4. What is the Network Scanner?
Network Scanner is a tool for network analysis which
scans the network on a real time basis.
Explores the network and gives the status of all
connected computers.
Scans both, a list of IP addresses or computers and
ranges of IP addresses.
5. Why it is used?
Allows the administrator to analyze the network
efficiently.
To monitor the network effectively.
Used to retrieve user names, and information on groups,
shares and services of networked computer.
To identify active host on the network.
6. Where it is used?
Can be used wherever there is a presence of a network.
Such as
-Educational institutes
-Business firms
-Government organizations
Where it is not feasible for the admin to analyze the
network manually.
7. What makes it different from others?
Classifies the network components as PC, printer,
scanner, router, etc.
Bandwidth monitoring and control.
Wake-On-LAN ensures that even sleeping devices are
scanned.
9. Scope of the Project
Remote access control
Remote reboot & shutdown
Wake-On-LAN
Remote OS detection
Hardware components detection
Bandwidth monitoring and control
Exports result to TEXT format
11. GUI design module.
Graphical user interface makes it easy for the admin to use the
functionality offered by the system.
Perfect representation of the network and information about the
components present on the network is presented in a simplified form.
Graphical representation of the bandwidth utilized by every system on
the network.
Easy-to-use reporting interface that lets you quickly generate custom,
snazzy-looking reports on all of your network assets
17. Address Calculation Module
Determines the IP address of every node.
Determines the MAC address of every node.
Classifies the components of the network as a PC,
printer, scanner, router, etc based on address calculation.
18. Bandwidth capturing Module
This feature allows the admin to control the amount
of network traffic generated by the client.
The bandwidth counted includes the network
activities such as downloads.
Graphical representation of the bandwidth utilized by
every system on the network
19. Remote access Module
Remote access control is an easy-to -use admin interface
which enables the admin access the client machine.
It can also control the process currently running on the
client machine and terminate that process if require.
Includes Remote shutdown, Reboot.
Enables Wake-On-LAN.
23. Conclusion
The network scanner with all this feature is a handy
tool that will help the administrator to get a clear
understanding of the network.
With features like bandwidth monitoring the
administrator can trace the malicious usage of the
bandwidth.
A large amount of administrator’s time will be saved
with the use of feature like remote access.