Network Probe

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Network Device | Network Probe | Network Push |
TFTP Server | SNMP Trap Server | Syslog Server

Contents 1 See Also 2 Introduction 3 Probe Screen 3.1 Identification 3.2 Remote Push Settings 3.3 Comments and Info 3.4 Alerting 3.5 TFTP Settings 3.6 Syslog Settings 3.7 SNMP Scanner Settings

See Also

TFTP Server | SNMP Trap Server | Syslog Server

Introduction

A Network Probe is a Service running on a designated computer per location that will scan the network for other devices without the LabTech Agent installed on them. This opens up possibilites of monitoring and inventory management of devices without extra license costs. Enabling the Network Probe also opens up the functionality for SNMP Trapping, a TFTP Server, Syslog Event Trapping and the Network Push option.

To enable a probe, check the box on the Welcome Tab of a Computer Management screen. The probe scans the network when the service is started, then every six hours. The network probe scans the first 1024 addresses in a network, so if your subnet allows more than 1024, it will only scan the first 1024 addresses in the network.

• Note: Use one Network Probe per location on a computer that is constantly online and unfrequently used.

Probe Screen

• Click Save to save any changes that were made to the Network Probe.
• Press Enter to save any values changed in the Extra Data Fields.

Identification

• Name - Displays the Name of the Computer.
• Client - Displays the Client the Computer belongs to.
• Location - The Location of the Computer for the specified Client.
• Local Address - The Local IP Address for the Computer.
• Router Address - The Local Router Address for the Computer.

• Last Contact - The Last Time the computer has checked in to the system is displayed here.
• Service Version - The Current Version of the LabTech Agent.

Remote Push Settings

Remote Push settings control if the probe automatically installs LabTech on all Windows machines it scans. Enable Automatic Remote Push tells the probe to just that.

• Passwords to Attempt - These are the passwords the probe will use to attempt the LabTech Agent install. It will try the top one first and work it's way down until it's out of passwords to try.
  • Down Button - This will move the selected password down one spot in the list.
  • Up Button - This will move the selected password up one spot in the list.
• Passwords - Use this combo box to add a password to the list of passwords to attempt.
  • The Passwords Box is populated from passwords set within the Passwords Tab of the Clients and Locations screens.
  • Add Button - This will add the password to the passwords to attempt list.
  • Del Button - This will remove the password from the passwords to attempt list.
• Enable Automatic Remote Push - Check this box to let the probe install LabTech on all Windows Machines it finds during the network scan.
  • The probe will attempt to push every six hours during the network scan.

Comments and Info

The box provided here is for additional information pertaining to the network probe.

• Extra Data Fields are available for the Network Probe Screen and are listed below the Comments Box.
  • Use Enter to save the Extra Data Field Values.

Alerting

The alerting Section controls who is alerted when a SNMP Trap is received or a Syslog event happens.

• Contact - Select a Contact to be Alerted from this drop down list.
• Alert Action - Select one or multiple Alert Actions to be generated.
• Alert Messasge - The message that will be sent for the Alert.
  • LabTech Replacement Syntax can be used here.

TFTP Settings

TFTP Server is enabled and can be limited to certain IP Addresses and uploads are forbidden by default.

• IP Filter - This box allows for the input of a comma seperated list of IP Addresses that are allowed to connect to the TFTP Server. Leave Blank to allow all connections.
• Allow Upload - Check this box to allow uploads to the TFTP Server.

Syslog Settings

The Syslog event Service will raise alerts for all syslog events unless an IP Filter is set.

• IP Filter - This box allows for the input of a comma seperated list of IP Addresses that are going to be scanned for Syslog events.

SNMP Scanner Settings

SNMP Settings determine what community strings to try when scanning devices via SNMP.

• Add / Del Button - When a New Value is typed into the box, the button will change to Add. Use Add to add new items to the list. Select a value from the list and click Del to remove an item from the list.