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Installation of the G DATA Agent on a Microsoft Windows system

The agent is installed on Windows endpoints for individual installations via a gui or via command prompt. On a larger scale, the agent can be rolled out by script, for example via a group policy. Depending on the service level, our G DATA Security Operations Team will assist you if necessary.

You get the setup file from our G DATA Security Operations Team.

Installation with .msi installation file

If you like to have a GUI while installing, either double click the .msi file, or use the command prompt for msiexec.exe without the parameter "/exenoui" or "/qn".
Follow the instructions from the GUI in this case.

Open a command prompt with administrative permissions.

Change to the directory in which the setup file is located.

You have two options for starting the installation. Directly via the .msi installation file or via the msiexec.exe.

Run via msiexec.exe:

msiexec.exe /i "gdata_agent_setup.msi" SETUPID="guid" /qn

Run with .msi installation file:

gdata_agent_setup.msi /q SETUPID="guid"

In both cases, replace "guid" with your setup ID.

The commands presented are rudimentary and allow installation with no further configuration. All configuration parameters, such as proxy settings, can be found in this article.

Confirm the command, and the agent will be installed on the system.

Installation with .exe installation file

Please note the installation with the .exe file is deprecated. We strongly recommend following the instructions above.

Using a GUI

1	Open the installation file and select the desired language.
2	Select Installation.
3	Select a destination folder for the installation.
4	Enter the setup ID that you received from G DATA.
5	After entering the setup ID, the agent will be installed on the system. You can customize the G DATA Agent to, for example, set proxy settings. How to do this is explained in here.

Via command prompt

1	Open a command prompt with administrative permissions.
2	Change to the directory in which the setup file is located.
3	Start the setup with the following command: `[name_of_setup_file].exe /i /s /id=????????-????-????-????????????` Replace ????????-????-????-???????????? with your setup ID. This was given to you as part of the onboarding process by our G DATA Security Operations Team.
4	Confirm the command. The agent will now be installed on the system. You can customize the G DATA Agent to, for example, set proxy settings. How to do this is explained in here.