Central endpoint installation: automatic group assignment

Question

Is it possible to install Windows endpoints with parameters so they are automatically added to the correct group in Sophos Central? 
 Or even better, can I automate this process by Endpoint host name matching defined characters? 
 The Central groups have dedicated policies assigned. 
 We want to avoid manual tasks required after installation of Sophos Software that are sometimes forgotten.

Maxim-Sophos · Accepted Answer

There's a command-line option to assign endpoints to a specific group using the installer: https://docs.sophos.com/central/partner/help/en-us/Help/Deployment/WindowsCommandLine/index.html#no-competitor-removal . With some clever scripting, you could probably automate assigning endpoints to specific groups based on whatever criteria you needed. 
 As far as I know, the only way you can automate within Central is if the users or servers are in specific Active Directory groups.

Central endpoint installation: automatic group assignment

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