How to scan a VMware server
VMware servers can be scanned directly with a read-only credential to the server or indirectly through their vCenter server. This
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Freeware and trial limitations
This article explains what the freeware and trial limitations are in the Lansweeper software. Trial limitations When you first install
Putting the scanning service in debug mode
To scan your network, trigger deployments and send mails, Lansweeper uses a service called Lansweeper Server. This service writes its
Scanning with an Asset Group, Asset Type or Report scanning target
Asset Group, Asset Type and Report are agentless, scheduled scanning targets that rescan assets already in your database, assets in any asset
Event ID 5605 generated during scanning
When you’ve installed Lansweeper and start scanning your network, you may start seeing event ID 5605 entries in the Event
“Could not load type System.ServiceModel.Activation. HttpModule”
If ASP.NET is not properly enabled (anymore) on the server hosting your Lansweeper web console, your console may become inaccessible
How Lansweeper uniquely identifies assets
When a network asset is being scanned, Lansweeper needs to determine whether the asset is already present in the Lansweeper
Online status indicator
If you access an asset’s Lansweeper webpage, you’ll notice an online status indicator right below the asset name and next
Clearing tables to free up space and improve performance
In general, the cleanup options found in the web console under Configuration\Server Options should keep the size of your Lansweeper
“The interface is unknown”
Listed below are two possible causes of (and solutions for) the following error, which you may see on the Lansweeper
Enabling scan logging
From Lansweeper 5.2 onward, a built-in option in the web console allows you to keep a history of scan attempts
Running the Uninstall Software action
Uninstall Software is an action you can run from a Windows computer’s Lansweeper webpage and that allows you to remotely
Configuring the First Run Wizard
Once you’ve installed Lansweeper, the web console automatically opens in your default web browser. When you access the Lansweeper web
Generating QR codes
From Lansweeper 5.1 onward, a built-in option in the web console allows you to generate QR codes for the assets
Enabling or disabling web browser login prompts
By default, the Lansweeper web console presents you with a gray and orange login screen. On this screen, you can
Issue with self-replicating dashboard tabs and unusual tab names
If you have Netsparker, Rapid7 or other vulnerability management software running in your network, you may start seeing randomly generated
“DCOM was unable to communicate with the computer”
When you’ve installed Lansweeper and start scanning your network, you may start seeing entries like the one below in your
Setting up an installation with multiple scanning servers
Some Lansweeper licenses allow you to use multiple Windows computers to scan and deploy changes in your network. The machines
Marking users as authorized administrators
The Reports menu of the Lansweeper web console includes a built-in report called Computer: Unauthorized Administrators that lists unauthorized members
Viewing and scanning software installations on Windows computers
Unless you manually disable the SOFTWARE scan item, Lansweeper scans the Windows computers in your network for installed software. Software
Software installations vs. software license keys
Lansweeper scans both the software installations and the software license keys found on Windows computers in your network. It’s important
Viewing and scanning software license keys on Windows computers
Unless you manually disable the SERIALNUMBER scan item, Lansweeper scans the Windows computers in your network for software license keys.
Scanning with an Active Directory User/Group Path scanning target
Active Directory User/Group Path is an agentless, scheduled scanning target suitable for scanning Active Directory users and Active Directory user
Scanning with an Active Directory Domain scanning target
Active Directory Domain is an agentless, fully automated scanning target suitable for scanning Windows computers that are part of an
Excluding events from scanning
All Windows computer scanning methods scan events found in the Windows Logs section of a client machine’s Event Viewer. Error