# Lansweeper’s 2024 Summer Launch: Revolutionizing IT Asset Discovery
## Understanding Network Discovery: Unveiling the Key to Network Visibility
In today’s digital landscape, maintaining visibility into your network is imperative. Recent statistics show that a significant percentage of organizations have faced unexpected network outages due to obsolete network data. It’s evident that effective network discovery plays a critical role in averting such risks by offering real-time visibility and control over IT assets.
### Unraveling Network Discovery
Network discovery encompasses the identification and mapping of devices and services on your network through comprehensive scanning techniques. By gathering information about connected devices such as computers, servers, printers, routers, and switches, organizations can create an exhaustive inventory of their network assets and configurations.
Network device discovery is fundamental for IT infrastructure management. With an updated inventory of all network devices, IT teams can enhance security measures, troubleshoot issues efficiently, and ensure optimal functioning of the organization’s IT infrastructure.
### Delving into the Working Mechanism
Network discovery operates by scanning the network to pinpoint connected devices utilizing techniques like ping sweeps and port scanning. It relies on protocols like SNMP and technologies like ARP to obtain device information and map IP addresses to MAC addresses.
### Reaping the Rewards
Efficient network discovery yields numerous advantages, including enhanced network visibility, improved security, streamlined troubleshooting, and optimized network performance. It allows IT teams to swiftly identify unauthorized devices, potential vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards and organizational policies.
## Choosing the Right Network Device Discovery Tool
When selecting a network discovery tool, it’s vital to assess features and capabilities to match your organization’s requirements effectively.
**Key features to look for include:**
– Real-time scanning capabilities
– Comprehensive device identification
– Detailed reporting features
– Network topology mapping
– Support for various protocols
– Customizable scanning options
– Seamless integration with existing IT management systems
– User-friendly interface
– Scalability for network growth
– Reliable customer support and regular updates
## Best Practices for Network Discovery
Networks today are intricate, requiring customized network discovery approaches. Following these best practices ensures a smooth and efficient implementation:
– Maintain accurate and up-to-date network data
– Engage in regular maintenance and updates
– Segment network scans for enhanced efficiency
### Unified Network Discovery Simplified with Lansweeper
In the dynamic realm of IT management, tracking all assets demands advanced network discovery capabilities. Lansweeper’s recent enhancements in scanning and inventory capabilities have revolutionized IT asset discovery, allowing organizations to scan and inventory all IT, OT, and IoT assets seamlessly. This unified inventory offers a comprehensive view of the entire IT infrastructure, bridging gaps between on-premises and cloud environments, and facilitating effective asset management, compliance, and resource optimization across the organization.
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