IP Address Manager Features
End-to-End IP Details
- IP Details: IP Address, DNS Name, MAC Address, Alias Name
- Switch Details: Switch Name, Port Number, Port Speed, Port Status, ifAlias, ifDescription, ifIndex
- System Details: Device Type, System Description
- Contact Details: Owner, Location, Telephone Number, etc.
Adding Subnets
- Discover Subnets from Routers
- Add Subnets Manually
Flexible Scanning
- Scan using ICMP, SNMP, DNS, and WMI
- Scheduled Scanning: Daily, Weekly, Monthly
- Scan multiple subnets simultaneously
- Manually mark an IP Address as Reserved, Static etc.
Powerful Search
- Search using IP Address, MAC Address, DNS Name, Location, Switch Name, etc.
Reports
- Report of available and used IP Addresses in the network
- Export report to PDF/CSV/XLS format
Alert Notification
- Email Alert notification when an IP Address becomes available or used
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End-to-End IP Details
The IP Address Manager tool periodically scans the subnets using ICMP, SNMP, DNS, and WMI to get the details of the IP Addresses. It provides the complete details of an IP Address like, DNS name, MAC Address, State, System Name, Device Type, Switch Name, Switch Port, Alias Name, Owner, etc.
Adding Subnets
Adding subnets to the IP Address Manager tool can be either manual or auto-discovered from the Routers. When the subnets are discovered from the Routers, the administrator has to verify its correctness and approve them for scanning. Once the subnets are added/approved, they are automatically scanned in the background. The administrators, optionally, can also specify brief descriptions for the subnets they add.
Flexible Scanning
The IP Address Manager provides flexible scanning options - can be scanned manually or can be scheduled to run at specified intervals. The administrator can also choose the scanning options like Ping, SNMP, DNS, etc. For subnets that are behind a firewall or when the subnets could not be reached directly, the administrator can disable scanning and can manually mark the status of the IP Addresses as used or Available. It also has options to reserve an IP Address for a specific use.
Powerful Search
Once all the subnets have been added and scheduled for scanning, the administrator can use the global search option to get the details of an IP Address. The search can be performed using the IP Address, MAC Address, DNS Name, Switch Name, Switch Port, Alias Name, etc.
Alert Notification
The IP Address Manager provides an option to notify the administrators about the change in state of an IP Address by email. IP Address Manager generates alerts when:
- The state changes from Transient to Available
- The state changes from Available to Used.
IP Address Manager Reports
OpUtils, based on the IP Address Manager results, provides
the IP Availability Report of the network. It maintains a
policy to declare non-responding IP Addresses as available
IPs. IP Addresses that do not respond for 10 days continuously
are shown as available IPs. This can also be configured to
a desired value. The IP Availability Reports of OpUtils include
both Available and Used IP Addresses.
Free IP Address Management
The IP Address Manager tool can be used to scan a single
subnet in the OpUtils Free edition. For more details on tools
available in free edition, refer to Free
Network Tools.
For more details, refer to the IP
Address Manager topic in online help. Refer to IP
Address Manager Knowledge Base for troubleshooting tips. |
