Network Scan

Add multiple networks of your organization and scan them at regular intervals for Windows, Linux, MAC, Solaris, and AIX workstations, SNMP devices, and VMware [ESX/ESXi] and Hyper-V machines.

Best Practice: Use Domain Scan to scan workstations that are grouped in domain.

To add a network,

Go to Setup > Probes & Discovery > Network Scan.
Click New Network in the toolbar.
In the New Network form, enter the following details:

Option	Description	Comments
Network Address	Choose one to specify the network/IP range that the probe should scan for devices: Entire Network: Enter the first three octets of the network IP address (for example, 192.168.1). The final octet is fixed as 0, representing the entire subnet. Range: Enter the IP address range to be scanned.	-
Exclude Devices	Click Exclude Devices to specify IP addresses or devices to be skipped during network scans.	-
Probe	Select the probe that has access to the specified network. To add a new probe, click the plus icon .	Learn more about probes.
Description	Provide additional information about the network.	-
Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, and AIX, SNMP-Supported Network Devices, and VMware	From the corresponding drop-downs, select the credentials associated with Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, and AIX workstations, SNMP devices, and VMWares within the network. To add new credentials, click the plus icon .	These credentials will be used to authenticate scans. You can associate multiple credentials for each operating system. During the network scan, the probe iterates all credentials. Learn more about scan credentials. Note that SNMP devices will be scanned only if the corresponding SNMP credentials are associated.
Software Scan	Software scan is disabled by default for Linux and AIX devices. Enable the Software scan option to collect the corresponding software details during scan.	-

Finally, click Save.

For the probe to scan workstations, make sure these requirements are met in each target workstation.

List View Actions

In the Network Scan list view, click the gear icon next to the required network to perform the following:

Initiate Network Scan: Click Scan Network to initiate a network scan. When initiated, the scan is assigned to the associated probe. After the scan is complete, a report is generated with a list of scanned workstations and workstations that failed to scan.

View Scan Summary: Click Last Scan Summary to view a summary of the most recent scan of a network. You can export the scan summary as CSV, XLS, and XLSX files.

View Task Status: Click Task Status to view the list of scans assigned to the network's probe and their statuses.

Edit and Delete Network: Click Edit Network or Delete Network to edit or delete the network. You can modify or delete network details if their login names and passwords have been changed.