Scheduled inventory scanning from Endpoint Central is the method by which IT administrators can automate their inventory scanning process. Scanning systems over a stipulated period of time with accuracy might be challenging for an IT administrator. IT administrators and technicians can automate the asset scanning workflow with this technique.
Endpoint Central allows IT administrators to create two types of automated inventory scanning workflow.
Automated Inventory Scanning
Automated File Scanning
As the name suggests, this process will automatically fetch the details and post it to the central server using Endpoint Central agent. To configure,
Endpoint Central supports file scanning process, where IT administration team can probe for any specific file type and perform desired actions to it. For example, when an IT administration team wants to block all the video files, they can run a file scan with all possible video file extensions and collect the data. Once received, they can implement commands to block/remove the video files. This process also allows you to analyze the system's hardware usage and monitor memory usage of files.
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