Learn about the benefits and components of Lansweeper Discovery and how it differs from on-premises scanning.
Lansweeper Discovery is an all-in-one asset discovery solution that identifies IT, OT, and cloud assets and catalogues them into a single inventory. This streamlines asset and user management, allowing you to manage your entire asset inventory through Lansweeper Sites.
On this page:
- Benefits
- What’s included in Lansweeper Discovery
- Lansweeper Discovery vs. Lansweeper On-premises scanning
- Frequently asked questions
Benefits
- Comprehensive discovery: Gain insights into your network by discovering all IT, OT, and cloud assets, as well as expanded data such as fingerprints, open ports, and Mac users.
- Enhanced control: Control when and where your assets are scanned, providing greater flexibility and management over your discovery processes.
- Future-proofed: Use lighter, more secure discovery systems that accommodate both cloud and on-premises environments.
- Usability: Download Lansweeper Discovery on Windows, Linux, or Mac. Enjoy automatic updates and reduced maintenance time.
What’s included in Lansweeper Discovery
Lansweeper Discovery comprises three discovery systems, each with unique capabilities and features.
Each discovery system shares similar configuration components, which you can learn more about in Discovery configuration.
Depending on your requirements and specific needs, you may want to install a specific discovery system, or a combination of multiple discovery systems. The table below provides additional information to help guide your decision.
| Network Discovery | IT Agent Discovery | Cloud Discovery | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Summary |
Discover all IT (and later OT) assets in your network |
Collect all details of the computers that have IT Agent Discovery installed and running as a background service or daemon |
Identify and catalog all assets within your cloud infrastructure |
|
Asset reach |
Tracks both the machine running Network Discovery and remotely discovers IT (and later OT) assets |
Tracks local computers where IT Agent Discovery is running |
Tracks cloud environments with authentication set up |
|
Credentials |
Requires credentials to remotely get all asset details |
Does not require credentials |
Requires authentication to access cloud environments |
|
Network access |
Requires specific ports to be open on the assets to discover. |
Few connectivity requirements. |
No specific network access required |
Network Discovery (IT & OT Sensor)
Discover your network's IT and OT assets and view them in a single inventory.
IT Agent Discovery
Discover comprehensive data on your local devices using a lightweight scanning agent.
Cloud Discovery
Identify and catalogue all assets within your cloud infrastructure, including virtual machines, storage buckets, databases, and more.
Lansweeper Discovery vs. Lansweeper On-premises scanning
Lansweeper On-premises scanning consists of LsAgent, LsPush, and the OT scanner and requires a Lansweeper On-premises installation. Lansweeper Discovery is fully supported by Lansweeper Sites and does not require an on-prem installation.
| Lansweeper Discovery scanning | Lansweeper On-premises scanning | |
|---|---|---|
| Asset reach | All IT and OT | Separate IT and OT executables |
| Required setup time | Minutes | Hours |
| Auto updates | Yes | No |
| Integration with 3rd party vault credentials | Coming soon | No |
| Installation | Linux, Mac, and Windows | Windows |
| Dev platform | .NET Core | .NET Framework |
| Requires SQL Database | No | Yes |
| Asset data | Expanded: Includes Fingerprints, Open Ports, Mac users | Default data |
Depending on your situation and your needs, you may want to install a specific discovery system, or perhaps a combination of multiple discovery systems. The table below provides some more information to you in your decision.
Frequently asked questions
If you have any questions about Lansweeper Discovery, check out our frequently asked questions for Network Discovery, Cloud Discovery, and IT Agent Discovery.
