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Lansweeper installation requirements

This page provides information on the system requirements for installing Lansweeper on a Windows computer. Please note that a number of SQL and OS versions will no longer be supported as from March 1, 2023. For more information regarding the retirin...

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Introduction to the SQL LocalDB database server

From Lansweeper 7.2 onward, SQL LocalDB is one of the available database server options for hosting your Lansweeper database. The LocalDB option is a custom variant of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express. It was introduced into Lansweeper as a replacem...

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Windows domain scanning requirements

There are two main ways to scan a Windows computer: with a scanning agent or without a scanning agent.Both options return the same data, but the scanning agent allows for offsite scanning and is immune to credential and firewall issues. Outlined belo...

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Windows workgroup scanning requirements

There are two main ways to scan a Windows computer: with a scanning agent or without a scanning agent.Both options return the same data, but the scanning agent allows for offsite scanning and is immune to credential and firewall issues. Outlined belo...

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LsAgent installation requirements

LsAgent is a feature introduced in Lansweeper 7.0. You will need to update your installation if you are running a lower Lansweeper version. Lansweeper includes several agentless scanning methods to scan the assets in your network. You can scan Linux,...

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Network device scanning requirements

Apart from scanning Linux, Unix, Mac and Windows computers, as well as VMware servers, Lansweeper is also capable of scanning network devices. Some examples of network devices are cameras, firewalls, mail servers, music systems, NAS devices, printers...

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Linux and Unix scanning requirements

To scan a Linux or Unix computer without an agent, certain requirements must be met. Ideally, an agentless scan of a Linux or Unix computer is performed through SSH. Though other protocols enabled on the computer, like SNMP, may provide some informat...

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Apple Mac scanning requirements

Ideally, an Apple Mac computer is scanned through SSH. Enabling SSH on the computer allows Lansweeper to run the system_profiler command on the machine. System Profiler is an interface built into macOS that stores a variety of system data. In order f...

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Lansweeper features that access the internet

Lansweeper has several optional features that require internet access to function properly. This information can help you correctly configure your firewalls and proxy servers for proper Lansweeper functioning. Most of the below features are disabled ...

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