Escan/english/escan22/eScan Management Console/Managing Unassigned Computers

Unmanaged Computers

To install eScan Client, define policies and tasks on the basis of group, it is necessary to move computers to the created groups. You can move the computers from Unmanaged Computers to desired groups created in the Managed Computers using the following submodules:

Network Computers

IP Range

Active Directory

New Computers Found

Network Computers

This submodule displays a list of available networks. You can move the computers from the list of computers present in the Network Computers using the following steps –

1. In the navigation panel, click Unmanaged Computers > Network Computers.
2. Click Microsoft Windows Network.
3. Select the workgroup from where you want to move computers to the group created in Managed Computers section. A list of computers appears.
4. Select the computer(s) you want to move to the desired groups
5. Click Action List > Move to Group. Select Group window appears.
6. Click Managed Computers tree to view the groups.
7. Select the group where you wish to move the selected computer(s) and click OK. The selected computer(s) will be moved to the group.

Creating a New Group from the Select Group window

To create a new group from the Select Group window, follow the steps given below:

1. . In the Select Group window, click Managed Computers > New Group.

   Creating New Group window appears

2. Click Enter a name for the group..
3. Click OK. A new group will be created.

IP Range

The IP Range submodule lets you scan the desired IP address or range of IP address and add the required computers to any of the managed groups. It also lets you add, search and delete an IP range.

Adding New IP Range

To add an IP range, follow the steps given below:

1. In the IP range screen, click New IP Range.

   Specify IP Range window appears.

2. Enter the Starting and Ending IP address.
3. Click OK. The IP Range will be added.

NOTE

Please enter the start and end IP address even if you want to search for single IP address, both the entries will have the same IP address in such a case. The selected IP Range will be added to the IP Range tree. When you select the IP Range all computers present in that IP Range will be displayed on the interface in the right.

Other details like IP Address of the computer, its group, Protection status (Unmanaged/Unknown/Protected/Not installed, Critical/Unknown); the table also displays Status of all modules of eScan.