Deployment & Agents
Roaming Agent, routers, DNS appliance, and MDM-driven rollout.
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Roaming clients (device agents)
Install the ScoutDNS device agent on Windows and macOS so devices stay protected on or off the network. Zero-touch profile-keyed installs, encrypted DoH, per-user reporting, and dynamic policy.
12 min Updated Aug 23, 2025 - 2
Agent download link not working
If the device-agent installer download fails with a 404, a broken file, or stops mid-download, here are the common causes and how to fix each.
2 min Updated Aug 23, 2025 - 3
Install the ScoutDNS root certificate
Install the ScoutDNS root cert on client devices so block pages render cleanly on HTTPS sites instead of triggering a browser security warning.
3 min Updated Dec 1, 2025 - 4
Relay setup and configuration
Install the ScoutDNS Relay inside your network for per-subnet policy, LAN-aware logging, encrypted upstream DNS, and local-domain forwarding to your domain controllers.
10 min Updated Aug 23, 2025 - 5
Using a VPN with ScoutDNS
VPN tunnels can block the ScoutDNS roaming agent from reaching the cloud, breaking filtering. Use split tunneling to keep agent traffic outside the VPN.
2 min Updated Aug 23, 2025 - 6
Windows Agent Diagnostic Tool
Collect system and configuration data for the ScoutDNS Windows agent to send to support. Run a baseline plus a post-issue capture, then send results.yaml and agent.log.
2 min Updated Jan 26, 2026