LANsurveyor allows you to automate software and hardware inventory reports to save time and money, ensure licensing compliance, and plan effectively for system upgrades and modifications.

In order to access asset management data, Responders must be installed. Refer to Install Neon Responders for installation instructions or visit the LANsurveyor Responder web page for more information on Responders.

LANsurveyor includes one standard report for hardware asset management and two standard reports for software asset management: Software Meter and Software Inventory. The Software Meter Report creates a list of running applications and processes. The Software Inventory Report creates a list of applications, Control Panels, DLLs/Extensions, Fonts or Startup Items and their versions. Use these reports to measure software license compliance or determine software upgrade needs.

The Hardware Inventory report includes OS, networking, and system information, including CPU type, number of CPUs, RAM, and PCI cards installed.

To create customized hardware and software asset management reports, use the Custom Reports tutorial.

Step 1 of 4: Draw a Map

Use the map you created in Draw Your Network Map or create a new map that includes all your Neon Responders. Make sure you select the Neon Responder option in the TCP/IP services section of the Create New Network Map dialog box.

Step 2 of 4: Software Inventory Wizard

The Software Inventory Report creates a list of installed applications. Start the Software Inventory Wizard by clicking on the Software Inventory icon or selecting New>Software Inventory from the Report menu. The Software Inventory Wizard is displayed.

Any computers already selected on the map will be checked. To select all the Neon Responders, click on the check box next to "Neon Responder Nodes" and click Next.

To limit the list of items found in the report, select "Find ... whose name" and select your options. To get a list of all applications, select "Find all applications" and click Next.

Schedule the time to run the report or select "now" and click Finish.

The report is generated. Click on any column to sort by that column. Once completed, you can save the report or click on the View Report with Excel button to automatically open the report in Excel.

Step 3 of 4: Software Meter Wizard

The Software Meter Report creates a list of active applications and processes. Start the Software Meter Wizard by clicking on the Software Meter icon or selecting New>Software Meter from the Report menu. The Software Meter Wizard is displayed.

Any computers already selected on the map will be checked. To select all the Neon Responders, click on the check box next to "Neon Responder Nodes" and click Next.

To limit the list of processes in the report, select "Find running processes whose name" and enter your options. To get a list of all running processes, select "Find all running processes" and click Next.

Schedule the time to run the report or select "now" and click Finish.

The report is generated. Click on any column to sort by that column. Once completed, you can save the report or click on the View Report with Excel button to automatically open the report in Excel.

Step 4 of 4: Hardware Inventory Wizard

The Hardware Inventory report includes OS, networking, and system information, including CPU type, number of CPUs, RAM, and PCI cards installed. Start the Hardware Inventory Wizard by clicking on the Hardware Inventory icon or selecting New>Hardware Inventory from the Report menu. The Hardware Inventory Wizard is displayed.

Any computers already selected on the map will be checked. To select all the Responders, click on the check box next to "Neon Responder Nodes" and click Next.

Schedule the time to run the report or select "now" and click Finish.

The report is generated. Click on any column to sort by that column. Once completed, you can save the report or click on the View Report with Excel button to automatically open the report in Excel.