Endpoint Agent Installation Reference

This article provides more in-depth information regarding the opt-in/out configuration options within the Endpoint Agent installer.
Browser Extensions
The Endpoint Agent browser extensions can be installed either at the end of the GUI installation process, or as part of the Windows command line installation.
If the browser settings for either Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome are managed by a separate mechanism (for example, Windows Group Policy or Google Chrome Browser Cloud Management), then the extensions should not be enabled during the installation process. This is due to the Endpoint Agent installer modifying registry keys as part of the process, which may cause conflicts.
This issue does not affect the Internet Explorer extension, which can only be enabled during installation.
​Via the installer wizard.
​Via a command-line flag.
Endpoint Agent Installer
The Feature Selection page of the installer wizard provides a drop-down menu to select the desired extension, and enable support for TCP network tests .
As the Selection Tree widget is a standard Windows Installer control, with limited ability to customise it; the Will be installed on local hard drive and the Entire feature will be installed on local hard drive options are identical.
Users can install one or both of the extensions as necessary.
Once you have configured the extensions, click Next to continue the installation wizard.
If you opt not to install the extensions as part of the Endpoint Agent installer process, you can still install them separately. See Install the Browser Extension.
Command-Line Options for Msiexec / Msiexec Switches
Switch
Description
Action
TcpNetworkTestsSupport
TCP Network Tests Support
Install Windows driver and enable support for TCP tests.
EdgeExtension
Microsoft Edge Browser Extension
Enable support for collecting network metrics for approved pages in Microsoft Edge.
ChromeExtension
Google Chrome Browser Extension
Enable support for collecting network metrics for approved pages in Google Chrome.
IeExtension
Internet Explorer Bowrser Extension
Enable support for collecting network metrics for approved pages in Internet Explore.
If no Switches are Passed, no TCP tests and no Browser Extensions are installed.
To install the extensions via the command-line, add the relevant flags shown in the examples below:
Default
If the MSI is run without any options, the Endpoint agent is installed without TCP Network Tests Support or with any Browser Extensions.
msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart
With TCP Network Tests Support
Install with TCP Network Tests Support and no browser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart /qn ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport"
Install with TCP Network Tests Support and all the browser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport,IeExtension,ChromeExtension,EdgeExtension"
Install with TCP Network Tests Support and Microsoft Edge browser extension: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport,EdgeExtension"
Install with TCP Network Tests Support and Internet Explorer browser extension: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport,IeExtension"
Install with TCP Network Tests Support and Chrome browser extension: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport,ChromeExtension"
Install with TCP Network Tests Support and Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer browser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport,IeExtension,EdgeExtension"
Install with TCP Network Tests Support with Microsoft Edge, and Chrome browser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport,ChromeExtension,EdgeExtension"
Install with TCP Network Tests Support with Internet Explorer, and Chrome browser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport,IeExtension,ChromeExtension"
Without TCP Network Tests Support
Install with no TCP Network Tests Support and no browser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart
Install with no TCP Network Tests Support and all the browser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="IeExtension,ChromeExtension,EdgeExtension"
Install with no TCP Network Tests Support but, with Microsoft Edge extension: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="EdgeExtension"
Install with no TCP Network Tests Support but, with Internet Explorer browser extension: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="IeExtension"
Install with no TCP Network Tests Support but, with Chrome browser extension: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="ChromeExtension"
Install with no TCP Network Tests Support but, with Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer browser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="IeExtension,EdgeExtension"
Install with no TCP Network Tests Support but, with Microsoft Edge and Chrome browser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="ChromeExtension,EdgeExtension"
Install with no TCP Network Tests Support but, with Internet Explorer and Chrome bowser extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="IeExtension,ChromeExtension"
To view the guidance for software deployment teams, please refer here.
TCP Support for Windows
The ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent allows users to enable support for TCP network tests for Windows via the command line installation. As part of enabling support, the Endpoint Agent installer automatically extracts and invokes the standard Npcap OEM installer for Windows.
The NPCAP Driver version must be v 1.10. Also, reboot the system to have the NPCAP driver installed.
