Command Line Examples For Installation of the Barracuda WSA With MSI Installer

This article applies to installing the Barracuda WSA using the Barracuda Web Security Gateway. Note that the Barracuda WSA uses the External IP Address/Hostname specified on the ADVANCED > Remote Filtering tab as the SERVICE_URL in the installation command.

Follow command line examples below to install the Barracuda WSA from the command line of a Windows PC or laptop, or for use in a .mst file or GPO. See Configuration Options for the Barracuda Web Security Agent for Barracuda WSA installation options.

File type

Example command (type all on one line)

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.msi, used with GPO

msiexec.exe /i BarracudaWSASetup.msi /qn SERVICE_MODE=1 SERVICE_URL=10.1.0.51 DEBUG=1 SERVICE_PORT=8280 WD=1 USER_MODE=1 PASSWORD="1234"

/qn: Doesn’t show web interface installation boxes.

USER_MODE=1: Doesn’t show the icon in system tray (silent operation).

DEBUG=1 denotes logging network errors only. (version 5.0 and above)

.msi, stored in an .mst file

msiexec.exe /i BarracudaWSASetup.msi TRANSFORMS="myWSAConfig.mst" /qb

/qb: Shows the basic web interface installation boxes. Put the .mst file in your setup program directory.