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# Setup

The Wazuh agent is multi-platform and runs on the endpoints that the user wants to monitor. It communicates with the Wazuh server, sending data in near real-time through an encrypted and authenticated channel.

## Installing Wazuh agent on Windows

Once we are logged in to the Wazuh dashboard, we should see something like this:

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Click on the `Add agent` option in order to obtain the necessary commands.

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We can fill in all the relevant information in this form.

### PowerShell command

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```powershell
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://packages.wazuh.com/4.x/windows/wazuh-agent-4.6.0-1.msi -OutFile ${env.tmp}\wazuh-agent; msiexec.exe /i ${env.tmp}\wazuh-agent /q WAZUH_MANAGER='(Wazuh manager IP address)' WAZUH_AGENT_NAME='(Agent name)' WAZUH_REGISTRATION_SERVER='(Wazuh manager IP address)'
```

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Note that from the above command the `(Wazuh manager IP address)` and `(Agent name)` will be the actual IP address and Agent name that we have set.

### Start the Wazuh agent

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```
NET START WazuhSvc
```

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