Datto RMM, Kaseya VSA, Syncro, N-Able) and the RMM tool utilizes PowerShell, you can use the below PowerShell deployment commands as a basis for your deployment.

Please read through the top section of the commands and add your License Key, Company, Location, Elevation Mode, and Blocker Mode variables between the quotation marks ("").

PowerShell can automatically download the most current MSI file from our Agent download location as part of the deployment. 

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AE Install Script V3.ps1
 

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
  Installs the AutoElevate agent using the License Key, Company Name, and Location supplied below
  
.DIRECTIONS
  Insert your license key below.  Change the default agent mode if you desire
  (audit, live, policy), and set the "Company Name" & "Location Name" that will be used to
  "group" these assets.
#>

$LICENSE_KEY = "__LICENSE_KEY_HERE__"
$COMPANY_NAME = "__COMPANY_NAME_HERE___"
$LOCATION_NAME = "__LOCATION_NAME_HERE__"
$ELEVATION_MODE = "audit"
$BLOCKER_MODE = "disabled"

# Set $DebugPrintEnabled = 1 to enabled debug log printing to see what's going on.
$DebugPrintEnabled = 0

# You don't need to change anything below this line...

$InstallerName = "AESetup.msi"
$InstallerPath = Join-Path $Env:TMP $InstallerName
$DownloadBase = "https://autoelevate-installers.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com"
$DownloadURL = $DownloadBase + "/current/" + $InstallerName
$ServiceName = "AutoElevateAgent"

$ScriptFailed = "Script Failed!"

function Get-TimeStamp {
    return "[{0:MM/dd/yy} {0:HH:mm:ss}]" -f (Get-Date)
}

function Confirm-ServiceExists ($service) {
    if (Get-Service $service -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
        return $true
    }
    
    return $false
}

function Debug-Print ($msg) {
    if ($DebugPrintEnabled -eq 1) {
        Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) [DEBUG] $msg"
    }
}

function Get-Installer {
    Debug-Print("Downloading installer...")
    $WebClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
    
    try {
        $WebClient.DownloadFile($DownloadURL, $InstallerPath)
    } catch {
        $ErrorMessage = $_.Exception.Message
        Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) $ErrorMessage"
    }
    
    if ( ! (Test-Path $InstallerPath)) {
        $DownloadError = "Failed to download the AutoElevate Installer from $DownloadURL"
        Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) $DownloadError"
        throw $ScriptFailed
    }
    
    Debug-Print("Installer downloaded to $InstallerPath...")
}

function Install-Agent () {
    Debug-Print("Checking for AutoElevateAgent service...")
    
    if (Confirm-ServiceExists($ServiceName)) {
        Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) Service exists. Continuing with possible upgrade..."
    }
    else {
        Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) Service does not exist. Continuing with initial installation..."
    }

    Debug-Print("Checking for installer file...")
    
    if ( ! (Test-Path $InstallerPath)) {
        $InstallerError = "The installer was unexpectedly removed from $InstallerPath"
        Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) $InstallerError"
        Write-Host ("$(Get-TimeStamp) A security product may have quarantined the installer. Please check " +
                               "your logs. If the issue continues to occur, please send the log to the AutoElevate " +
                               "Team for help at support@autoelevate.com")
        throw $ScriptFailed
    }

    Debug-Print("Executing installer...")
    
    $Arguments = "/i {0} /quiet /lv C:\AEInstallLog.log LICENSE_KEY=""{1}"" COMPANY_NAME=""{2}"" LOCATION_NAME=""{3}"" ELEVATION_MODE=""{4}"" BLOCKER_MODE=""{5}""" -f $InstallerPath, $LICENSE_KEY, $COMPANY_NAME, $LOCATION_NAME, $ELEVATION_MODE, $BLOCKER_MODE
  
    Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait
}

function Verify-Installation () {
    Debug-Print("Verifying Installation...")
    
    if ( ! (Confirm-ServiceExists($ServiceName))) {
        $VerificationError = "The AutoElevateAgent service is not running. Installation failed!"
        Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) $VerificationError"
        
        throw $ScriptFailed
    }
}

function main () {
    Debug-Print("Checking for LICENSE_KEY...")
    
    if ($LICENSE_KEY -eq "__LICENSE_KEY_HERE__" -Or $LICENSE_KEY -eq "") {
        Write-Warning "$(Get-TimeStamp) LICENSE_KEY not set, exiting script!"
        exit 1
    }
     
    if ($COMPANY_NAME -eq "__COMPANY_NAME_HERE___" -Or $COMPANY_NAME -eq "") {
        Write-Warning "$(Get-TimeStamp) COMPANY_NAME not specified, exiting script!"
        exit 1
    }
	
	if ($LOCATION_NAME -eq "__LOCATION_NAME_HERE__" -Or $LOCATION_NAME -eq "") {
        Write-Warning "$(Get-TimeStamp) LOCATION_NAME not specified, exiting script!"
        exit 1
    }
		
    Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) CompanyName: " $COMPANY_NAME
    Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) LocationName: " $LOCATION_NAME
    Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) ElevationMode: " $ELEVATION_MODE
	Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) BlockerMode: " $BLOCKER_MODE
    
    Get-Installer
    Install-Agent
    Verify-Installation
    
    Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) AutoElevate Agent successfully installed!"
}

try
{
    main
} catch {
    $ErrorMessage = $_.Exception.Message
    Write-Host "$(Get-TimeStamp) $ErrorMessage"
    exit 1
}