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Client Management: How to scan the network with the Asset Discovery module - INCLUDES VIDEO
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Any version of BCM supporting the asset discovery module.
How do I configure an asset discovery scan? How can I create a configurable scan, not the default scan that scans the master subnet? |
1- The asset discovery module allows to discovery devices on the LAN very easily. The following video shows how to proceed: 2- Configurable scan: - Go to Asset Discovery > Configuration > Scan Configurations - Right click on "Scan Configurations" then click on "Create scan configuration..." - Select "Configurable" instead of the default "Automatic: - Click Next then select the following options: - Check the checkbox "Scan Windows remotely (vial WMI, SMB...)" as for this example only information from Windows devices matter
- Select "Create a new target list" - Uncheck "Scan scanner's subnet to set another subnet than the master's - Click Next then give a name to the scan - Click Next then: - Check the checkbox "Windows (SMB)"
- Keep selecting the line "Windows (SMB)"
- Click on the key and select an account or more that has admin access to SMB/WMI on the targets - Right click on the sub-node "Targets" then on "Create Target List..." - Add an address range to scan: - Click on Finish, then Yes: - Go to the tab "Sessions" to check the scan progress: Results from this scan will appear in the tab "Sessions" above when the scan is completed. All discovered devices will appear in the sub-node "Discovered Devices": More information on the prerequisites to discover and gather inventories efficiently from devices: - Client Management: Asset discovery: Prerequisites to get remote inventories from windows clients
- Client Management: Asset discovery: prerequisites to get remote inventories from unix clients - Client Management: Asset discovery: prerequisites to get remote inventories from network equipments Some information on how do the scans work: Client Management: How does the Asset Discovery module work. |
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