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This page explains what the impact is of a Lansweeper migration on the processing of LsAgent scans, both for installations that connect to our relay server and installations that receive scans directly from client machines.
LsAgent is a cross-platform, lightweight scanning agent that you can install on Windows, Linux and Mac computers. It automatically collects an inventory from the computer it's installed on and sends the data back to your Lansweeper installation, either directly or through our relay server in the cloud. Data is securely sent to the relay server over HTTPS (TLS 1.2), stored in an encrypted format and deleted once a scanning server has retrieved it. More information on LsAgent can be found in this knowledge base article.
If you are scanning client machines using LsAgent and migrate your Lansweeper installation, there are some things to keep in mind to ensure your clients continue to successfully scan.
This article explains the impact of migrating the Lansweeper server that receives LsAgent scans, both for installations that connect to our LsAgent relay server and installations that receive LsAgent scans directly from client machines.
When you first enabled the use of the relay server in the Scanning > Relay Configuration menu of your Lansweeper Classic installation, a relay authentication key was generated. This key is one of the properties used to uniquely identify your Lansweeper installation on the relay server. You submitted this key in the LsAgent installer on your client machines as well.
In addition to your relay authentication key, your Lansweeper license key and a unique identifier (GUID) generated during the setup of your Lansweeper installation are also used to uniquely identify your installation on our relay server.
Using these properties, the relay server can match LsAgent scans it receives from client machines to the correct Lansweeper installation.
By following these steps, you can guarantee that your LsAgent clients continue sending data over the relay seamlessly after migrating your Lansweeper installation.
If your LsAgent clients are sending data directly to your Lansweeper installation, without going to the relay server first, there are still some things to keep in mind when migrating the installation.
When you installed LsAgent on your client machines, you submitted either the name or IP address of your Lansweeper scan server in the LsAgent installer. This is the server the clients are sending their data to. When you migrate your installation, that server name or IP address may change.
Program Files (x86)\LansweeperAgent\LsAgent.ini
. This value will either be the name or IP address of your old server.By following these steps, you can guarantee that your LsAgent clients continue sending data seamlessly after migrating your Lansweeper installation.
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