Discovering Devices

Add a Device Discovery Task

Each device discovery task instance can have unique operating parameters.

Add

Click the Add button to create a new Device Discovery Task instance.

Task name

Use a meaningful name to uniquely identify this device discovery task

 

instance.

Schedule

Manual - do not automatically run this task. This task can only be run from

 

the Run Now button.

 

Run Once - Run this task only once based on the configured “Start on” date

 

Periodic - Run this task periodically at the configured period.

Automatically

By default, PerleVIEW uses a proprietary broadcast message to discover

discover devices

devices on the local network.

Enable Device

When the Device Discovery task is run, this list will be used to discover

Discovery using

devices by host names, specific IP addresses, lists of IP addresses, range of

IP addresses

IP addresses or an IP subnet.

Optimize

 

Discovery

 

All devices

If all your remote devices and networks are reachable using UDP port 33816

and

and UDP port 33815, then select this checkbox to optimize the discovery of

networks

devices on your network. PerleVIEW will first send a directed message

support

using UDP port 33816 to see if the device is reachable before sending

UDP

requests to gather information about this device. The device will respond

messages on

using UDP port 33815.

ports 33815

 

and 33816

 

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