{"id":94579,"date":"2026-06-25T09:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/network-inventory\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:21:32","slug":"network-inventory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/network-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"IT and network inventory software"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"lo-section-dark lo-hero\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center g-5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-hero-meta\">IT asset management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h1><span class=\"accent\">Network inventory<\/span>: what you can&#8217;t see, you can&#8217;t manage.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLOGINventory automates network inventory: agentless on the local network, across multiple\n\t\t\t\t\tsites, down to laptops outside the corporate network. The inventory tool captures\n\t\t\t\t\thardware, software, configurations, and permissions. No manual effort, no blind\n\t\t\t\t\tspots, no Excel hell.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex gap-3 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/free-trial\/\">Start your trial license \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-outline-light btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/discovery-call\/\">Discovery call (15 min)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-frame\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"titlebar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lights\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumb-mono\">loginventory.local \/ Inventory \/ Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timestamp\">last_scan: 09:47:12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lo-table-scroll\"><table class=\"hero-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Hostname<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Last scan<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Status<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>WS-PROD-042<\/td><td>Workstation<\/td><td>1 min ago<\/td><td><span class=\"pill ok\">OK<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>SRV-FILE-01<\/td><td>Server<\/td><td>2 min ago<\/td><td><span class=\"pill ok\">OK<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>SW-CORE-A<\/td><td>Switch<\/td><td>3 min ago<\/td><td><span class=\"pill ok\">OK<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>PR-MARKETING<\/td><td>Printer<\/td><td>1 min ago<\/td><td><span class=\"pill warn\">Toner<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>WS-SALES-12<\/td><td>Workstation<\/td><td>4 min ago<\/td><td><span class=\"pill critical\">7 CVEs<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"frame-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>5 of 600 visible \u00b7 agentless: 100%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\u21bb Auto-refresh in 14s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"padding: 5rem 0; background: #fff;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center mb-5\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">What you get<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 32ch; margin: 0 auto;\">\n\t\t\t\tArguments for your CISO, results for your team.\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card kern-nutzen-card h-100\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge); box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(217,217,217,0.5);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--lo-primary-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"8\"\/><path d=\"m21 21-4.3-4.3\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Full visibility<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); font-size: 0.95rem;\">No gaps. No Excel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA daily snapshot of your infrastructure. New devices appear at the next scan.\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDevices that disappear stay on record as historical data.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card kern-nutzen-card h-100\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge); box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(217,217,217,0.5);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--lo-primary-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Compliance readiness<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); font-size: 0.95rem;\">Audit-ready, always.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin-bottom: 1rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tISO&nbsp;27001, NIS2, BSI IT-Grundschutz: LOGINventory delivers the verifiable asset overview automatically. Change history, configuration states, permissions.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/nis2-compliance\/\" style=\"font-weight: 500; color: var(--lo-primary-dark); font-size: 0.9rem;\">NIS2 documentation \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card kern-nutzen-card h-100\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge); box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(217,217,217,0.5);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--lo-primary-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"1\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"23\"\/><path d=\"M17 5H9.5a3.5 3.5 0 0 0 0 7h5a3.5 3.5 0 0 1 0 7H6\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Cost control<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); font-size: 0.95rem;\">Make licenses visible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin-bottom: 1rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUnused software licenses tie up budget. Experience from consistent analysis: 20\u201330&nbsp;% reduction in license costs.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/software-asset-management\/\" style=\"font-weight: 500; color: var(--lo-primary-dark); font-size: 0.9rem;\">Software asset management \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"lo-section-darker\" style=\"padding: 5rem 0;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow orange\">What LOGINventory captures<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); color: #fff; max-width: 30ch; letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOver 1,000 data points per asset. Structured, searchable, exportable.\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); max-width: 60ch;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHardware inventory and software inventory run in the same pass. One data model for all asset data. You filter, group, and export in the format\n\t\t\t\t\tyour audit, your help desk, or your accounting system needs. What a device delivers depends on its type and operating system.