Software Update: Lansweeper 4.0

To map Windows machines in the network, you can use Lansweeper. This program installs itself on a server with IIS and is able to inventory the available software and hardware, without having to install a client program on each computer. All information can then be consulted via a web interface, such as on this demo page can be tried out. Lansweeper is available in a freeware or various payware flavors, which are available on this page are placed side by side. The developer has released version 4.0 and provided the following list of changes:

Version 4.0 changes (major update)

All versions (including freeware):

• Completely new intuitive web interface
• Over 200 standard reports included
• Powersearch bar (search everything from one place)
• Scanning of enclosure bays (chassis)
• Multiple software license enhancements
• Full unicode support
• Rewritten scan engine and optimized database
• Multiple report alert pages and customisation
• Optional “-1” value for waittime to completely disable scanning of an item.
• Option to change the display name of the custom fields (custom1,custom2,…)
• Governor that kills long running and locked up scanning threads
• New option for lsclient /scanonip to support vpn users
• New installer that supports IIS and Lansweeper build-in web server.
• Integrated google software search
• Numerous small enhancements and bug fixes

Premium:

• Device scanning: discover routers, printers, linux, switches, … (snmp, ssh, http, …)
• Windows event log error scanning and alert mailing
• Hardware and software change detection + history timeline
• Scheduled IP range scanning
• Alert report mailing (selected reports and alerts can be automatically mailed to configurable groups)
• Export reports to excel,csv and xml from the web interface
• Product key scanning now supports Microsoft,Adobe and plain text keys. (300+ software key locations included)
• Computer attached monitor scanning (model, manufacturer, serial number)
• Linux hard disk usage scanning
• OU scanning for active directory users
• Enhanced active directory integration
• Active directory cleanup actions
• Schedule scanning of computers and ADSI paths
• Custom user actions (reset password, unlock account,…)

Enterprise:

• Support for multiple scanning servers with different configurations