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title: "Install Network Discovery on Windows | Lansweeper Platform"
slug: "install-network-discovery-windows"
description: "Install Lansweeper Network Discovery on Windows to add a hub or sensor, cover additional networks, and balance scanning performance across your environment."
status: "update"
updated: 2026-07-30T13:46:09Z
published: 2026-07-30T13:46:09Z
canonical: "docs.lansweeper.com/install-network-discovery-windows"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lansweeper.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Install Network Discovery - Windows

Most trials already include one hub and sensor. Use these instructions when you need to add a second or third sensor, if you have additional networks, want to balance performance, or need redundancy.

## Prerequisites

- Review the [Discovery Hub and Sensor requirements](/docs/discovery-hub-and-sensor-requirements)
- Ensure this is the correct discovery system for your use case
- Review the supported operating systems

## Supported operating systems

- Windows 10 (21H2, x64; 1809 and 1607 LTSC/Enterprise only)
- Windows 11 (23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1, x64)
- Windows Server (Core) 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023H, 2025 (x64)

## Install the sensor and hub

Interactive (GUI)Silent (config file)Silent (command line)

Recommended for most users.

1. In your preferred site, go to **Discovery > Systems > Download installers/packages**.
2. Select **Network Discovery > Download Network Discovery installer**.
3. Open the installation file.
4. Specify the installation directory.
5. Select which component you want to install. For first-time installations, you will likely want the IT sensor, OT sensor, and hub. However, if you’ve already installed the hub as part of your trial, you do not require another.
6. Optionally, enter:
  - **Hostname**: Specify another hostname for the machine hosting the hub if you’re only installing the IT Sensor.
  - **TCP port**: Specify an alternative TCP port if you want to override the default port for hub-to-sensor communication.
7. Once the installation is complete, you will be redirected to your Lansweeper Platform. Select the site you want to link with.

Ideal for repeatable deployments in enterprise environments.

1. In your preferred site, go to **Discovery > Systems > Download installers/packages**.
2. Select **Network Discovery > Download Network Discovery silent installation configuration**.
3. In your site, select **Systems > Link discovery system > Create new code**. Specify an expiration date, then select **Apply** and copy the generated code.

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> The expiration date indicates when the linking code can no longer be used to establish a new connection between a site and your discovery system. Any existing connection between the system and your site will remain active after the expiration date.
4. On your computer, open the downloaded **lansweepernetworkdiscoveryinstallation.cfg** file.
5. In the file, replace `cloudtokenvalue` with your copied linking code. If the computer requires a proxy server, remove the `#` for `proxyserver=myproxyserver.domain.local` and `proxyport=8080`.

```bash
mode=unattended
accepteula=1
path=C:\Program Files\Lansweeper Network Discovery
components=hub,itsensor,otsensor
hubinstance=localhost
hubport=59525
installnpcapdriver=1
dcomautoconfig=1
#cloudtoken=cloudtokenvalue
#proxyserver=myproxyserver.domain.local
#proxyport=8080
#hubcode=MyHubCode generated in the hub > Settings > Data transfer > Hub code (only required for distributed deployment of sensors across multiple systems, connecting to a remote hub)
```
6. In an elevated command prompt, enter the following command, replacing` X.X.X` in` Lansweeper-network-discovery-X.X.X` with the version number of your installer:

> [!NOTE]
> Installer version
> 
> The version numbers for your installer can be found in your downloaded file name.

```bash
Lansweeper-network-discovery-X.X.X-windows-x64-installer.exe --optionfile lansweepernetworkdiscoveryinstallation.cfg
```

Ideal for scripted installs without editing a `.cfg.`

1. In your preferred site, go to **Discovery > Systems > Download installers/packages**.
2. Select **Network Discovery > Download Network Discovery silent installation configuration**.
3. In your site, select **Systems > Link discovery system > Create new code**. Specify an expiration date, then select **Apply** and copy the generated code.

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> The expiration date indicates when the linking code can no longer be used to establish a new connection between a site and your discovery system. Any existing connection between the system and your site will remain active after the expiration date.
4. In an elevated command prompt, enter the following command with the following edits:

> [!NOTE]
> Version installer
> 
> The version numbers for your installer can be found in your downloaded file name.
  - Replace `cloudtokenvalue `with your copied linking code.
  - If the computer requires a proxy server, remove the `# `for `proxyserver=myproxyserver.domain.local` and `proxyport=8080`.
  - Replace `X.X.X` in `Lansweeper-network-discovery-X.X.X` with the version number of your installer.

```bash
Lansweeper-network-discovery-X.X.X-windows-x64-installer.exe --mode unattended --accepteula 1 --path "C:\Program Files\Lansweeper Network Discovery Discovery" --cloudtoken cloudtokenvalue
```

## Next steps

Now that your hub and sensors are installed, you can [create a discovery credential](/docs/create-discovery-credentials) to access more asset details, [create a discovery action](/docs/create-a-network-discovery-action) to specify specifically what to scan and when, and [manage discovery exclusions](/docs/manage-discovery-exclusions) to keep unwanted assets out of your inventory.