New capability - Discover more asset details using Network Discovery

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Hi everyone!

Lansweeper is delighted to announce the availability of its new Network Discovery in your Lansweeper Site. Discover more details of your assets remotely with Network Discovery, now available on Windows, Linux and macOS with auto update on all platforms.

 

How to access Network Discovery in your Lansweeper Site

A brief explanation

• Learn how to install/deploy Network Discovery here.

• If you chose to link your Network Discovery with your Lansweeper Site, it will be shown in Scanning > Discovery systems.

• To see the assets your Network Discovery brought in, you can check Inventory > All assets. You can also use Inventory > Installations > %Name of the Network Discovery Hub% to filter on the assets of a specific installation. Some data might still be missing we’re continuously mapping and expanding our global data model.

Product comparison

Lansweeper Network Discovery vs Lansweeper On-premises

Topic	Network Discovery	Lansweeper On-premises
Summary	Discover all IT and OT assets in your network and access them in a cloud based inventory in your Lansweeper Site.	Discover all IT assets in your network and access them in an on- premises based inventory, with an optional extended cloud based inventory in your Lansweeper Site.
Asset reach	Tracks both the machine running Network Discovery and discovers IT and OT assets remotely	Tracks both the machine running Network Discovery and discovers IT assets remotely
Asset data	Expanded default IT (and later OT) discovery data set (extra data like user info on macOS)	Default IT discovery data set
Asset inventory	Located in Cloud via Lansweeper Site (mandatory). Discovery results are stored in a cache in the hub which sends these to your Lansweeper Site where they are converted into inventory assets.	Located in on-premises and optionally via Lansweeper Site. Inventory assets are saved in an on-premises SQL database, optionally synced by the sync server to your Lansweeper Site for cloud based access.
Credentials	Requires credentials to get all asset details remotely. Can recognize assets without credential though	Requires credentials to get all asset details remotely. Can recognize assets without credential though
Network access	Requires specific ports to be open on the assets to discover. See Ports scanned or used by Lansweeper To sync with your Lansweeper Site, HTTP2 proxy is supported	Requires specific ports to be open on the assets to discover. See Ports scanned or used by Lansweeper To sync with your Lansweeper Site, HTTP2 proxy is not supported
Auto update	Yes, on Windows, Linux and macOS	No, manual update
Vulnerability risks	Built on .NET 8.0 with a reduced vulnerability risk in comparison to .NET FW 4.8	Built on .NET FW 4.8 with a higher vulnerability risk in comparison to .NET 8.0

Depending on your situation and your needs, you may want to install a specific discovery system, or perhaps a combination of multiple discovery systems.
For a full comparison of their capabilities, check out Comparing Lansweeper Sites and Lansweeper On-premises, which provides more information to aid you in your decision.

Lansweeper Network Discovery vs Lansweeper IT Agent (Portable) Discovery

Topic	Lansweeper Network Discovery	Lansweeper IT Agent Discovery	Lansweeper IT Agent Portable Discovery
Summary	Discover all IT (and later OT) assets in your network	Get all details of the computers you know that have IT Agent Discovery installed and running as a background service or daemon.	Planned, not available yet. Get all details of the computers on which you run IT Agent as a foreground application. Ideal to be included in a logon script
Asset reach	Tracks both the machine running Network Discovery and discovers IT (and later OT) assets remotely	Local computer tracking where the IT Agent Discovery is running	Local computer tracking where the IT Agent Discovery is running
Credentials	Requires credentials to get all asset details remotely	Does not require credentials	Does not require credentials
Network access	Requires specific ports to be open on the assets to discover. See Ports scanned or used by Lansweeper	Few connectivity requirements. See Install IT Agent	A connection to a Lansweeper Network Discovery - Hub component or a location to store the discovery result file in, for later import.

Lansweeper Network Discovery architecture

Lansweeper Network Discovery components

Component	Deployment Type	Description	Deployment Notes	Owner	Location
Hub	Lansweeper Discovery (Cloud-Native)	The Main Component of Lansweeper discovery is the Hub, Which is the central point of communication with the data collector (IT Sensor) and the Lansweeper Data Platform. This follows the standard hub-and-spoke architecture pattern. Contains Data Storage Cache: A local temporary storage service to enable data transfer Local Web Console: A primary management console that can be enabled to aid debugging.	A single hub can support multiple IT/OT Scanners; however, to cover a full enterprise-level network, multiple hubs may be required. Supported OS Windows Mac Linux Typical Hosting Server (virtual or physical)	Client Deployed	Client Network
IT Sensor	Lansweeper Discovery (Cloud-Native)	The Lansweeper agentless discovery collection element, the IT Sensor(s) collects asset data and sends it to the Hub - this follows the std Hub and Spoke architecture pattern.	The IT Sensor is a lightweight ‘spoke’ component, and many may be deployed across the network, directed back at a single hub server. Supported OS Windows Mac Linux Typical Hosting Server (virtual or physical)	Client Deployed	Client Network
OT Sensor	Lansweeper Discovery (Cloud-Native)	IT Sensor' OT sibling, the OT Scanner(s), collects asset data and sends it to the Hub—this follows the standard hub-and-spoke architecture pattern.	The OT Sensor is a lightweight ‘spoke’ component, and many may be deployed across the network, directed back at a single hub server. Supported OS Windows Linux Typical Hosting Server (virtual or physical)	Client Deployed	Client Network
IT Agent	Lansweeper Discovery (Cloud-Native)	Miniature version of the full agentless Discovery Contains. Hub IT Scanner Local Cache: A local temporary storage service to enable data transfer Web Console: A basic management console that can be enabled to aid debugging.	Designed to be deployed to end-user devices for clients with restrictions on agentless scanning or who have many mobile/home workers. Supported OS Windows Mac Linux Typical Hosting End User Devices	Client Deployed	Client Location Dependant

Kind regards,

Gilian De Raes
Product Manager | Lansweeper