AuditWizard - Using AuditWizard - Network View
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Each entry in the list relates to a single instance of an application discovered on the computer. In some cases you may see a serial number and/or a CD Key which have been recovered for the application. AuditWizard is able to recover serial numbers and/or CD Keys for specific applications where the serial number is defined either within the Add/Remove Programs section of the Windows Registry or its location in the Windows system registry has been pre-defined. AuditWizard ships with many of the more popular applications already configured with their serial number registry location however it is possible to add additional mappings using the functionality in the Administration tab. | Each entry in the list relates to a single instance of an application discovered on the computer. In some cases you may see a serial number and/or a CD Key which have been recovered for the application. AuditWizard is able to recover serial numbers and/or CD Keys for specific applications where the serial number is defined either within the Add/Remove Programs section of the Windows Registry or its location in the Windows system registry has been pre-defined. AuditWizard ships with many of the more popular applications already configured with their serial number registry location however it is possible to add additional mappings using the functionality in the Administration tab. | ||
| − | ==Deploying and Controlling the AuditWizard Agent== | + | ==Managing Assets== |
| + | ===Deleting Assets=== | ||
| + | Select an asset or assets, right-click and select ''Delete Asset(s)''. The assets and associated data will be deleted from the database. Be careful with this as the action is not reversable. | ||
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| + | ===Asset Operations=== | ||
| + | ====Re-locate by IP Address==== | ||
| + | If you have assigned IP ranges to your locations, this will file the asset based on its IP address. | ||
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| + | ====Remote Desktop==== | ||
| + | Invokes a remote-desktop session with the computer. | ||
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| + | ===Assigning Stock Statuses=== | ||
| + | Any of four statuses can be assigned to assets to enable rapid filtering. These are the statuses: | ||
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| + | *[[File:lsd_icon_comp_stock.png]] In Stock: Held in reserve, not currently being used. Useful, not to be disposed of. | ||
| + | *[[File:lsd_icon_comp_aud.png]] In Use: Being actively used on the network. | ||
| + | *[[File:lsd_icon_comp_pend_disp.png]] Pending Disposal: Marked for disposal but still on hand. | ||
| + | *[[File:lsd_icon_comp_disp.png]] Disposed: Has been removed from the organisation. | ||
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| + | ===Deploying and Controlling the AuditWizard Agent=== | ||
Deployment and control of the [[AuditWizard™ - Concepts - Types of Auditing - Agent|AuditWizard Agent]] is managed in the AuditWizard application. It is a Windows system service which must be deployed to each computer that you want to audit via that method. | Deployment and control of the [[AuditWizard™ - Concepts - Types of Auditing - Agent|AuditWizard Agent]] is managed in the AuditWizard application. It is a Windows system service which must be deployed to each computer that you want to audit via that method. | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 13 December 2010
The Network View tab displays your assets, grouped by location or domain.
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Ribbon Commands
Audit
The following options relate to functionality involved in the auditing of network computers.
Upload Audits
This option will display the Upload Audits dialog from where the results of audits can be uploaded into the main database. In most cases this option will not be required as the AuditWizard Service will automatically upload the audit results as and when they become available.
Audit Now
This option will flag the computer selected to be audited immediately irrespective of any minimum re-audit interval specified. This option is only applicable where the Audit Agent has been deployed and is active on the selected computer(s).
Operations Log
Displays the Operations Log dialog which gives information on the progress of requested operations.
View
These options will affect the way in which computers are displayed within AuditWizard.
Locations View
Displays a list of locations, configured by the user, with the assets in those locations.
Domain View
Displays a list of domains, taken from audits, with the assets in those locations.
Show Assets Based on Stock Status
AuditWizard provides four statuses to indicate whether an asset is Stock (still valuable and potentially to be used), In Use (currently being used, the most common status), Pending Disposal (marked for disposal but still on hand) and Disposed (has been disposed and no longer in possession). These checkboxes can filter assets based on any of these statuses independently.
Filters
These options allow the data being displayed to be filtered to zoom in on the Publishers or Applications which are of most interest.
Export
Use the buttons to export the current data set to PDF, Excel or Microsoft XPS formats.
Search Database
This button will open a dialog where you can specify a number of criteria to search the complete list of assets.
Assets Pane
The left-hand pane contains the names of all assets. By expanding a node, you will be able to see a summary for the computer and also a list of the applications which have been discovered on that computer.
Installed Applications
By selecting the Applications branch beneath a computer for which an Audit has already been performed, you will see a list of the applications that were discovered. Depending on the number of publishers defined within the publisher filter, you may find it useful to group the list by Publisher. To do this, drag the header for the Publisher column into the Group By box which appears at the top of the list above the column headers. Additional columns can be added to the grouping in a similar manner; simply drag the column header into the group by area of the list.
Each entry in the list relates to a single instance of an application discovered on the computer. In some cases you may see a serial number and/or a CD Key which have been recovered for the application. AuditWizard is able to recover serial numbers and/or CD Keys for specific applications where the serial number is defined either within the Add/Remove Programs section of the Windows Registry or its location in the Windows system registry has been pre-defined. AuditWizard ships with many of the more popular applications already configured with their serial number registry location however it is possible to add additional mappings using the functionality in the Administration tab.
Managing Assets
Deleting Assets
Select an asset or assets, right-click and select Delete Asset(s). The assets and associated data will be deleted from the database. Be careful with this as the action is not reversable.
Asset Operations
Re-locate by IP Address
If you have assigned IP ranges to your locations, this will file the asset based on its IP address.
Remote Desktop
Invokes a remote-desktop session with the computer.
Assigning Stock Statuses
Any of four statuses can be assigned to assets to enable rapid filtering. These are the statuses:
In Stock: Held in reserve, not currently being used. Useful, not to be disposed of.
In Use: Being actively used on the network.
Pending Disposal: Marked for disposal but still on hand.
Disposed: Has been removed from the organisation.
Deploying and Controlling the AuditWizard Agent
Deployment and control of the AuditWizard Agent is managed in the AuditWizard application. It is a Windows system service which must be deployed to each computer that you want to audit via that method.
Typically, a Network Discovery operation will be done prior to deployment of the Agent. You need to have the computer names in order to have computers to deploy to. Secondarily, a computer audited via the Scanner can be deployed to.
The current status of each computer is shown by the icon being displayed for that computer as follows:
This computer has not been audited.
- This computer has been audited. The Agent is not deployed.
The Agent has been deployed to this computer and is running.
The Agent has been deployed to this computer and is stopped.
The current status is not however guaranteed as it may have changed since the last update. It is recommended that you update the status by right-clicking and selecting Check Status before performing any Agent operations.
The following Agent functions may be performed by right-clicking one or more domains and/or computers in the Network View, then selecting from the following options (note that inapplicable options based on whether the Agent is running or not will be greyed out):
- Deploy > Agent configuration name: When deploying the Agent to the specified computers, AuditWizard will need to connect to the Administrative share on the remote computer and copy over the Agent executable and its configuration files. Once the necessary files have been copied to the remote computer, AuditWizard will install and then start the Agent service.
- Update Configuration > Agent configuration name: After changing the settings for the Agent, send those updated settings to the computer(s) using this command. Note that this does not update the Agent service, only the settings.
- Start: Start the Agent on the specified computer(s).
- Stop: This will stop the Agent service.
- Remove: Remove the Agent service.
- Check Status: Check to confirm the current installed and operational state of the service.
- View Log File: View log file of the Agent that is stored on the client computer.
- Clear Log File: Clear client log file.
- Audit Now: Force an audit.
Next: Application Licensing.
