# Which operating systems does the NetSenX agent run on?

The NetSenX agent runs on Linux and macOS, and a single agent on a SPAN or TAP port watches every device on that segment, whatever operating system those devices use. On Linux, the agent installs as a system service with a one-line command from the dashboard, and the installer accepts only a package signed with the NetSenX release key. On macOS it installs from a signed package and runs as a background service; macOS agents are set up together with NetSenX support. If your company also has computers with other operating systems, or printers, cameras, phones and machines that cannot run any agent, put one agent on a host connected to a mirror port: it sees their traffic without anything installed on them. That is usually the simplest way to cover a mixed office. What the agent does not see is traffic on segments you do not mirror and activity inside a computer that never touches the network.

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## Read next

- https://netsenx.com/en/install
- https://netsenx.com/en/features

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