Manual Installation of NSClient++ 0.4.x

Manual installation requires a series of steps some of which can be automated. All this is automatic if you use the MSI file which makes this the easy choice.

The service can be controlled from the NSClient++ command line using the service mode so refer to that page for detailed options and references.

UNzip the files (and/or copy the service)

Unzip the zip and/or copy the files manually using the your favorite tool (I tend to op for "FAR Manager" myself)

Install the service

Service can be installed using the service mode from the command line.

nscp service --help

To install the service use the following command:

nscp service --install --name nscp

This will install the service with a short hand name of nscp this can be changed by altering the --name option.

Setup firewall exception

You need to manually exclude any ports you want to use (normally NRPE (5666)and NSClient (12489)) from the windows firewall.

Start service

Service can be started using the service mode from the command line.

nscp service --help

To install the service use the following command:

nscp service --start --name nscp

This will start the service with the short hand name of nscp this can be changed by altering the --name option.