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SolarWinds IT Management Glossary

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What is a Network Scanner

Network Scanner refers to a software utility that gathers data about a network. A Network Scanner can enable functions such as network configuration management and network device discovery and can display all resources on a network. Network Scanner functionality is built into both security and network management tools.

SolarWinds Products Related to Network Scanner

Orion NPM v9.5.1 - Evaluation

Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) enables you to quickly detect, diagnose, and resolve network performance problems and outages—before you start getting calls asking if the network is down. And Orion NPM is the easiest product of its kind to deploy, use, and maintain. That means you can spend your time actually managing your network, not supporting your network management software. Learn More »

Orion Network Configuration Manager

Orion Network Configuration Manager offers easy-to-use network configuration and change management that can be used standalone or integrated seamlessly with Orion Network Performance Monitor. Learn More »

Engineer’s Toolset v10 - Evaluation

Network troubleshooting is easy when you have the right network tools! Engineer’s Toolset delivers an advanced collection of must-have monitoring, discovery, diagnostic, and Cisco tools. Discover why thousands of network engineers rely on Engineer’s Toolset! Learn More »