How to Create a Silent Install for Esker Smarterm

To construct a silent install for Esker Smarterm, create a command line utilizing msiexec and the custom switches below.

Basic command line syntax: msiexec.exe /i /qn :\\SmarTerm.msi PROPERTY=Value

Available command line switches:
INSTALLDIR
Used to specify the SmarTerm installation folder.
If not specified, the following default path is used: 

32 bit Operating Systems: C:\PROGRAM FILES\ESKER\SMARTERM
64 bit Operating Systems: C:\PROGRAM FILES (x86)\ESKER\SMARTERM

USEPROFILESERVER Used to specify whether to use a profile server.
Acceptable values are “Yes” or “No”. (Note: values are case sensitive.) 

If set to "Yes" then the PROFILEPATH and PROFILENAME properties must also be set. 

PROFILEPATH 
Required if USEPROFILESERVER is set to "Yes". 
The path to the ST profile may be specified with this property. The last character should not be a '\'. 

PROFILENAME 
Required if USEPROFILESERVER is set to "Yes". The name of the ST profile may be specified with this property. The last character should not be a '\'. 

PIDKEY 
Required. 
Hyphens are required.
Input Format: "###############-###-###" 


ACTIVATIONCODE
Required. 

Input Format: "##############" 

LICENSESTRING
Only required if product was purchased as a site license.
String can contain both letters and numbers.
Usually the string contains the company name and is case sensitive. 


ADDFRENCH 
Optional. 
Assigning any value to this property will cause French components to be installed. 

ADDSPANISH
Optional.
Assigning any value to this property will cause Spanish components to be installed. 


ADDGERMAN
Optional.
Assigning any value to this property will cause German components to be installed. 


ADVANCEDSETUP
Optional. 

If set to "1", the setup wizard displays additional steps for advanced configuration. 

ADDLOCAL="ALL" 
Add all components

/qn+  
silent install - notify user when installation is finished

/qb
basic installation user interface

/qr
Reduced installation user interface. advise user at end of installation

/L*v "F:\SMARTERM LOG\LOGFILE.TXT"
Generates a verbose install log file in the specified location


source: Esker.com