Refer to the following sections for instructions on installing NI Hardware Manager with your operating system.

Windows Installation

NI Hardware Manager is installed with System Configuration software.

Some NI driver software also installs or prompts you to install NI Hardware Manager. If prompted, ensure that the NI Hardware Manager option is checked when installing NI software drivers.

The following table lists the earliest versions for System Configuration and other common driver software that install NI Hardware Manager.

NI Driver Name First Version that Includes NI Hardware Manager
NI-DAQmx 2023 Q2
System Configuration 2023 Q2
NI-XNET 2023 Q2
NI-RFSA 2023 Q3
NI-RFSG 2023 Q3

Linux Installation

To install NI Hardware Manager on Linux, first install a device driver repository registration package.

For more information about installing a device driver repository registration package on Linux, refer to Installing NI Drivers and Software on Linux Desktop. Refer to the Installation topic for your Linux distribution in the NI Platform on Linux Desktop User Manual for specific steps to install the NI Hardware Manager.