Asset Vision®Asset Vision® Setup and AdminDiscovery SetupHow to Setup a Google Chromebooks Device Scan

How to Setup a Google Chromebooks Device Scan

This lesson will explain how to set up a scan job to scan Google Directory for Google Chromebooks in your environment.

Asset Vision® uses an agentless method of scanning.  Agentless scanning has the profound benefit of being non-disruptive to the configuration of your target systems.  The method we use to perform discovery is based on the creation of scanning jobs that run according to a particular schedule.  The scan jobs implement the various discovery techniques built into Asset Vision®.

1. Add Google Directory Credentials

1. Add Google Directory Credentials

NOTE: If Google Directory Credentials have already been added and authorized, please proceed to Step 5.

Navigate to Client Manager > Discovery Setup > Credentials > Manage. This data view shows all of the credential records. Credentials are needed for probes to gather data. To use the Google Directory probe, you will need to enter Google Directory credentials.

  1. Click New.

2. Enter Google Directory Credential Information

2. Enter Google Directory Credential Information
  1. Enter the information for the Google Directory Credentials record:
  • User name: Google Directory user name.
  • PAD stored: Whether the credentials will be stored on the PAD server.
  • parent PAD: PAD server that will use the credentials to access devices within its IP range. You should choose a PAD server that has a Connected status.
  • description: A meaningful description for the Google Directory credentials record.

2.     Click the link, Click to Authorize. You must authorize your Google Directory credentials.

3. Authorize Google Directory Credentials

3. Authorize Google Directory Credentials

Login to your Google Directory account if you are not already logged in.

  1. Click Allow to allow Scalable Asset Vision to have access.

4. Save Google Directory Credentials

4. Save Google Directory Credentials

An information window will pop up and inform you that you have authorized Google Directory credentials.

  1. Click OK.
  2. Click Save.

5. Create a New Chrome Books Scan Job

5. Create a New Chrome Books Scan Job

Navigate to: Setup > Discovery > Scan Jobs > Manage. This data view displays all of the currently existing scan jobs.

  1. Click New at bottom of page to launch the Scan Job Setup Wizard.
  2. In the Selection dialog, select the Network Devices job category.
  3. In the job type: drop-down, select Google Chromebooks from Google Directory.
  4. Click OK.

6. Configure the Google Directory Settings

Configure the Google Directory Settings

In the Google Directory Settings section, enter:

  1. Suspended Users: Determine whether or not to collect user accounts that have been suspended in Google Directory.
  2. Domain - This will be the DNS suffix domain for the organization that is used by Google Directory.

7. Select PAD

Select PAD

Select a PAD from a list of existing PADs from the drop down list. Click Next to continue.

8. Select Credentials

Select Credentials

Add Credentials to be used for rights to successfully scan the Google Directory:

  1. Click the Add (plus sign) button.
  2. In the Credential User Name dialog, select the credential or credentials created earlier in the lesson.

9. Configure the Schedule for the Job

Configure the Schedule for the Job
  1. Select the desired Scan Window, or leave as Default if you would like for the scans to run at any time. For more information see Setting up a Scan Window.
  2. Pick the desired Schedule Type for the scan job.
    • Daily Schedule: Scan occurs every N days beginning at a specified time.
    • Weekly Schedule: Scan occurs on specified day(s) during the week, beginning at a specified time.
    • Monthly Schedule: Scan occurs on a specified calendar day of the month, repeating every N months, beginning at a specified time.
    • Repeating Schedule: Scan occurs continually throughout the defined Scan Window. A Repeating Schedule considers Scan Window Stop times a Pause instead of a Stop, and the scan continues at the next defined Start time. A Repeating Scan can only be stopped manually, and will stay stopped until it is restarted manually.
    • None: Default. Leave blank to create a Scan Job that will not be scheduled, and will not run until initiated manually.
  3. Check Enabled if you want to enable the scan job to run as scheduled once you save and finish the wizard.
  4. Select the Time Zone and Time. Note that the time zone will be saved in GMT/UTC time.
  5. Configure remaining options (Day of week:, Run on:, Repeat every:, etc.)
  6. Click Next.

10. Review Configuration

Review Configuration
  1. Provide a Name for the Scan Job.
  2. Review the Scan Job configuration summary. Click Back to modify any of the specified configurations.
  3. Click Save and Run to save the scan job and initiated it immediately, or Save and Finish to save the scan job and let it run at the scheduled time.