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Configure discovery

 

1. First of all, you must access the network discovery page in he following path:

Main Menu > Administration > Resources > Network discovery

2. Once you have accessed to the network discovery page, Soffid will display all the networks created on Soffid using list format.

3. You must select the network you want to scan to discover all its hosts.

4. Then, Soffid will display detailed information about the network. All that information will be a read only data.

5. You must click the "Enabled discovery" button to display new configuration fields, accounts to probe and schedule.

6. The first of one, Accounts to probe allows  you to add accounts fpr trying to connect to the network hosts discovered.

6.1. You must to clic the add button (+) to add a new account. 

6.2. You must select to create a new account or add an existing account.

6.2.1. To register a new account you must select the "Register a new account" option and fill in the login name and the password.

6.2.2. To use an existing account, you must select the "Use an exising account" option and select the chossen account. You have two options:

6.2.2.1. Writing the account name on the text field, Soffid helps you with predictive search. Then you must to click the "Apply changes" to save the data and Soffid will add the account to the accounts to probe list.

6.2.2.2 Clicking the user icon, Soffid will show you search account window. Once you search and find the proper account, you need to click on the account row.Then soffid will add the account  to the accounts to probe list.

7. Schedule: you can schedule the execution of the discover for that network.

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