How to Setup an IP Range
This is a step-by-step approach to setting up IP ranges. IP ranges define groups of IP addresses that you want to allocate to a single scan job. For any scans to be successful, there needs to be target devices to scan.
For more information on the Asset Vision scanning and the discovery and inventory process please refer to the Discovery and Inventory Overview.
To learn more about the role of IP Ranges in Location Management, read the Location Management lessons.
IP Range Management Interface
Navigate to: Setup > Discovery Setup > IP Ranges > Manage. This data view lists all of the currently existing IP ranges.
Create a New IP Range
Click the New button at the bottom of the screen to add a new IP Range Set.
Enter the IP Range Information
For each IP range, you can setup the following:
- Name (required) - Name of the range as it will appear in the listings and drop-down selection menus
- Description (optional) - Additional descriptive information about the IP range
- Predefined ranges (optional) - Defaults to "none", unless you want to scan subnets
- Included Ranges (required) - IP ranges, written in standard notations, separated by semi-colons. (Recommend using class C range sets)
- Excluded Ranges (optional) - IP ranges, written in standard notations, separated by semi-colons. IP address or ranges that are part of included ranges to omit from scan.
- Save - Click to save your IP range settings
Note: You will want to constrain your IP ranges as tightly as possible. This will greatly affect the run-time of any scan job that uses this IP range.
Verify that the IP range was created
After you save the IP range, you will be sent back to the IP range listing, where you can verify that your new range is present.
Note: If you click Apply in the last step, you will be greeted with the IP range information input screen again. You can get to the IP range listing by clicking Cancel.