1.5.1 Searching for devices connected to the network
This approach is one way of searching for devices used in your organization. Using the Getting Started wizard, you can search for devices connected to the network.
The Getting Started wizard allows you to set the range of IP addresses to be searched and the authentication information to be used during the search. When the wizard is complete, the search begins according to the set schedule.
To search for devices connected to the network:
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In the top of the view, select the Go menu, and then Getting Started Wizard.
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In the What is this Wizard? view, check the method used to specify the settings for managing devices, and then click the Next button.
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Select Discover Nodes, and then click the Next button.
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Select Discovery from IP Address Range, and then click the Next button.
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Set the range of IP addresses to be searched, and then click the Next button.
By default, Management Server is set as the IP address range. Management Server is a network segment that contains a management server.
- Important note
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If you want to specify a period of time to intensively search, specify settings so that the number of IP addresses that are contained in the IP address range is 50,000 or lower. If the number of IP addresses exceeds 50,000, the network search might stop.
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Set the authentication information to be used during the search, and then click the Next button.
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Set the authentication information to be used for each IP address range, and then click the Next button.
- Important note
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If an IP address range includes devices that are configured to lock the account after a specific number of failed logon attempts, assign specific authentication information for each IP address range. If you select Any, all authentication information items are used in an attempt to access devices, which can lead to some users unexpectedly getting locked out of their accounts.
- Important note
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If you select Any, each authentication information item is used in an attempt to access devices. The high network access frequency imposes a heavy load on the network. Select this option only after carefully considering the possible network load.
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Set the search schedule, and then click the Next button.
- Important note
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If you select the Intensive Discovery check box, the search is repeated one after another during the specified period of time. During this time, the network is placed under heavy load. Select this option only after carefully considering the possible network load.
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Set whether to automatically include the discovered devices as management targets and whether to automatically deploy agents to them, and then click the Next button.
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If you want to inform yourself (administrator) of completion of the search by email, specify the notification destination and the mail server information, and then click the Next button.
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In the Confirm Content and Finish Settings view, check the settings, and then click the Complete button.
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In the displayed Discovery Settings Configured view, click the Close button.
The search is performed according to the set search schedule.
To view the search results, in the Settings module, select Discovery, Last Discovery Log, and then IP Address Range to display the IP Address Range view.
- Tip
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The settings specified in the wizard are applied to the IP Address Range view. To display the IP Address Range view, in the Settings module, select Discovery, Configurations, and then IP Address Range. You can also start a search by specifying search conditions in this view.
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