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-4 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.4rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\">Hardware<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">Processor, RAM, storage, network interfaces, monitors, serial numbers, warranty status. Also battery and SSD lifespan and the connected docking station, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.4rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\">Software<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">Installed applications, versions, patch levels, licensing details. Plus the known <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/vulnerability-management\/\" style=\"color: var(--lo-accent-orange);\">vulnerabilities<\/a> per version, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.4rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\">Configuration<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">Firewall status, antivirus status, uptime, server roles, services, who last logged in, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.4rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\">Permissions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">Shares, Active Directory groups, database rights, user assignments, mailbox access, who has local administrator rights, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div style=\"margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Ubuntu', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.7rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); margin-bottom: 1rem;\">Asset types captured<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Windows clients &amp; servers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Linux &amp; macOS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Switches \u00b7 routers \u00b7 printers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">VMware ESXi \u00b7 Hyper-V \u00b7 XenServer \u00b7 Proxmox \u00b7 Nutanix \u00b7 KVM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Azure \u00b7 AWS \u00b7 M365 \u00b7 Entra ID<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Exchange \u00b7 SQL databases<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Smartphones \u00b7 Tablets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Non-IT: vehicles \u00b7 furniture \u00b7 keys<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-top: 1.2rem;\">Device handout and return are documented too: with QR code labels and signature. More on that under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/peripherals\/\" style=\"color: var(--lo-accent-orange);\">Peripherals &amp; other items<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"editorial-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">How it works<\/span>\n\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 28ch; margin-bottom: 3rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">\n\t\t\tAgentless as standard. A path for every starting point.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"netplan\" style=\"max-width: 46rem; margin: 0 auto 1rem;\">\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 640 330\" style=\"max-height: 340px;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lo-svg-mono lo-scanflow\" font-size=\"12\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Scan flow: headquarters scans Site A agentlessly via WMI, SSH, SNMP, and LDAP; the standalone remote scanner covers Site B and transfers .inv files; the offline agent reports in from laptops on the road\">\n\t<rect x=\"16\" y=\"36\" width=\"272\" height=\"216\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"#fafbfc\" stroke=\"#c9cdd4\"\/>\n\t<rect x=\"372\" y=\"36\" width=\"252\" height=\"216\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"#fafbfc\" stroke=\"#c9cdd4\" stroke-dasharray=\"6 4\"\/>\n\t<text x=\"30\" y=\"58\" fill=\"#04396f\" font-weight=\"700\">Headquarters \u00b7 Site A<\/text>\n\t<text x=\"386\" y=\"58\" fill=\"#04396f\" font-weight=\"700\">Site B<\/text>\n\t<rect x=\"87\" y=\"70\" width=\"130\" height=\"44\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#04396f\"\/>\n\t<text x=\"152\" y=\"88\" fill=\"#fff\" font-weight=\"700\" text-anchor=\"middle\">LOGINventory<\/text>\n\t<text x=\"152\" y=\"104\" fill=\"#fff\" font-size=\"9.5\" opacity=\"0.8\" text-anchor=\"middle\">Server &amp; 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max-width: 62ch; margin: 0 auto 3rem; text-align: center; font-size: 0.95rem;\">\n\t\t\tHeadquarters scans its own network directly, over the protocols that\n\t\t\tare already open anyway: WMI, SSH, SNMP, LDAP. At a remote site,\n\t\t\tthe standalone Remote Scanner scans and transfers .inv files. Laptops\n\t\t\ton the road are discovered by the Offline Agent, reporting in at the next contact.\n\t\t\tOne interface, one inventory.\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<article class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"article-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Method<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Remote query via standard protocols<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Setup time<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">under 30 minutes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Agent on endpoints<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">not required<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Architecture detail<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/agentless-discovery\/\" style=\"color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Protocols, ports, scan paths \u2192<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Network inventory without a software rollout.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead-para\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLOGINventory inventories your network agentlessly. No software installed on the endpoints.\n\t\t\t\t\tThe inventory server queries devices remotely over standard protocols that are already\n\t\t\t\t\tactive in most enterprise environments. This is what&#8217;s meant by network inventory:\n\t\t\t\t\tcentralized discovery instead of distributed agents.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe setup wizard walks you through the initial configuration in a few minutes; after that, the\n\t\t\t\t\tinventory runs automatically on schedule. No software deployment to every endpoint, no\n\t\t\t\t\trollout waves, no update cascade across the entire inventory.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tA common misconception is that agentless means less data. Over WMI and RPC on\n\t\t\t\t\tWindows, SSH on Linux and macOS, and SNMP on switches, routers, and printers,\n\t\t\t\t\tLOGINventory reads the same depth an installed agent would deliver: BIOS version and\n\t\t\t\t\tserial number as well as installed software, running services, and the members of the local\n\t\t\t\t\tadministrators group.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article-kern\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe software reads devices over the protocols you already have open.\n\t\t\t\t\tWMI for Windows, SSH for Linux, SNMP for network devices.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t<article class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"article-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Method<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Scan proxy per site<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">On-site component<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Standalone Remote Scanner<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Transfer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\"><code>.inv<\/code> files to headquarters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Architecture detail<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/agentless-discovery\/#mehrere-standorte\" style=\"color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Decentralized scan proxy \u2192<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Multiple sites, separate subnets.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead-para\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen the central server can&#8217;t route into every network segment, or branch sites run their own\n\t\t\t\t\tsubnets, a lightweight scanner takes over on site. One Windows machine per\n\t\t\t\t\tsite is enough.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe scanner discovers locally and saves the result as a file; sync brings it to headquarters.\n\t\t\t\t\tEverything is evaluated in the same interface as the centrally discovered devices.\n\t\t\t\t\tNo second data set, no separate evaluation.