Required Permissions for Inventory Scans of Network Devices

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RayVentory Scan Engine > 12.6 u4 > User Guide > Appendix I: Prerequisites Inventory Methods > Zero-Touch/Remote Inventory for SNMP 

Required Permissions for Inventory Scans of Network Devices

General

Devices can be created and/or discovered via one or more of these methods:

•IP address(s), IP range(s), subnet(s) - with & without CIDR

•Hostname

•FQDN

•Optional: Import from Active Directory (AD)

 

Network

•ICMP open between RayVentory Portal (RVP) and target systems for ping sweep

•UDP port 161 (SNMP) open between RVP and target systems

•Optional: Read permissions against AD for import of devices

 

Network Device

•SNMP must be enabled & configured

•Community string name(s) for SNMP v1, v2c & v3 devices

•Read permission of all information or only the information you want to share with an inventory scan

•RVP server added as an allowed host

•Authentication and/or privacy algorithm’s & credentials for SNMP v3 devices