After more than 2-month delay, we are changing everything. PC Inventory Advisor is now Network Inventory Advisor (thanks amb). Yesterday we uploaded the totally new version of our network inventory toolkit, which has a new name now. We added long-awaited features and fixed more than 200 bugs both reported by our users and found by our test lab. We will be sending a newsletter to all registered clients shortly, and automatic updates notification will be fired. Please, download Network Inventory Advisor 3.5 now, install it and let us know what you think of the new release. This update is totally free for all users of version 3.x.
Among the top features we added you will find:
SNMP devices inventory support
Since now on Network Inventory Advisor will automatically discover all your network devices having IP assigned. You will be able to easily scan and obtain technical data from WiFi access points, modems, multifunctionals, printers, IP phones, etc. SNMP v1 and v2c are supported, so you can easily customize ‘community’ setting as well. Moreover, with version 3.5 you can add your own information to any node on your inventory list… check this:
User-defined fields (screenshot)
Now you can add any searchable and sortable data to your nodes, and later on use these data fields in your reports. It’s quite a useful feature, which we received a very positive feedback on from all of you who tried the beta version before the release. You can use custom fields to denote whether a node has a UPS or scanner attached (or needs one), asset acquiring date, service tags and much more! Custom fields can be managed on a higher level in Settings, and used in Tabular or Detailed reports, so it’s really simple to build analytics and inventory reports with your own data accompanying technical information collected from your IT assets.
Command-line interface
Network Inventory Advisor can be easily manipulated using command-line instructions and calls. It’s another great way to integrate Network Inventory Advisor into your current auditing solution, accounting system or CMDB.
Among the rest of new features, I’d highlight the following ones: