How to Setup a Google Apps Scan

This lesson will explain how to set up a scan job to scan Google Directory for Google Apps 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 Google Apps Scan Job

5. Create a New Google Apps 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 Applications and Licenses job category.
  3. In the job type: drop-down, select Google Apps from Google Directory.
  4. Click OK.

6. Configure the Google Directory Settings

6. Configure the Google Directory Settings

In the Google Directory Settings section, enter:

  1. Domain - This will be the DNS suffix domain for the organization that is used by Google Directory.
  2. User - This will be the organization's Google Directory administrator, entered as an email address.

7. Configure the Schedule for the Job

7. 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.
  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.

8. Review and Implement

8. Review and Implement
  1. Give the Scan Job a meaningful name.
  2. Select a PAD Server. Scan jobs run on a particular PAD, so you need to assign this to a particular PAD. The type of scan has a bearing on which PAD Asset Vision loads the job onto. For example, there would be no point setting up a Windows scan on a PAD that has no Windows machines that it can access.
  3. Save and Run the scan immediately or Save and Finish configuring the scan job and let it run at the scheduled time.