Scan Modules—Overview

A scan module stands for one kind of source. The catalog under Scan › Scan Modules carries 27 modules in seven categories; which of them you configure is decided by your environment. Through the Filter… field and the buttons per category you narrow the selection down—the search runs over the displayed title.

The modules by category

Category	Modules
System	Active Directory, DFS, Windows DHCP, Windows DNS, IP-Hosts, Linux, Windows (AD), Windows (IP), macOS
Network	Cisco Meraki, IP Phones, SNMP v1 and v2, SNMPv3
Virtualization	Hyper-V, Nutanix, Proxmox, VMware, Xen
Cloud	Microsoft 365, Microsoft Intune
Storage	Storage
Analysis	NTFS Security
Other	File Import, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL Server, Oracle Database, Veeam B&R

Deviations from the standard path

Twelve modules require entries in the wizard that the standard path does not know—a different middle part, target columns of their own or options of their own:

Page	Modules	What deviates
Active Directory	Active Directory	no targets—only domain and credentials, plus two options on the scope
Windows	Windows (AD), Windows (IP)	targets from the directory or entered yourself, plus the selection of the 22 Windows components
SNMP	SNMP v1 and v2, SNMPv3	a community or a user account with encryption, plus Timeout (ms) and Version per target
Cisco Meraki	Cisco Meraki	no targets—an API key
Nutanix	Nutanix	the target is a cluster; the clusters can be searched for through Prism Central
Microsoft 365	Microsoft 365	access through an Entra ID app instead of through targets
Microsoft Intune	Microsoft Intune	the same Entra ID app, its own job
Storage	Storage	the target is an endpoint or a name, plus a Provider per row
NTFS permissions	NTFS Security	shares and permissions through a reusable analysis package
File Import	File Import	an absolute folder path instead of targets

Modules on the standard path

These fifteen follow the standard path from Creating a Scan Job. The table names which steps the wizard shows and which columns a row in the table with the targets carries—default values in brackets.

Module	Category	Sequence of steps	Columns per target
DFS	System	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	Server Name, Credentials
Windows DHCP	System	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	Server Name, Credentials
Windows DNS	System	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	Server Name, Credentials
IP-Hosts	System	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname
Linux	System	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Credentials, Port (22), Sudo
macOS	System	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Credentials, Port (22)
IP Phones	Network	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname
Hyper-V	Virtualization	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Credentials
Proxmox	Virtualization	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Credentials
VMware	Virtualization	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Credentials
Xen	Virtualization	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Credentials
Microsoft SQL Server	Other	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Credentials, Authentication, Also Capture Object Details (off)
MySQL Server	Other	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Credentials, Port (3306), Also Capture Object Details (off)
Oracle Database	Other	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Service Name, Credentials, Port (1521), Also Capture Object Details (off)
Veeam B&R	Other	Basics › Targets › Schedule › Summary	IP/Hostname, Credentials

Three peculiarities cut across this table:

Windows DNS, Windows DHCP and DFS can have their targets searched for in Active Directory—above the table there is Search DNS Servers, Search DHCP Servers and Search DFS Servers respectively.
With Windows DNS, Windows DHCP, DFS, Hyper-V and Microsoft SQL Server the Credentials column may stay empty: these scans are allowed to run under the gateway’s service account. With all others it is mandatory.
IP-Hosts and IP Phones carry no column for credentials at all—a port scan needs no access data.

One source is enough for the first job. To a new subscription Docusnap365 suggests the three entry modules Active Directory, Windows (AD) and SNMP v1 and v2 in the Most Common Modules section.

The path into the wizard and the steps within it are in Creating a Scan Job. Fields, values and terms for looking up are in the Scan Reference. Which types a module produces and which areas show them is under Data Captured in the Inventory area—ordered by topic, from systems through databases to network devices.

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Scan Modules—Overview

The modules by category

Deviations from the standard path

Modules on the standard path

​The modules by category

​Deviations from the standard path

​Modules on the standard path

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The modules by category

Deviations from the standard path

Modules on the standard path

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