[Network Scanner Discovery] Window

This window is used for automatically detecting network scanners in a specified network range, and registering them with the Scanner Central Admin Server.


The window consists of the following window elements. For details about the tool menu buttons, refer to "Tool Menu Buttons".

Search IP Address Range Settings
Specify the network range for searching scanners.
First IP Address
Specify the first IP address of the network to be searched.
Last IP Address
Specify the last IP address of the network to be searched.
Subnet Mask
Specify the subnet mask of the network to be searched.
[Add ->] button
Adds the IP addresses specified as the network range to be searched to [Search Range List].
When the button is clicked, the network range is checked using the subnet mask value, and is added to [Search Range List]. If the network range is incorrect, it is not added to [Search Range List].
[Delete <-] button
Deletes the network ranges selected in [Search Range List].
Search Range List
Shows the IP addresses specified as the network ranges to be searched.
Select the check boxes of the network range for which you want to perform the search.
The search is performed sequentially starting from the top of the network range shown in [Search Range List].
Hint
When the IP addresses specified as the network range to be searched are not added to [Search Range List], hints for correctly adding them to [Search Range List] are shown.
[Use HTTPS?] check box
Select this check box to change the HTTP communication port number and type of HTTP/HTTPS that are used when attempting to request for a scanner search.
When this check box is selected, [Port Number] is changed to [433].
The default value is [80].
[Automatically switch the registration of scanners from other servers to the current server.] check box
Select this check box to forcibly register detected scanners that are registered with other Scanner Central Admin Servers, with the Scanner Central Admin Server on which the search was performed.
Discovery ID
Enter the Discovery ID when targeting a specific scanner as a registration target for Scanner Central Admin Server.
The Discovery ID may be up to 100 characters long.
Alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. The password is case-sensitive.
Scanner Search/Registration
Searches unregistered scanners that exist in the network range set in [Search IP Address Range Settings], and shows the result.
[Start] button
Starts the scanner search.
The scanners that were searched will be registered with the Scanner Central Admin Server as targets for central administration.
If the [Automatically add new scanners to the Central Admin configuration when they are discovered] check box on the [Scanner Central Admin Server Settings (Common Settings)] window is not selected, scanner discovery is not performed even if the [Start] button is pressed.
[Pause] button
Suspends the scanner search.
[Cancel] button
Cancels the scanner search.
[Refresh List] button
Refreshes the search result.
Detected Scanners
Shows information about the detected scanners.
Checked = X / Total = Y
Shows the progress of the search.
The number of searched IP addresses is shown for X, and the total number of IP addresses to be searched is shown for Y.
Start Time
Shows the latest start time of the Scanner Discovery process.
Finish Time
Shows the latest finish time of the Scanner Discovery process.
[Back] button
Returns to the previous window.