{"id":2390,"date":"2009-11-09T00:34:34","date_gmt":"2009-11-08T16:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/?p=2390"},"modified":"2024-10-18T10:31:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T02:31:11","slug":"free-tool-to-scan-assets-within-the-active-directory-domain-and-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/free-tool-to-scan-assets-within-the-active-directory-domain-and-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Free tool to scan assets within the domain and network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I read some news about a home and bedding furnishing retailer being fined for possessing pirated software.<\/p>\n<p>Possessing and utilizing pirated software may be easy and cost-free, but in the long run, if an organization is caught using unlicensed or cracked software, the disadvantages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Damaging the brand and reputation<\/li>\n<li>Having to pay heavy fines and penalty<\/li>\n<li>No software support and updates, more prone to security loopholes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For an organization that is just starting out with their <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow\"   style=\"color:#1e73be;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inflowinventory.com\/?plid=27260\">businesses<\/a>, it is highly advisable that they go for genuine software to ensure their business isn&#8217;t disrupted by any software-related problems.<\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7371812982681123\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7371812982681123\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4279787798\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<p>If cost is an issue, do consider open source alternatives. Most open-source software can be downloaded and utilized for free. A great site to check out open source software is SourceForge.net<\/p>\n<p>But if some of your users feel it&#8217;s vital to own a particular software, try talking to the software vendors for discounts or partial payments for the software as your business grows. Some even have special programs to help out start-ups such as the Microsoft BizSpark program.<\/p>\n<p>Now, if your organization is already profitable and making money, it&#8217;s really important to ensure that your business stays clean and legal in terms of all software and hardware assets.<\/p>\n<p>It can be unfortunate if one bad employee breaks the rule by installing some pirated software within the office environment which causes the company to get in trouble for it.<\/p>\n<p>So the big question is, how can we easily find out what hardware and software have been installed and placed within the organization&#8217;s network?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2485 lazyload\" title=\"ManageEngine_AssetExplorer+Logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ManageEngine_AssetExplorer+Logo.png\" alt=\"ManageEngine_AssetExplorer+Logo\" width=\"146\" height=\"46\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ManageEngine_AssetExplorer+Logo.png 146w, https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ManageEngine_AssetExplorer+Logo-145x46.png 145w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 146px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 146\/46;\" \/> Today&#8217;s post will be about a free tool called <a href=\"\/recommends\/asset-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ManageEngine AssetExplorer<\/a> for your network administrators to scan all assets such as the hardware and software available within the office domain and network.<\/p>\n<p>Do note that the <a href=\"\/recommends\/asset-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free version<\/a> of ManageEngine AssetExplorer allows you to manage up to 25 nodes. To try out with more nodes, simply download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manageengine.com\/products\/asset-explorer\/download.html?trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trial version<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2486 lazyload\" title=\"selection panel\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/selection-panel.png\" alt=\"selection panel\" width=\"505\" height=\"379\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/selection-panel.png 505w, https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/selection-panel-300x225.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 505px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 505\/379;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After downloading and trying out AssetExplorer, what I can say is that this free software is complete and comprehensive enough for all your asset management needs.<\/p>\n<p>Some <strong>key observations<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The free version provides full features without any limitations.<\/li>\n<li>Great user interface. Navigating the web app is straightforward.<\/li>\n<li>Good help files during administration &#8211; with settings at the top and a help card at the bottom to assist.<\/li>\n<li>Most settings can be customized. There are even email templates such as the contract expiry notification template.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7371812982681123\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7371812982681123\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5373377611\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<p>AssetExplorer&#8217;s <strong>key features<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule scans to run whenever convenient.<\/li>\n<li>Scan for assets via the domain or simply specify a network range.<\/li>\n<li>Contracts can be linked to assets and alerted on their contract renewal dates.<\/li>\n<li>Software asset management allows you to track software license compliance, and track its usage.<\/li>\n<li>Configuration wizard provides a step-by-step guide to help server administrators to begin asset assessment quickly.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow\"   style=\"color:#1e73be;\"href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/recommends\/xero\/\">Purchase order<\/a> management has a purchase order flow which helps to ensure the right <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow\"   style=\"color:#1e73be;\"href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/recommends\/mrpeasy\/\">purchasing<\/a> process is being practiced. The best part of this is the purchasing incorporates an approval workflow whereby a supervisor can be assigned to approve a particular purchase before a PO can be released.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>AssetExplorer <strong>screenshots<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2489 lazyload\" title=\"choose-server-type\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/choose-server-type.png\" alt=\"choose-server-type\" width=\"500\" height=\"220\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/choose-server-type.png 500w, https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/choose-server-type-300x132.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/220;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Choose AssetExplorer Server Type<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2491 lazyload\" title=\"dashboard\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/dashboard.png\" alt=\"dashboard\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/dashboard.png 500w, https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/dashboard-300x223.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/372;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AssetExplorer Dashboard once logged in<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2492 lazyload\" title=\"purchase order flow\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/purchase-order-flow.png\" alt=\"purchase order flow\" width=\"500\" height=\"220\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/purchase-order-flow.png 500w, https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/purchase-order-flow-300x132.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/220;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AssetExplorer Purchase Order Flow<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2490 lazyload\" title=\"configuration wizard\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/configuration-wizard.png\" alt=\"configuration wizard\" width=\"276\" height=\"67\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 276px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 276\/67;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Step by Step, click Next type Configuration Wizard<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2493 lazyload\" title=\"admin page\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/admin-page.png\" alt=\"admin page\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/admin-page.png 500w, https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/admin-page-300x165.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/275;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Administration Page<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"AssetExplorer Installation Video\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_GTx_-HJTSrA\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGTx_-HJTSrA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GTx_-HJTSrA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M5S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-09-15T05:34:16Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_GTx_-HJTSrA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGTx_-HJTSrA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">AssetExplorer Installation Video<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GTx_-HJTSrA\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGTx_-HJTSrA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"AssetExplorer Installation Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"This video will guide to install ManageEngine AssetExplorer on Windows machine. AssetExplorer Download Link: https:\/\/www.manageengine.com\/products\/asset-explorer\/\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Here you go, a free tool for you to scan your office network for its hardware and software assets. Head on over to\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/asset-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ManageEngine AssetExplorer<\/a> website and begin tracking all your assets today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I read some news about a home and bedding furnishing retailer being fined for possessing pirated software. 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