Inventory Scanner settings

Use the Inventory Scanner Settings to configure the software, devices and data that you want to include in inventory scans. The configuration you make here defines what items are scanned for when the inventory scanner runs. When a tenant is registered with Neuron, the default settings are applied.

The inventory scanner uses the data items you specify to identify files and custom data items such as registry values, and WMI data. You can specify the following items:

  • Registry items: The inventory scanner can identify items in the Windows registry on managed devices. These items are then displayed in the section of the inventory list that you specify.

  • WMI items: The inventory scanner can scan for WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) data items, with the results displayed in the section of the inventory list that you specify.

  • File Extensions: The inventory scanner can scan the file types and folders based on the custom configuration you set here.

To push registry information to Inventory Scanner:

  1. In Ivanti Neurons, select Admin > Inventory Scanner Settings.

  2. Click Add New Setting.

  3. In the Add New Setting, enter a Name for the custom setting.

  4. In the Registry Entries, click Add to define the registry entries.
    This gathers the required information for the inventory from the user’s system.

    1. Select the Root Key from the drop-down.

      1. HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

      2. HKCC = HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

      3. HKCR = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

      4. HKU = HKEY_USERS

      5. HKCU = HKEY_CURRENT_USER

    2. Enter the Registry Key.

    3. Enter the Value Name.

    4. Enter the Attribute Name.

    5. Click Save.

To read WMI properties from the users' device

  1. In the WMI Calls, click Add to read WMI properties from the users' system.

    WMI has a single primary key even if there are multiple properties.

    1. Enter the Name Space.

    2. Enter the Class Name.

    3. Enter the Display Object.

    4. Under Properties, click Add to add the WMI property.

    5. Enter the Property Name and Display Name.

    6. Turn on the Key.

    7. click Add.

    You can add only 1 WMI key even if there are multiple properties available.

  2. Click Save & Close.

To configure the file types, folders, and devices for scanning:

1. Select the corresponding options listed under File Extensions.

2. Click Add.

3. Enter the Values.

4. Click Save.

5. Click Save & Close.

For more information, see Managing software list settings.

To deploy the Inventory Scanner Settings:

  1. In Ivanti Neurons, select Agents > Agent Policies > Create a Policy.

  2. Enter an Agent Policy Name.

  3. Click the Inventory Scanner checkbox in Capabilities and select the Configuration from the drop-down if any.

  4. Click Create Policy.

  5. Click Agent Deployment > Deploy Agent via manual installation > Get started.

  6. In the Choose Agent Policy, select the policy from the drop-down.

  7. Select the Enrollment Key from the Choose you Enrollment Key drop-down.

  8. Select the endpoint operating system from Choose the host endpoint operating system section.

  9. Select the installation mode from the drop-down.

  10. Click Download. See, Agent Deployment.

For more information, see Adding custom WMI items to inventory scans and Monitoring software usage.