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on 02-18-2015 07:30 PM - edited on 08-04-2023 08:17 PM by sophie
When a network asset is being scanned, Lansweeper needs to determine whether the asset is already present in the Lansweeper database. It does this by comparing some specific data pulled from the asset being scanned with data already present in the database.
This point of comparison is called the "unique key" or "internal ID" of the asset. It's what Lansweeper uses to uniquely identify the asset. If the unique key of the asset being scanned matches the unique key of an asset already present in the database, the existing asset page is updated with information pulled from the asset being scanned. If the unique key of the asset being scanned does not match any unique key already present in the database, a new asset page is generated for the asset being scanned.
Depending on the asset's asset type, the unique key is formed differently.
<NetBIOS domain or workgroup name>\<NetBIOS computer name>\1
Mon:<3-letter monitor manufacturer code>:<monitor serial>
<MAC address>
(if found)<IP address>\1
(if a MAC address is not found)<device ID or UUID>
(in some cases for mobile devices if a MAC address is not found)<randomly generated string>
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