Completing the Asset Scanning and Monitoring Definition Basics Tab

Scan Name

Enter a name describing the settings in the scan definition.

Scan Type

Select the type of scan:

• A IP Scan searches based on a specified range of IP addresses. (You can exclude specified IP addresses.)

• An AD Scan searches based on a specified Active Directory path. You can scan all machine names known by the domain controller, or scan using an LDAP query for returning a specific set of information.

• A DNS Scan searches based on specified domain names.

Scan Enabled

Select Yes to allow scans to initiate based on the defined schedule and setting; otherwise, select No to prevent the scan from occurring.

Frequency

Select one of the following:

• Daily to run the scan every day at the time designated in the Start Time field.

• Weekly to run the scan once a week on the day designated in the Occurs On field.

• Monthly to run the scan every month on the day designated in the Occurs On field.

Start Time

Select the time at which the scan should be initiated.

Duration

Enter the amount of time (in hours) at which, if the scan is still running, the scan should be terminated.

Occurs On

This field is enabled if Weekly or Monthly is selected in the Frequency field.

• If Weekly is selected in the Frequency field, select the day of the week on which the scan should run. The scan will run every week on the selected day.

• If Monthly is selected in the Frequency field, select the day on which the scan should run. The scan will run every month on the selected day.

To select more than one entry, click on entries while holding down the Control key. Use the Shift key to select a range.

Scan On Weekends

This field is enabled if Daily or Monthly is selected in the Frequency field. Select Yes to schedule the scan to run on Saturdays and Sundays.

Email Addresses to Notify Upon Scan Completion

Enter the email addresses to which an automatic notification should be sent when the scan completes. The notification will contain the scan definition name and the time and date of completion.

Impersonate WMI Authentication

Select one of the following for the login to be used to access the systems included in the scan:

• Select No to use the login that is set up for the iSupport Agent Manager (the service used to process scans).

To view the login for the iSupport Agent Manager: from the Start menu, select Programs | Administrative Tools | Computer Management. Expand the Services and Applications section and select Services. Right-click on the iSupport Agent Manager service and select Properties. The Logon tab includes the login used by the iSupport Agent Manager.

• Select Yes to enter a different login to be used to access the systems included in the scan.

Name

Password

Enter the login to be used to access the systems included in the scan.

SNMP Community

If you wish to track non-Windows devices on your local subnet, enter the SNMP community string (a text string that acts as a password for a network device).  Community strings are configured by administrators of network devices that support SNMP to allow varying levels of access to the devices configuration and operational settings; this grants management tools read-only access to the remote device.  The default community string for read-only access to network devices is normally the word "public".

Enable Auto Asset Create from Scheduled Scan Agent

Select Yes to enable the Auto Asset Create from Scheduled Scan agent which creates Asset records automatically for machines that are involved in scheduled scans but not associated with an existing record. (You can also enable this agent in the Agents screen.) It will run every hour based on the time at which the iSupport Agent Manager service is started.

Asset Record Template for Automatic Asset Creation

Click this link to select the name of an existing Asset record to use as a template when the Auto Asset Create from Scheduled Scan agent is run. The record’s asset type will determine the fields that will appear on the automatically-created record.  See Creating Asset Records Automatically Based on Scheduled Scans for a table listing how the fields are populated.

Populate Asset Serial Number Field Using

Select one of the following for populating the Asset Serial Number field when Asset records are created automatically for machines that are involved in scheduled scans but not associated with an existing record: the operating system serial number or the BIOS serial number. If the BIOS Serial Number is selected but not available, the machine name or ID defined in the scheduled scan definition will be used.