By Agent

Discovery > Networks > By Agent

The By Agent page discovers devices on the same network as a selected probe machine. These devices can be workstations and servers without agents, SNMP devices and vPro machines. Discovered devices display on the following pages:

• Discovered Devices
• Discovered Devices - Tile View

Scanning Networks by Agent

This is the fastest way to scan a new network.

1. On the By Agent page, select a machine ID. Both Windows and Apple agent machines can serve as a probe agent.
2. Click the Scan Now button to scan a network immediately.

• Optionally click the Schedule Scan to schedule a scan and enter additional options. For Schedule Scan, leave the network scan range blank. It will be populated automatically, based on the subnet defined for the probe agent machine.

1. Enter a network name if the selected agent hasn't scanned a network before.
2. Click the Scan button to start the scan.

• View discovered devices on the Discovered Devices page.
• Visit the By Network page to edit networks before you scan again.

Actions

• Schedule Scan - Displays the Scan Schedules Dialog. Schedules a scan, on a recurring basis, for a selected network. You must enter a unique name for a new network, if the selected agent is not already serving as a a probe agent.
• Scan Now - Runs a scan immediately on the network the selected agent machine belongs to, using the scan options defined by the Edit Network of the By Network page. You must enter a unique name for a new network, if the selected agent is not already serving as a a probe agent.
• Cancel Scan - Cancel a scan on the network the selected agent machine belongs to.
• Refresh - Refreshes the page.

Tables Columns

• (Check-in Status) - These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine. Hovering the cursor over a check-in icon displays the agent Quick View window.

  Online but waiting for first audit to complete

  Agent online

  Agent online and user currently logged on.

  Agent online and user currently logged on, but user not active for 10 minutes

  Agent is currently offline

  Agent has never checked in

  Agent is online but remote control has been disabled

  The agent has been suspended

  An agent icon adorned with a red clock badge is a temporary agent.

• - Click this icon to display the results of the latest scan and the accumulated results of all previous scans.
• Machine.Group ID - A unique machine ID / group ID / organization ID name for a machine in the VSA.
• IP Address - The IP address of the probe machine.
• OS - Operating system type the machine is running.
• MAC Address - The MAC address of the probe machine.
• Default Gateway - The default gateway of the probe machine.
• Network - The network this agent is assigned to as a probe agent.
• Scan Status - The status of a scan. A scan progresses through the following statuses. These statuses are displayed in Pending Procedures and Procedure History. If the scan does not fail, the status returns to Ready To Scan once a scan is completed.

  Ready To Scan

  Installing

  Performing Deep Scan

  Failed

• Scan Range - The range of IP addresses scanned by the selected machine ID when a network scan runs.
• Next Scan - The date/time a scan is next scheduled.
• Last Scan - The date/time a scan last ran.
• SNMP Active - If checked, the device has SNMP functionality, though it may not be enabled.