Command Line Options

To download the EXE installer, see: Download and Activation 

All command line arguments that are given to the EXE installer are passed to MSI.  So, for example you can use the (/qn) arguments to get a silent mode install. Since Data Sentinel is using a standard MSI package any MSI command line argument sent to it will take effect.

Data sentinel installation supports three basic install modes: Full UI, Silent and Passive.  For the full list of the MSI arguments you can go here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa367988(v=vs.85).aspx

Full UI mode

Displays license dialog and ask user to agree EULA before installation and user can cancel the installation.

C:\> neuinstaller.exe

Silent mode (/silent)

Quiet display option. The installer runs an installation without displaying a user interface. No prompts, messages, or dialog boxes are displayed to the user. The user cannot cancel the installation.

C:\> neuinstaller.exe /silent

Passive mode (/passive)

The installer displays a progress bar to the user that indicates that an installation is in progress, but no prompts or error messages are displayed to the user. The user cannot cancel the installation.

C:\> neuinstaller.exe /passive

Custom Installer Package (/p)

This is used to specify where the web installer downloads the NeuShield setup file from.  This supports UNC, HTTP and HTTPS paths.  It needs to be the full path to the setup file.  This parameter is optional.  By default, we will just download from https://www.neushield.com.

Note: This parameter only works with the web installer.

C:\> neuinstaller.exe /p https://www.neushield.com/files/products/nds/nds.exe

Account Group (/g)

This is used to specify which account group the client goes into.  This is specified using a using a serial number.  One constraint here is that the account that the serial number comes from must be related to the account that the web installer was downloaded from.  For example, the web installer is from the MSP account and the serial number is from a tenant of that MSP.  This parameter is optional.

Note: This parameter only works with the web installer.

C:\> neuinstaller.exe /g 123456789012345678901234567890

Custom Proxy Settings (/c)

By default, NeuShield will automatically detect and use whatever proxy server the system is configured for. However, in some circumstances you may want NeuShield to use a specific proxy server.

Specifying a custom proxy server for NeuShield requires two basic steps:

1. The first step is specifying the custom proxy on the NeuShield portal. To do this you will need to log into the portal and go to the 'Data Sentinel Settings' tab. From this tab click the 'Advanced' button on the upper right-hand corner. This will bring you to the 'Advanced Settings' page where you can configure the custom proxy settings. Once configured you can click the 'Save & Download' button. This will allow you to download the custom proxy setting as a JSON file.
2. The second step is getting the custom proxy settings on the NeuShield client. You can do this through the web installer. The web installer is downloaded from the 'Download & Activation' tab on the NeuShield portal. By using the command line interface 'neuinstaller.exe /c <file path>' on the NeuShield client you can specify a path to the JSON file that contains the proxy settings. This command will tell the NeuShield client to consume the JSON file and enable the proxy settings.

C:\> neuinstaller.exe /c c:\my_path\nds_advanced_settings.json