Scan Methods

Scan Methods


Role Required: SDAdmin
 
Managing security requires an organization to identify, catalog, and monitor all its IT assets to discover vulnerabilities across devices. This can be achieved through asset scanning. The various types of scanning methods that AssetExplorer supports to discover IT assets are mentioned below.
 

Windows Domain Scan

Windows machines in a domain or workgroup can be scanned using this mechanism. For domains, the list of workstations is fetched from Active Directory and scanned for hardware and software inventory. Agents need to be installed before performing a domain scan.

Network Scan

An entire network or range of IP addresses can be scanned using this mechanism. The devices that can be scanned include Linux, Mac, Solaris, AIX, HPUX machines, VMWare and Hyper V devices, Cisco IP phones, and other SNMP-supported devices like printers, routers, switches, etc.
 

Distributed Asset Scan

This scan is used for scanning devices that are not reachable from the central AssetExplorer server. This scan is done by deploying individual remote servers in remote sites and pushing the data to the central AssetExplorer servers periodically.

Scan Roaming User Devices 

This method is used to scan roaming user devices that are not on the corporate network. This mechanism supports only agent-installed Windows, Linux, and Mac devices.
 

Agentless Scan

This method can be used for scanning Windows, Linux, Mac, and HPUX machines using scripts.

Supported Device Types and their Scanning Methods 

Device Type
Scan
Workstation/Server   (Windows/Linux/Mac)
Workstation Scan/Network Scan/Windows Domain Scan
VMWare Hosts
Network Scan
Hyper V
Network Scan/Windows Domain Scan/Workstation Scan
Cisco IP Phone  
Network Scan
SNMP Devices
Network Scan
Solaris, AIX
Network Scan

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