The Beacon Device Scout scans your network to discover devices and collect comprehensive device information. It then sends the information to Beacon.
The Discover > Device Scout screen displays details of the Device Scout record. As scouts are created and deployed, you can view their details here, including the deployment state and registration date.
To customize the data you see, click the Columns button, select the data you wish to see and deselect the data you don't need to see. You can also filter, sort, and group the table as described in Using Tables.
NOTE: Normally, a site would need only one Device Scout. However, for a site with a large number of devices spread across different networks (e.g. geographically dispersed sites), it may be necessary to distribute Device Scouts across multiple servers.
FIELD NAME | DESCRIPTION |
Scout Name | The name given to the Device Scout. |
Scout GUID | The unique identifier for the Device Scout. |
Registration Code | The unique Registration Code for the Device Scout. |
Registration Date | The date and time the Device Scout was registered to the Beacon server. |
Last Heartbeat | The date and time the Device Scout last sent its health status to the server. By default, the Device Scout sends its status to the server once per day. |
Scout State | The current health status of the Device Scout. It can be one of the following:
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Scout Version | The version of the Device Scout software installed on the machine. |
Scout Rules Version | The SNMP rules version that the Device Scout uses to capture device information. |
Customer GUID | The Unique identifier for the site. |
Network Hostname | The network name of the machine on which the Device Scout is installed. |
Domain | The machine’s domain name. |
IPv4 | The machine’s IP address. |
Operating System | The operating system in use on the machine (e.g. Windows Server 2003 Standard Service Pack 2 – Build 3790). |
Uninstall Date | The date and time that the Device Scout software was uninstalled on the machine. |
Action Buttons
Use the Create button to create a new Device Scout record.
- On the Discover > Device Scout screen, click the Create button to open the Create Device Scout dialog box.
- Enter a Device Scout Name and then click Save.
Use the Download button to download the Device Scout installation package.
- On the Discover > Device Scout screen, select a scout to download.
- Click the Download button to download the scout.
Use the Configure button to configure a Device Scout. You can configure only one scout at a time. Please refer to the Device Scout Configuration document for more information.
Use the Delete button to delete a Device Scout. Please refer to the Delete a Device Scout document for more information.
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