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Manually Install the Vanta Mobile Device Monitor on Windows

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Written by Shannon DeLange
Updated in the last hour

This guide provides instructions on manually installing the Vanta Mobile Device Monitor on a Windows device using the command line.

Prerequisites

  • Administrator permissions on the device. If you do not have administrator access to your computer, please contact the system administrator or your company's IT team.

  • Vanta Admin permissions or assistance from your Vanta Admin to obtain the Vanta Key. We are unable to give it to you since the key is confidential information.
    The Vanta key must be obtained by your administrator from the computers page and provided to you. Here's how your admin can retrieve the Vanta key:

    • Visit the Computers page and select the Unmonitored tab

    • Select View setup instructions

    • Select 'Option 3: MDM and Vanta Mobile Device Monitor'

    • Follow the directions for Windows

Procedure

  • Launch Command Prompt in administrator mode.

search command prompt.png

  • In Command Prompt, copy and paste the following command to download the latest installation file.

curl -Lo vanta.msi https://app.vanta.com/osquery/download/windows


The installer will be downloaded and placed in the C: WindowsSystem32 directory.

  • Locate the company's Vanta Key. This can be provided to you by your admin.

    • Vanta Admin can locate the key within Vanta using the following steps:

  • Click on Option 3: MDM and Vanta Mobile Device Monitor

  • Look for the phrase VANTA_KEY - this key will be the same across all operating system instructions

  • Run the below command prompt in your terminal, replacing VANTA_KEY with the key from the previous step, and YOUR_EMAIL with the email for the device's primary user and VANTA_REGION with the region of your Vanta instance. All these details can be accessed by following the previous steps.

    msiexec /i vanta.msi /passive /qn VANTA_OWNER_EMAIL="[email protected]" 
    VANTA_KEY="VANTA_KEY"
    VANTA_REGION="VANTA_REGION"
  • The Vanta Mobile Device Monitor will run as a silent installation. Once completed, the installer can be removed by running the command.

    del vanta.msi

Troubleshooting Installation Errors

  • If continual installation issues are encountered, additional logs can be generated by adding the flag /l*v vanta.log to the beginning installation command

    Example:

msiexec /l*v vanta.log /i vanta.msi /passive /qn VANTA_OWNER_EMAIL="[email protected]" 
VANTA_KEY="VANTA_KEY"
VANTA_REGION="VANTA_REGION"