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on 12-06-2014 07:30 PM - edited on 07-28-2023 03:28 PM by sophie
This article explains how to exclude assets from scanning.
Keep in mind that each scanning target works independently. If an asset is part of only one scanning target, Lansweeper will attempt to scan the asset. However, if an asset is part of one scanning target, it will continue to be scanned regardless of whether it's part of other scanning targets as well. You can determine which scanning targets scanned a Windows machine and when by looking at the Scan Time tab of the machine's Lansweeper webpage.
In the example below, computer LAN-001 was scanned by the LsPush scanning agent on March 5th and by an IP Range scanning target on March 6th.
To prevent unwanted assets from being scanned, make sure those assets are not part of any scanning target or specifically exclude them from scanning. Your scanning targets and asset exclusions are configured in the Scanning > Scanning Targets section of the web console.
To exclude assets from scanning, click the Add Exclusion button in the Scanning > Scanning Targets section of the web console. There are 4 types of asset exclusions, listed below.
If you have multiple scanning servers, you can choose to add the exclusion to all servers at once. From Lansweeper 7.2 onward, you are forced to submit an exclusion reason when creating an asset exclusion for one or more scanning servers. You can choose one of the predefined reasons from the dropdown or manually type a reason by choosing the Other option.
Asset Type: tick the asset type(s) you would like to exclude in the pop-up window.
Windows Computer: the NetBIOS name of the Windows computer you would like to exclude should be entered in the exclusion pop-up window.
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