LANsurveyor's optional Responder clients allow your copy of LANsurveyor to communicate with and get access to other computers on your network running Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

When you use LANsurveyor Responders, you get:

- Hardware Inventory Reports

- Software Inventory Reports

Click here for more information on Responders.

Deploy via Directory Services

You can deploy LANsurveyor Responders to 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista-based Windows computers through Remote Procedure Call and Remote Registry services using a directory service such as Active Directory. To deploy using Active Directory, log into the LANsurveyor computer using an account in an Active Directory administrative group (Domain Admins or Enterprise Admins). When you create your map, LANsurveyor will prompt you to deploy your Responders.

If you have already created a map (or declined to deploy when first prompted), select XP/2003/2K/Vista Neon Responders... from the Tools>Deploy menu. The Deploy Neon Responder wizard is displayed, allowing you to select the appropriate computers and the schedule for deployment.

Deploy Manually

For Mac OS X systems, go to the "Neon Responder for Mac OS X" folder and double-click on the "Responder OS X Installer" application. For Classic Mac OS, go to the "Neon Responder for Mac OS" folder, drag the "Neon Responder" extension to the System Folder, and restart the computer.

You may also place the Responder installation files on a server accessible to the target clients.

If you deploy the Neon Responder manually, you will need to password protect your Neon Responder using the Manage wizard.