Administering Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 with the Casper Suite

With the recent release of Microsoft® Office® for Mac 2011 comes the demand for a complete solution to administer the new software on an enterprise scale.

This technical paper provides step-by-step instructions for deploying, activating, updating, and reporting on Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 with the Casper Suite. Be sure to review the information in the "Requirements" section of the document before using these instructions.

Key principles:

• Deploying Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
• Activating Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
• Reporting on Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
• Updating Microsoft Office for Mac 2011

Requirements

The following components are required to deploy, activate, update, and report on Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 with the Casper Suite:

• Casper Suite version 8.0 or later running in your environment
• Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, Volume Licensing Edition Installer and update media
• Access to the JAMF Software Server (JSS)
• Casper Admin application