Autonomo 4 - Installation via command line (quiet)

Learn more about Autonomo here.

Prerequisites

The user installing the Autonomo application must be assigned as an admin, manager or install role.

Before starting, please review the install check list in the first section.

There are three ways you can install Autonomo:

Please see the below to find more details when installing Autonomo:

Steps for Installing Autonomo on an Asset

Create an account in the Troverlo Portal if one does not exist for your company.
Download Autonomo
1. This same link can be accessed by selecting the last option on the Navigation panel of the Portal.
Autonomo, by default is put into the downloads folder.

Quiet install/update of Autonomo

Run this command in an admin command prompt window where the .msi file is located to install Autonomo for the first time on this device or to update Autonomo to a newer version.

Msiexec.exe /i TroverloAutonomoV<x.y.z>.msi /qn /norestart /l autonomo-install<x.y.z>.log USERNAME=“<usernameValue>" PASSWORD=“<passwordValue>" CATEGORY="<categoryValue>" SUBCATEGORY="<subCategoryValue>" ASSETGROUP="<group1,group2,group3>" CURRENTUSER='yes" AUTONOMODE="Active"

Notes:

Replace the "<x.y.z>" with the appropriate Autonomo version, such as 4.6.10
Replace the additional text surrounded by "<>" with your data
Click to learn more about CATEGORY, SUBCATEGORY and ASSETGROUP.
ASSETGROUP, CURRENTUSER, and AUTONOMODE are optional parms
ASSETGROUP,
- This allows you group assets together to aid in searches.
- There can be multiple items, they must be separated with a comma, no spaces.
AUTONOMODE

These are the Autonomo Modes you can choose from
1. “Active”
  1. Autonomo operates as an Observation Endpoint and there is a desire to track this device as an Asset.
  2. Autonomo will post Wi-Fi scan data for all detected APs and other Troverlo Assets (if any) within an observation window and will include its own ID in the post.
  3. Can publish or receive Action Commands.
  4. This is the default.
2. “OESR” – Observation Endpoint Self-reporting
  1. Autonomo operates as an Observation Endpoint and there is a desire to track this device as an Asset.
  2. Autonomo in this mode will ONLY post Wi-Fi scan data about itself, Assets and APs when other Troverlo Assets are detected within an observation window.
  3. Never advertises its location – when offline it doesn’t beacon.
  4. Can publish, but cannot receive Action Commands.
3. “OE” – Observation Endpoint
  1. Autonomo operates as an Observation Endpoint and there is NOT a desire to track this device as an Asset.
  2. Autonomo in this mode will ONLY post Wi-Fi scan data that contains Troverlo Assets and APs when other Troverlo Assets are detected within an observation window.
  3. Never advertises its location – when offline it doesn’t beacon.
  4. Can publish, but cannot receive Action Commands.
CURRENTUSER
- Autonomo monitors the current account user and transmits this information securely via SSID to the Troverlo platform with each observation for that Asset.
- WARNING: You canNOT use CURRENTUSER="yes" with AUTONOMODE="OE". If both of these are used, an error will be show and you will have to change one to complete the installation.
"autonomo-install<x.y.z>.log"
- This file is usually about 30k in size and can be found in the folder where you ran the install command.
- If the file is 2 bytes, the .msi file is not in the current folder. Please move to folder where the .msi file is located to run this command line installer.
- What to look for?
  - At the bottom of the file, in last 2 lines it will indicate if Autonomo installed successfully or it failed.
  - Example text for of a successful installation:
    - MSI (s) (88:98) [16:03:56:809]: Product: Troverlo Autonomo (64 bit) -- Installation completed successfully.
      
      MSI (s) (88:98) [16:03:56:809]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: Troverlo Autonomo (64 bit). Product Version: 4.6.9. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: Troverlo. Installation success or error status: 0.
  - If you do see a similar message, please see the Autonomo 4 - Install Troubleshooting Guide.

Quiet repair install of Autonomo

Run this command in an admin command prompt window where the .msi file is located:

Msiexec.exe /i TroverloAutonomoV<x.y.z>.msi  /qn /norestart /l autonomo-repair.log

The installer will stop the Autonomo service, replace all files to their original condition and restart the Autonomo service.

Quiet uninstall of Autonomo

Run this command in an admin command prompt window where the .msi files is located:

Msiexec.exe /x TroverloAutonomoV<x.y.z>.msi /qn /norestart /l autonomo-uninstall.log

The uninstaller will remove all files, folders and logs from the device.

Uninstalling Autonomo requires internet connectivity, as we will change the Asset to be in the Archive state in the Troverlo platform.

Autonomo-install.log, autonomo-repair.log and autonomo-uninstall.log

These files can be found in the same directly that the .msi file is located and where the command was run.

These logs file provides information output from the MSI file when quiet install is used (command line).

Use it to validate:

The Autonomo version, date and time installed, repaired or uninstalled.
All the parameters entered on the command line.

Use it to troubleshoot

It will show all the steps covered.
It will show success or any errors if not successful.

Troubleshooting if you have problems installing Autonomo

Please reference the Autonomo 4 - Troubleshooting Guide if you encounter issues not addressed above or you may contact Troverlo Support via our Support Center.