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title: How to install CrowdStrike on a Waypoint 3?
description: "**Environment:** - WayPoint 3 Core software version 6.6.1.8 or later **Description:** Software version 6.6.1.8 supports CrowdStrike on Waypoint 3. *Steps for preparing a USB drive* 1. Login to the CrowdStrike portal  2. Click the main menu icon in the upper-left…"
url: "https://www.dejero.com/faq/how-to-install-crowdstrike-on-a-waypoint-3/"
updated: "2025-09-04"
category: Installation
---

# How to install CrowdStrike on a Waypoint 3?

**Environment:**

- WayPoint 3 Core software version 6.6.1.8 or later

**Description:**

Software version 6.6.1.8 supports CrowdStrike on Waypoint 3.

*Steps for preparing a USB drive*

1. Login to the CrowdStrike portal 
2. Click the main menu icon in the upper-left corner
   ![main menu](https://www.dejero.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mainmenu-155x300.png)
3. Select Host setup and management from the menu
4. Under the Deploy category, click on Sensor downloads
5. Click the Linux tab, Go to Debian, and Click Download “Debian - 9/10/11/12 - 7.19.17219” (Latest version)
6. Copy the customer ID from the right side “How to install” category to the file cid.txt
7. Copy falcon-sensor .deb package (e.g. falcon-sensor_7.19.0-17219_amd64.deb) and cid.txt to a USB (Note: the falcon-sensor file name must start with falcon-sensor_ and end with .deb. DO NOT RENAME the downloaded falcon sensor file name.)
   ![download sensor](https://www.dejero.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/downloadsensor-300x120.png)
   (Note: USB MUST be formatted in FAT32 or exFAT file system. NTFS is NOT supported)

*Steps for Installing CrowdStrike on Waypoint 3*

1. Connect an external monitor to the WP3
2. Plug in the USB containing the falcon-sensor package and cid.txt file to the WP3
   (Note: USB should be FAT32 or exFAT file system, NTFS is NOT supported)
3. Go to the CrowdStrike menu from OOBE-UI, and choose Install.
   ![Crowd strike menu](https://www.dejero.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CrowdStrike-menu.png)
4. The CrowdStrike script will automatically detect the falcon-sensor .deb package and cid.txt file.
   ![Installed](https://www.dejero.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/installed-300x105.png)
5. Click Install
6. The script will display "Installing CrowdStrike, please wait..."
7. The following message will be displayed upon successful installation of CrowdStrike
   ![installed succeed](https://www.dejero.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/installedSucceed-300x95.png)

*Steps to Confirm CrowdStrike Installation*

1. Go to OOBE-UI, Go to the CrowdStrike menu
2. Click Check Installation Status, If you see the following message, CrowdStrike is installed successfully
3. Confirm from the CrowdStrike portal
   - Click the main menu icon in the upper-left corner
   - Select Host Setup and Management from the menu
   - Select Host dashboard
   - Click Online Hosts
   - Confirm the falcon-sensor version and that igw-$DeviceSerialNumber, e.g. igw-450006, is online
     ![installed running](https://www.dejero.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/installed-running-300x109.png)

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