Overview of scanning targets and methods

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This page provides an overview of the scanning targets and scanning methods available in your Lansweeper On-prem installation.

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Lansweeper offers a variety of methods to scan your network, most of which can be configured in the Scanning > Scanning Targets section of the Lansweeper On-prem web console. You can use one or more of these scanning methods, depending on your personal needs and preferences.

The overview below lists the various available scanning methods and some basic properties of each. This can help you make an informed decision on which method(s) to use. You can click through to a specific scanning method to see its respective knowledge base article, where the method is explained in more detail.

Scanning method	Scans Windows computers	Scans Linux, Unix, Mac computers	Scans devices (printers, switches...) and ESX(i)	Scanning schedule	Scans new assets not yet in database	Agentless
Active Directory Computer Path	✔	✔	✔	Fixed	✔	✔
Active Directory Domain	✔	✔	✔	Dynamic	✔	✔
Active Directory Path (Eventlog only)	event log data only	✘	✘	Interval	✔	✔
Active Directory User/Group Path	AD users and groups only	✘	✘	Fixed	AD users and groups only	✔
AirWatch	✘	✘	✔ mobile devices: Android, iOS, Chrome OS, Windows Phone	Fixed or interval	✔	✔
Asset Group	✔	✔	✔	Fixed or interval	✘	✔
Asset Radar	✔	✔	✔	Continuous	✔	✔
Asset Type	✔	✔	✔	Fixed or interval	✘	✔
AWS Region	✔ Cloud hosted	✔ Cloud hosted	✘	Fixed or interval	✔	✔
Azure	✔ Cloud hosted	✔ Cloud hosted	✘	Fixed or interval	✔	✔
Credential-free Device Recognition	✔ (can update information)	✔ (can update information)	✘ (can update information)	Fixed or interval	✔	✔
Chrome OS	✘	✘	✔ Chrome OS devices	Fixed or interval	✔	✔
Intune	✘	✘	✔ mobile devices: Android, iOS, Windows Phone	Fixed or interval	✔	✔
Intune V2	✘	✘	✔ mobile devices: Android, iOS, Windows Phone	Fixed or interval	✔	✔
IP Range	✔	✔	✔	Fixed or interval	✔	✔
Office 365	Office 365 data only	✘	✘	Fixed or interval	Office 365 data only	✔
Office 365 V2	Office 365 data only	✘	✘	Fixed or interval	Office 365 data only	✔
Report	✔	✔	✔	Fixed or interval	✘	✔
SCCM	✔	✔	✔ (but no assets created)	Fixed or interval	✔	✔
Windows Computer	✔	✘	✘	Fixed	✔	✔
Windows Computer (Eventlog only)	event log data only	✘	✘	Interval	✔	✔
Workgroup (deprecated)	✔	✘	✘	Dynamic	✔	✔
Batch Scanning	✔	✔	✔	✘	✔	✔
Rescan buttons	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘	✔
LsAgent	✔	✔	✘	custom	✔	✘
LsPush	✔	✘	✘	custom	✔	✘
LsClient (discontinued)	✔	✘	✘	custom	✔	✘ (but not a true agent)

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