• Introduction
• How To Deploy
• Step-by-Step Guide
• Administration
• Administration
• General Options
• System Policies
• Users
• Users
• Manage Users
• Editing Users
• Registring the Program
• Managing Licenses
• Interface
• Main Menu
• Main Window Interface
• Toolbar
• Views
• Network Diagram
• Network Diagram
• Network Scanner
• Network Node Properties
• Agents
• Agents
• Managing Agents
• Agent Options
• Tests
• Tests
• Creating Tests
• Test Properties
• Test Variables
• Duplicating Tests
• Test Types
• CPU Usage Test
• Device Status Monitoring Test
• Drive Free Space Test
• ICMP Ping Test
• File Integrity Test
• File/Folder Size Test
• Firebird Database Connection Test
• HTTP Request Test
• MSSQL Database Connection Test
• MySQL Database Connection Test
• Network Traffic Monitor Test
• Oracle Database Connection Test
• POP3 Server Test
• Process Memory Test
• SNMP Get Test
• TCP Connection Test
• Windows Services Test
• Windows Update Test
• WMI Test
• Mib Browser
• MIB Browser
• MIB Browser Interface
• MIB Browser Menu
• MIB Browser SNMP Profiles
• Actions
• Actions
• Managing Actions
• Creating Actions
• Action Properties
• Schedule

System PulseMeter Network Scanner

Network Scanner

"Network Scanner" dialog can be opened by clicking the corresponding menu button at the "Network Diagram" program tab.

Network scanner is used for automated search of new devices in accessible networks and forming a network diagram.

Note: In case if a node for a device was previously added to the network map, network scanner will not display the node in "New nodes" result list after search is repeated.    

Scan Options

Scan options are used to select what methods will be used by System PulseMeter during the network scanning. Some devices  and links between them can not be detected without using specific scanning methods.

• Use ARP - set whether SPM should use ARP protocol during scanning IP address ranges. By default, using this protocol is enabled.
• Use ICMP - set whether SPM should use ICMP/ping during scanning IP address ranges.
• Use SNMP - set whether SPM should use SNMP during scanning IP address ranges. Important: this feature should be enabled to obtain network topology from SNMP managed switches/hubs. In case if this feature is disabled, System PulseMeter won't be able to detect links between network nodes. 
• SNMP Profile - by default, "Public (default)" SNMP profile is selected.

Host names resolution

• Do not resolve host names - select this option not to resolve host names during scanning.
• Get NETBIOS names - use NETBIOS names as host names.
• Get DNS names - use DNS names as host names.

Networks

The "Networks" control contains a list of all networks detected from the host with the program core installed.

• Network name - the name of the detected network.
• Interface - the name of the network interface used to connect to the network.
• IP Address - the IP address of the host in the network.
• From address - network scanning will be performed starting with inputted IP address. Click at the network in "Available networks" list to automatically fill the IP address value.
• To address - network scanning will be performed up to reaching the inputted IP address. Click at the network in "Available networks" list to automatically fill the value.
• Add range - "Add range" button is used for adding the selected range to the "Address ranges to scan" list.

Note: You can select to scan several networks at one time by clicking them in the "Available networks" control and adding them with "Add range" button.

Address Ranges to Scan

"Address ranges to Scan" list contains the list of networks and IP address ranges that will be scanned by System PulseMeter.

Ranges can be deleted by selecting them in the list and clicking the "Delete range" button.

Scanning

After all ranges added, to start scanning click the "Start scan" button. A dialog page with "Available nodes" list will be displayed.

• New nodes - the list of new nodes detected during the scan. Note that if a node was already added to the network map, it won't appear in the "New nodes" list.
• Use IP address to uniquely identify the node - check this option to use IP address as the "Node UID" .
• Use host name to uniquely identify the node - select this option to use host names for "Node UID" .
• Cut off DNS suffix - check this option to cut off DNS suffix from nodes names, for more convenient viewing.
• Stop scan - click this button to stop network scanning.
• Import - click the "Import" button to import detected devices into System PulseMeter and view them at the "Network Diagram" program tab.
• Re-scan - After scanning is finished, the "Stop scan" button is replaced by "Re-scan" button. You can start over the scan by clicking the "Re-scan" button and changing the scan settings.