Hudu Radar Agent Silent Install

This guide walks through the process of installing the Hudu Radar Agent silently. This method is best for deployment via RMM tools across multiple endpoints without manual intervention.

Requirements

• Hudu Radar has been installed on the network and the initial scan has been completed
• Minimum OS: Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2015–2022 Redistributable is required
  • Packaged with the installer and should auto-install.
  • If not, download the latest version here.
  • If not installed, app crashes may occur (e.g., missing MSVCP140.dll or VCRUNTIME140.dll).
• Decide whether the agent should send device data locally through the machine running Hudu Radar, or directly to the Radar interface server. This determines whether RADAR_IP_ADDRESS is passed at install — see below.

Downloading the Agent

1. Go to the IPAM section of a company in Hudu connected to Hudu Radar.
2. Click into the network you want to deploy the agent on.
3. Click the More Options icon (three dots) in the top-right corner.
4. Select Download Device Agent.
5. Choose the desired file format:
   • .exe
   • .msi 

Installing the Agent

RADAR_CODE is always required on a fresh install. RADAR_IP_ADDRESS is optional:

• Include it to send agent data locally to the machine running Hudu Radar (Radar then forwards it to the interface server) — same behavior as before.
• Omit it to send agent data directly to the Radar interface server, authenticating with RADAR_CODE.

To switch between local and direct sending later, reinstall the agent — running an upgrade over an existing install keeps the original sending mode.

EXE Installer (Run as Administrator)

Use this command in Command Prompt or script:

"C:\Windows\Temp\hudu-radar-agent.exe" /VERYSILENT RADAR_CODE="YOUR_SETUP_CODE_HERE" RADAR_IP_ADDRESS="0.0.0.0"
      

Replace "YOUR_SETUP_CODE_HERE" with the setup code from the Hudu Radar section in Hudu. Omit RADAR_IP_ADDRESS entirely to send data directly to the interface server instead of through the Radar app machine.

MSI Installer (Run as Administrator)

Use this command in Command Prompt or script:

msiexec /i "C:\Windows\Temp\hudu-radar-agent.msi" /qn RADAR_CODE="YOUR_SETUP_CODE_HERE" RADAR_IP_ADDRESS="0.0.0.0"

Replace "YOUR_SETUP_CODE_HERE" with the setup code from the Hudu Radar section in Hudu. Omit RADAR_IP_ADDRESS entirely to send data directly to the interface server instead of through the Radar app machine.

Upgrading the Agent

When upgrading an existing install, RADAR_CODE and RADAR_IP_ADDRESS no longer need to be re-supplied — the agent keeps its existing values for any parameter left out of the command. To change the sending mode (local vs. direct), reinstall rather than upgrade.

If the installer can't validate or apply the configuration, the install or upgrade stops and the service will not start, rather than continuing with an incomplete setup.

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