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This page explains how to install LsAgent on a Mac computer, the different configuration options for LsAgent and finally where to find the scanned assets.
Lansweeper includes several agentless scanning methods to scan the assets in your network. You can scan the Linux, Unix, Mac and Windows computers, VMware servers and other devices in your network without installing any Lansweeper software on the machines you're scanning.
Optionally, you can scan your computers with a scanning agent instead. LsAgent is a scanning agent introduced in Lansweeper 7.0. It is a cross-platform, lightweight program that you can install on Windows, Linux and Mac computers and that automatically collects an inventory from the computer it's installed on. LsAgent sends scanned data back to your Lansweeper installation, either directly or through our relay server in the cloud. Data is securely sent to the relay server over HTTPS, stored in an encrypted format and deleted once a scanning server has retrieved it.
Thanks to the relay server connectivity, LsAgent can even scan computers outside of your network and over the internet.
To install LsAgent on a Mac computer and subsequently have LsAgent scan the machine:
If you are scanning the Mac computer over the internet, ensure outbound traffic is allowed on your Lansweeper scanning server.
Specifically, the scanning server must be able to make an outbound connection to port 443 of lsagentrelay.lansweeper.com, our cloud relay server, to retrieve data scanned by LsAgent. The relay server is hosted in Azure (Microsoft cloud environment) by us. If LsAgent cannot send data directly to a Lansweeper scanning server, it will send the data to the relay instead, where the scanning server can collect it.
If you will be scanning the Mac computer over the internet, enable access to the Lansweeper relay server under Scanning > Cloud Relay Configuration in the Lansweeper web console. The relay access check may take a minute to complete. If you have multiple scanning servers, you can configure which one collects relay data.
Run the LsAgent installer on your Mac client machine, double-click LsAgent-osx in the resulting pop-up and choose Next. Should the software be blocked, click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your screen, choose System Preferences followed by Security & Privacy. There should be an option to unblock the software in this menu.
Your scanning server name or IP and its listen port.
You can see your listen port (9524 by default) listed in the Configuration > Server Options section of the web console. If you fill in these fields, LsAgent will first try to send scanned data directly to the listen port of your scanning server.
The Cloud Relay Authentication Key you copied earlier.
If you fill in this field, LsAgent will send scanned data to the Lansweeper relay server, where your scanning server can collect it. If you submit both your scanning server and relay authentication key, LsAgent will first try to send data directly to the scanning server and, if that fails, to the relay server. Data is securely sent to the relay server over HTTPS, stored in an encrypted format and deleted once a scanning server has retrieved it.
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