You can verify the currently installed version of NPCAP driver by running the following registry query:
reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NpcapInst
The installation done by the ThousandEyes Endpoint agent installer will look like this:
QuietUninstallString    REG_SZ    "C:\Program Files (x86)\ThousandEyes\Npcap\uninstall.exe" /S
DisplayIcon    REG_SZ    C:\Program Files (x86)\ThousandEyes\Npcap\uninstall.exe
UninstallPath    REG_SZ    C:\Program Files (x86)\ThousandEyes\Npcap
DisplayName    REG_SZ    Npcap OEM
DisplayVersion    REG_SZ    1.10
Publisher    REG_SZ    Nmap Project
URLInfoAbout    REG_SZ    Npcap: Windows Packet Capture Library & Driver 
URLUpdateInfo    REG_SZ    Npcap: Windows Packet Capture Library & Driver 
VersionMajor    REG_SZ    1
VersionMinor    REG_SZ    10
NoModify    REG_DWORD    0x1
NoRepair    REG_DWORD    0x1
The installation by another product can look like this:
QuietUninstallString    REG_SZ    "C:\Program Files\Npcap\uninstall.exe" /S
DisplayIcon    REG_SZ    C:\Program Files\Npcap\uninstall.exe
UninstallPath    REG_SZ    C:\Program Files\Npcap
DisplayName    REG_SZ    Npcap
DisplayVersion    REG_SZ    1.10
Publisher    REG_SZ    Nmap Project
URLInfoAbout    REG_SZ    Npcap: Windows Packet Capture Library & Driver 
URLUpdateInfo    REG_SZ    Npcap: Windows Packet Capture Library & Driver 
VersionMajor    REG_SZ    1
VersionMinor    REG_SZ    10
NoModify    REG_DWORD    0x1
NoRepair    REG_DWORD    0x1
In either case the DisplayVersion parameter displays the version of NPCAP currently installed.
If NPCAP is already installed (as a part of Wireshark or NMAP), the installer won't upgrade it, and if the driver version is not compatible with the Endpoint Agent, the TCP testing feature will be disabled. In such scenarios, ThousandEyes recommends you to follow these instructions:
1.Uninstall (manually) the unsupported version of NPCAP. You can do this via Add/Remove Programs.
You can use the UninstallString command to remove the currently installed NPCAP driver, if the outdated version was not installed by the Endpoint Agent installer.
For example, UninstallString REG_SZ "C:\Program Files\Npcap\uninstall.exe"
1.Run the Endpoint Agent installer to remove the TCP Network Tests feature.
2.Again, run the Endpoint Agent installer to enable the TCP Network Tests feature. This step, triggers the installation of the upgraded NPCAP driver bundled with the Endpoint Agent.
3.Restart the ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent service.
For Windows, you can use sc query npcap to verify if the NPCAP driver is installed and running.
If steps described above do not resolve the issue or if the issue keeps reoccurring, please contact ThousandEyes Support team ([email protected]).
Updating Existing Agents
Existing Endpoint Agents that have the TcpNetworkTestsSupport feature turned off (or older versions of the agent that do not support this feature) will need to be reinstalled to enable TCP network tests. ThousandEyes recommends to use the convenience script to enable TCP tests. The agents can also be updated by following the same process as new agents, outlined below. Updating the agent without uninstalling the previous installation should have no impact on existing data.
However, if the previous installation is uninstalled first, the new data will be assigned to a completely new agent that will have the same name as the original. ThousandEyes recommends running the installer without uninstalling the existing agent.
To enable support via the command line, use the installation command flag as outlined in the examples below:
Invoke the installer interactively: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport"
Invoke the installer silently:
When running the installer silently, all features installed are replaced. Browser extensions must be explicitly mentioned when running the installer silently.
Install only TCP and no extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport" Install TCP and all extensions: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport,IeExtension,ChromeExtension,EdgeExtension" Install TCP and the Google Chrome extension only: msiexec.exe /i <path_to_msi> /quiet /norestart ADDLOCAL="TcpNetworkTestsSupport,ChromeExtension"
After a successful installation, both the ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent and the Npcap OEM should be listed under the Apps & Features program on Windows. The installation directory for Npcap OEM is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\ThousandEyes\Npcap (64-bit Windows)
C:\Program Files\ThousandEyes\Npcap (32-bit Windows)
Uninstalling the Npcap OEM entry individually from the Apps & Features list is not supported and should be avoided. Uninstalling the Endpoint Agent also uninstalls Npcap OEM and removes it completely from the Apps & Features list.
Uninstall or Delete an Endpoint Agent
NPCAP Driver Upgrade Management
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Outline
Browser Extensions
Command-Line Options for Msiexec / Msiexec Switches
TCP Support for Windows
Updating Existing Agents