Lansweeper Agent (LsAgent) – this is what we have asked staff to install on their self-managed desktop & laptop computers.Some schools will have a border firewall that would not allow these scanning attempts to reach the endpoints, so this method is not useful at all to collect data from network segments that ITS do not currently manage. However, this mode has limitations on how far it can reach as it relies on particular network ports being open on the target network/device and requires a local device account to login to perform the full scan. This mode is currently being used to scan mainly managed ITS estate (servers, desktop and laptops). Scanning Mode – in this mode, the device scanning process is initiated from our Lansweeper server hosted in the QM datacentre at Mile End.Also make sure to run the tool from the machine hosting the Lansweeper Server service, as this is the only way to simulate exactly which protocols your Lansweeper installation will have access to as well. Don't forget to submit your SNMP or SSH credential in the tester, if relevant. It tests access to the various protocols supported by Lansweeper. If you are unsure which protocols are enabled on a device, or would like to test your SNMP or SSH credential, run the below tool on your Lansweeper server. For information on configuring SNMP or another protocol on your device itself, you'll need to consult the device documentation, as protocol support and setup differ from device to device. A community string with read-only access is sufficient for Lansweeper scanning. passwords), public being for read-only access and private for read/write access.

Many network devices have SNMP enabled by default and use public and private as their default SNMP community strings (i.e. SNMP generally provides Lansweeper with the most detailed device information. More specifically, Lansweeper can pull data from any device that has one or more of the following protocols enabled: Bonjour, DNS-SD, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, JetDirect, mDNS, SIP, SMTP, SNMP (SNMPv1, SNMPv2 or SNMPv3), SSDP, SSH, Telnet, UPnP or WMI. Some examples of network devices are: cameras, firewalls, mail servers, music systems, NAS devices, printers, routers, switches, UPS devices, VOIP phones and web servers. Apart from scanning Linux, Unix, Mac and Windows computers, as well as VMware servers, Lansweeper is also capable of scanning network devices.