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:
Field
Description
Address
IPv4 or IPv6 network address of target machine or start of range, with number of addresses in range in parentheses
Protocol
Network protocol to use for polling
UDP/IP
Use UDP protocol over IP
TCP/IP
Use TCP protocol over IP
Schedule
Specify port to use for polling (Default = Standard)
Running
Current status of polling (Default = No)
Running Address
If most recent execution of poll resulted in Hosts found, the number will be shown here
Commands
Commands available to manage polling ranges & schedules
Edit
Edit the polling range and/or schedule type, and/or change parameters
Remove
Delete this polling range and schedule
Poll Now
Execute polling on the specified target(s) now
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:
Field
Description
Protocol
Specify network protocol to use for polling
UDP/IP
Use UDP protocol over IP
TCP/IP
Use TCP protocol over IP
Port
Specify port to use for polling (Default = Standard)
Polling Range Options
Choose the type of polling range you want to search and specify target addresses and ranges
Broadcast to IPV4 address
Enter IPV4 address for target machine you want to poll
Scan IPV4 address range
Enter starting IPV4 address and the number of additional sequential addresses that you want to poll
Broadcast to IPV6 link-local multicast address
Enter IPV6 address for a link-local address
Broadcast to IPV6 site-local multicast address
Enter IPV6 address for a site-local address
Poll single computer IPV6
Enter IPV6 address for target machine you want to poll
Polling Schedule Options
Choose a schedule for polling and specify parameters
Once a day
Execute polling once a day a specified time and on the specified days against the polling range selected above
Periodically
Execute polling at each interval, starting with the specified time and continuing for as many times as specified, against the polling range selected above
Advanced
Execute polling according to advanced schedule of months, days, hours and minutes
