Physical Connectivity
The following information displays about the physical connections of an asset:
Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
Port | The Ethernet port number of the asset. |
Type | The direction of the connection, that is, if the device defined in this line is connected "into" the asset (IN) or if the connection is outgoing, that is, if the selected asset is connected to the listed asset (OUT). |
MAC Address | The MAC, that is, the hardware address of the currently selected device. |
Name | This field displays the name or IP address of the asset that the pc device is connected to. |
User | This field displays the name of the user, that is currently logged on to the system, or the user who was last logged on to the device if currently no user is logged on. |
Device Type | Displays the type of the autodiscovered asset, such as router, switch, firewall, game console, and so on. |
Domain Name | Displays the full name of the domain the currently selected device belongs to, that is, kirk.enterprise.starfleet.com. |
NetBIOS Name | The NetBIOS name of the currently selected client. For managed devices which have Linux or MacOS as their operating system this field is empty. |
IP Address | The IP address of the device in its dotted version, such as 194.50.68.255. |
Subnet Mask | The subnet mask of the device. |
Host ID | If the operating system is Window it either displays the asset tag or the BIOS serial number depending on the manufacturer of the client. If the operating system is Linux this is the equivalent of the hostid command. If the operating system is MacOS this value displays the system serial number that displays in the About This Mac window or in the System Profiler . |
Topology Type | The topology type of the device, that is, if the managed device is a master, a relay or a simple client. It can also be an unconnected, a scanned, a deprecated or an unknown device. |
Operating System Name | The name of the operating system installed on the currently selected device. |
If the discovered asset either has an CM agent installed or is otherwise known to and accessible via CM some the following actions can be executed on the selected device (depending on its topology type):