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article-kern\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOne scanner per site, one interface for all of them. The central server never has to\n\t\t\t\t\troute into every subnet.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t<article class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"article-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Method<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Discovery on the device itself<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Component<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Offline Agent or logon script<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Reporting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">at next connection or logon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Architecture detail<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/agentless-discovery\/#ausserhalb-lan\" style=\"color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Offline Agent and logon script \u2192<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Devices outside the corporate network.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead-para\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLaptops in the field or in home offices aren&#8217;t reachable over the network. They discover\n\t\t\t\t\tthemselves and report in as soon as a connection to the corporate network or VPN exists again.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAlternatively, a logon script drives discovery at the next sign-in, without a permanently\n\t\t\t\t\tinstalled service. Devices with no network interface at all can be added manually.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article-kern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Formulierung \"back on ...\": Vorschlag Simon, Review-Runde 12.8. (WI #6012 Punkt 12) -->\n\t\t\t\t\tThe device doesn&#8217;t need to be reachable while the scan runs. It reports in as soon as it&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t\tback on the network.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"padding: 5rem 0; background: var(--lo-grey-soft);\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">Example from the mid-market<\/span>\n\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 32ch; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">\n\t\t\tThree weeks of stocktaking. Reduced to one table.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-5 align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); margin-bottom: 1rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Manufacturing company, ~600 assets:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: var(--lo-text-soft);\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBefore LOGINventory, the annual inventory took three weeks and tied up two employees.\n\t\t\t\t\tAfter rollout, the stocktaking runs automatically. Manual effort is limited\n\t\t\t\t\tto reviewing exceptions.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Ubuntu', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.7rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tManual effort per inventory cycle\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-chart\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-label\">Before<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill before\">3 weeks \u00b7 2 people<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-label\">With LOGINventory<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill after\" style=\"width: 8%;\">automatic<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"delta-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"num\">\u2248 240 h<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lbl\">saved per year. At 600 assets.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"padding: 5rem 0; background: #fff;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-5\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">Frequently asked questions<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 36ch; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">\n\t\t\t\tIT and network inventory: explained briefly.\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"faq-group\">\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What is IT inventory?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>The systematic discovery of all hardware and software assets on a network. Network inventory is therefore the foundation for IT documentation and license management.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>How is the network inventoried?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>LOGINventory supports several methods: agentless network inventory, inventory via logon script, agent-based for laptops outside the LAN, and via USB stick. The goal is an automated overview of all relevant devices.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What can be inventoried?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>All hardware and software on the network: Windows computers, Macs, Linux, and mobile devices, plus all SNMP-capable network devices like printers and switches. Also virtualization (VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, XenServer, Proxmox, Nutanix, KVM), Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory (Entra ID), and databases like SQL Server. Smartphones and tablets come in through Exchange inventory; inventory from an MDM can be connected via a custom discovery script.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What is LOGINventory?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>A tool for network inventory, IT documentation, and software asset management. Free forever for up to 20 devices (Forever-Free), or a 30-day trial license at full network size for larger networks.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"lo-section-dark\" style=\"padding: 5rem 0;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow on-dark\">Wege zum Start<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Sehen Sie LOGINventory in Ihrer eigenen IT-Umgebung.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"lead mx-auto\" style=\"max-width: 56ch; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); font-weight: 300;\">\n\t\t\t\tW\u00e4hlen Sie, was zu Ihrer Woche passt. Jeder Weg ist unverbindlich.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-cards\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ix\">Testlizenz<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>30 Tage. Voller Funktionsumfang.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Volle Netzwerkgr\u00f6\u00dfe, alle Module, keine Kreditkarte. Setup unter 30 Minuten.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link-arrow\" href=\"\/testen\/\">Testlizenz anfordern \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ix\">Discovery-Call<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>15 Minuten. Mit einem Techniker.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Sie schildern Ihre Umgebung: Gr\u00f6\u00dfe, Standorte, was Sie l\u00f6sen wollen. Wir sagen Ihnen, ob LOGINventory daf\u00fcr das richtige Werkzeug ist.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link-arrow\" href=\"\/discovery-call\/\">Termin vereinbaren \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ix\">Forever Free<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>20 Ger\u00e4te. Ohne Zeitlimit.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Kleine Umgebung? Lab? Privatprojekt? Funktioniert ohne Vertrag, ohne Lead.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link-arrow\" href=\"\/download\/\">Direkt herunterladen \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT asset management Network inventory: what you can&#8217;t see, you can&#8217;t manage. 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