Networked Workstations and Servers
For typical corporate networks (LAN/WAN), CI Discovery Remote is capable of auditing networked workstations and servers running Windows NT, 2000 or XP with no client install. Unlike other auditing tools that require complicated network login scripts, or client installations, CI Discovery Remote is capable of scanning your network and auditing workstations and servers with absolutely no client interaction. The audit will run invisibly on the workstation, and will not interrupt the user of that workstation. For Windows 95/98/ME workstations, a remote, client-installation free audit is possible. However, in that case there must be a user currently logged on to the workstation to be audited, and the Windows Task Scheduler must be installed (as it is on most workstations). Again in this situation, no interaction is required from the user of the workstation, and the user will not be interrupted.
In order to remotely audit any workstation on your network, you must have a network User Id and Password that allows access to the remote workstation. Typically, this would be a Domain Administrator Id which allows access to all workstations and servers on the network, but it can be any Id with the property access privileges.
In the event that your organization has Windows 95/98/ME workstations, and a user is not logged in, or the Windows Task Scheduler is not installed, you can still audit those workstations. In that case, you can run a small executable (still no installation required) at the workstation, or provide a network login script to accomplish this.
Note: The standard version of CI Discovery allows networked computers to be audited via a small executable or a network login script. Audits can also be scheduled. Only ON DEMAND audits can not be performed.
Non-Networked Workstations and Servers
When you need to audit workstations or servers that are not networked (external clients, non-networked laptops, etc), it still very easy to do with CI Discovery. A small executable can be run on those workstations, which will output a small text file. The text file is transferred (by email, diskette, etc) to the CI Discovery Administrator, who imports the file into the database.
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