The Polling Ranges sub tab allows the Account User to create, edit and delete network polling ranges for finding Hosts. The Account User can also request a refresh of the polling ranges to search for any newly available Hosts.
Below is a list of fields, values and commands available for each entry in the Polling Range table:
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Field
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Description
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Address
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IPv4 or IPv6 network address of target machine or start of range, with number of addresses in range in parentheses
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Protocol
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Network protocol to use for polling
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UDP/IP
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Use UDP protocol over IP
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TCP/IP
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Use TCP protocol over IP
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Schedule
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Specify port to use for polling (Default = Standard)
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Running
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Current status of polling (Default = No)
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Running Address
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If most recent execution of poll resulted in Hosts found, the number will be shown here
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Commands
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Commands available to manage polling ranges & schedules
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Edit
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Edit the polling range and/or schedule type, and/or change parameters
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Remove
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Delete this polling range and schedule
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Poll Now
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Execute polling on the specified target(s) now
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New polling ranges can be added by clicking on the Add New Polling Schedule button.
The following table shows options that can be specified when adding new polling ranges and schedules:
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Field
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Description
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Protocol
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Specify network protocol to use for polling
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UDP/IP
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Use UDP protocol over IP
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TCP/IP
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Use TCP protocol over IP
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Port
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Specify port to use for polling (Default = Standard)
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Polling Range Options
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Choose the type of polling range you want to search and specify target addresses and ranges
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Broadcast to IPV4 address
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Enter IPV4 address for target machine you want to poll
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Scan IPV4 address range
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Enter starting IPV4 address and the number of additional sequential addresses that you want to poll
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Broadcast to IPV6 link-local multicast address
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Enter IPV6 address for a link-local address
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Broadcast to IPV6 site-local multicast address
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Enter IPV6 address for a site-local address
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Poll single computer IPV6
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Enter IPV6 address for target machine you want to poll
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Polling Schedule Options
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Choose a schedule for polling and specify parameters
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Once a day
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Execute polling once a day a specified time and on the specified days against the polling range selected above
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Periodically
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Execute polling at each interval, starting with the specified time and continuing for as many times as specified, against the polling range selected above
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Advanced
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Execute polling according to advanced schedule of months, days, hours and minutes
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