SoftPerfect Network ScannerOnline User ManualGetting startedThe main window you see when you run the SoftPerfect Network Scanner.Under the menu there is a toolbar with buttons used to access the main features.The program controls are as follows:Clear the displayLoad the scan results from a XML fileSave the scan results to a fileCollapse the results treeExpand the results treeSearch the results treePaste IP address from the clipboardApply the shares filter. Only computers with available shared folders are shownOpen the advanced filter panelProgram optionsDiscover DHCP serversOpen the Wake-on-LAN managerAutomatically detect the network configurationOpen the Windows Management Instrumentation managerOpen the remote registry query managerOpen the remote service query managerOpen the remote file query managerOpen the SNMP query managerOpens the remote groups query managerOnline Help (this web page)Add one or more IP address range to scanToggle noncontiguous scan modeApplication optionsPressCtrl+Oor thebutton to access the Network Scanner options:General tabOn theGeneraltab:Max. threads: the maximum number of scanning threads.Max. thread run-timegracefully stops a thread and moves on to a next IP address if it has not finished within the specified time. If the thread cannot be stopped, it will be forcibly terminated when 2 x the specified time elapses. A zero run-time sets no limit on thread execution time.Method: the ping method. Can be chosen from ICMP (ping), ARP (arping), or both.Ping timeout: the period to wait for a reply from the remote computer.Attempts: the maximum number of ping requests.Always analyse hostforces the scanner to analyse a non-responding host.Ping broadcast addresses: when enabled, the scanner tries to ping IP addresses ending with .255.Explore shared folders in background: if this option is set, whenever you choose to explore a folder, the Network Scanner launches a separate process of Windows Explorer to avoid temporary unresponsiveness.Case insensitive sortingignores case type when results are sorted.Display dead hostsadds non-responding hosts to the results.Determine packet loss and jittersends a series of echo requests and shows the number of lost packets as well as a packet delay variation. The higher are the numbers, the less reliable the connection is.Detect duplicate MAC addressesinforms you if there are any duplicate MAC addresses discovered.Show last scan timeshows the time when the host was last scanned.Scan in random orderscans IP addresses and ports in a random order, not sequentially.Minimise to the notification area: the application will be minimised to the system tray.Additional tab:On theAdditionaltab:Resolve host names: when enabled, the IP addresses are converted to the host names.Resolve MAC addresses: when enabled, you will see hardware (MAC) addresses. There are three discovery methods available: ARP query, NetBios query and Router SNMP MIB query. TheARP querymethod sends an ARP packet to the target device to resolve its MAC address directly. Similarly, theNetBios querymethod sends a NetBios packet to the target device. If the target device responds to the request, the Network Scanner will obtain the MAC address of that device. TheRouter SNMP MIB querymethod works differently. Before starting scanning, the application will send a few SNMP requests to the default gateway configured in your network cards properties in order to find out what MAC address corresponds to what IP address. If the gateway is SNMP capable and responds to the request, the application will cache this information and use it for MAC address resolution. Generally, the ARP query method is sufficient to resolve all MAC addresses in a local subnet. However, if you also require to discover those behind the router, enable theNetBios queryandRouter SNMP MIB querymethods and place them first and second in the list. Double-click a method to access its additional configuration parameters.Resolve IPv6 addressesenables the Network Scanner to obtain the IPv6 address of a remote host. This feature requires Windows Vista or above and discovers addresses of hosts with a dual IPv4/IPv6 stack.Lookup network card vendor: as per the IEEE standard, the first three octets of a MAC address represent the NICs vendor. In order to use this feature you will need todownload this filefrom the IEEE and save it to the Network Scanner folder.Lookup monitor informationdisplays monitor vendor, model and serial number if available. This feature requires the remote registry service, as the information is read from the registry.Grab server bannerdisplays web-server software name and version if a web-server is running on a remote host.Workstation tabOn theWorkstationtab:Lookup LAN groupdisplays the workgroup/domain name that a Window