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ipMonitor's Scan Network Wizard makes it easy to achieve monitoring coverage for your entire network. This tutorial walks you through using the Scan Network Wizard to quickly and efficiently assemble a list of applications, services and devices that can be monitored.

A number of configuration options are available, giving you greater control over the returned list of possible resources you can assemble. For example, you can:

• Control the discovery method (options include DNS, ICMP/PING, SNMP, and TCP & UDP Port scanning).
• Control the range(s) of IP addresses that will be scanned.
• Control the SNMP communities to interrogate.
• Probe standard and custom ports.

Note: For detailed information regarding the capabilities described above, please refer to the Scan Network Wizard section of the ipMonitor Administrator's Guide.

Click the PDF icon to open a printable PDF version of this tutorial. It includes all the information found here, including images from the ipMonitor software, diagrams, and links to additional resources.

To begin scanning your network, proceed with the following:

1. Log in to the ipMonitor Administration web interface.
2. Click the Monitors menu option.
3. Click the Scan Network button.

4. Enter the network prefix that identifies your gateway in the Network Address Netmask field, as well as the range of your search.

TIP The /bits parameter determines the range of your search. For example, /32 represents a single IP address, and /24 represents 256 addresses. To start, we recommend scanning a wide range of IP addresses that will encompass your network.

5. Place a checkmark beside the discovery options you want ipMonitor to use when performing the scan.

TIP The first time you use the Scan Network Wizard, we recommend leaving all the discovery methods checked. Please note that the SNMP discovery method will lengthen the duration of the scan, but will likely produce more results for devices and applications that are SNMP-enabled. For detailed information on each discovery method, including additional configuration options, please refer to the Scan Network Wizard section of the ipMonitor Administrator's Guide.

6. Click the Next button to initiate the scan.

Once the Scan is complete, you can make adjustments to the resource list before adding Monitors and Groups to your ipMonitor configuration.

The Found IP Addresses screen is used to reset and delete specific selections. For example, if you don't want a specific IP address listed, simply place a checkmark beside that IP address and click the Remove IP Addresses button.

When you're satisfied with the remaining results, click the Next button.

The network resources discovered by the Scan Network Wizard are assembled by IP address or NetBIOS name. For each resource it locates, ipMonitor suggests applicable Monitors. These are selectable from the drop-down box.

• To select an individual Monitor, place a checkmark beside the suggested Monitor (for example, as shown below: 10.0.11.11 TCP 8080 : as HTTP).
• To choose a Group of Monitors, place a checkmark opposite the IP Address or NetBIOS name (for example, as shown below: internal.xyzcompany.com).

When you're satisfied with your selections, click Finish. Click OK when prompted to confirm the creation of the new Groups and Monitors.

At this point, the Monitors and Groups you've selected have been added to your ipMonitor configuration. This final step allows you to further adjust the settings for your Monitors and Groups.

1. Click a Monitor or Group name to launch the appropriate configuration interface in a new browser window.
2. Change configuration settings such as Group Name, Monitor Name, Test Parameters and Timing Parameters.
3. Enable the Monitor to start monitoring the resource.

Note: Monitors created using the Scan Network Wizard are disabled by default. This allows you to make any necessary configuration changes before the Monitor goes live in a production environment.

For more information regarding the Scan Network Wizard, refer to the Monitors section of ipMonitor's Context-Sensitive Help system, then select Scan Network Wizard. The Context-Sensitive Help can be accessed by clicking the Help link located in the top right corner of ipMonitor's Administration web interface.

For information on other features and concepts related to those discussed in this article, refer to the following ipMonitor resources:

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Last Updated: August 1, 2006 | What did you think of this topic?