Discovery
With in the Ardexa Web App, the following section describes each of the utility tabs under the selected Device's[DISCOVERY] tab:
MENU: > [DEVICES] > (select device) > [DISCOVERY]
Discovery provides you with a number of tools to gain insight into your network and infrastructure devices.
MENU: [DEVICES] > [DISCOVERY] > [NETWORK SCAN] tab
The default tab provided when you first arrive on the selected Device's [DISCOVERY] component tab.
Select a network interface and click on the RUN button; a report will be generated and after a duration will returned to the open NETWORK SCANtab.
The contents of the report will show what devices can be found on the local network with their local IP address, MAC address and device name provided.
not required for ArdexaLinux Devices
Before your device can run a network scan it must have arp-scan installed. If your device does not arp-scan installed you will be prompted to install. Installing may take a few minutes depending on your internet connection to and from the device.
If your connection is very poor there is a chance of a timeout error; no problem, just wait a minute or so and then refresh your page - it may have installed. If the module hasn't installed then try again.
All devices running ArdexaLinux will have this installed out-of-the-box. Once installed you are ready to start scanning.
Results for the most recent Network scan on a given device will be available in the app until the user leaves the workgroup, logs out or closes their browser.
MENU: [DEVICES] > [DISCOVERY] > [PORT SCAN] tab
Select a network interface, choose which ports to interrogate and click on the RUN button; a report will be generated and after a duration will returned to the open PORT SCAN tab. Ports can be select from a predefined list of common ports or manually entered using the Custom text field. The Custom text field accepts a comma-separated list of port numbers.
The contents of the report will show what devices can be found on the local network and a list of open ports from the pre-selected ports list.
not required for ArdexaLinux Devices
Before your device can run a port scan it must have nmap installed. If your device does not nmap installed you will be prompted to install. Installing may take a few minutes depending on your internet connection to and from the device.
If your connection is very poor there is a chance of a timeout error; no problem, just wait a minute or so and then refresh your page - it may have installed. If the module hasn't installed then try again.
All devices running ArdexaLinux will have this installed out-of-the-box. Once installed you are ready to start scanning
Results for the most recent Port scan on a given device will be available in the app until the user leaves the workgroup, logs out or closes their browser.
MENU: [DEVICES] > [DISCOVERY] > [MODBUS] tab
Reads values from one or more Modbus slave devices over the Modbus TCP protocol.
See Modbus for more information.
MENU: [DEVICES] > [DISCOVERY] > [OPEN SERVICES] tab
The OPEN SERVICES tab is a network tool that you can use to discover the description and status of your open ports on your public network (available to anyone over the internet).
The following common ports are included in the scan:
21: file transfer / ftp22: secure shell / ssh23: telnet25: mail server routing / smtp53: address name resolving / dns69: trivial file transfer protocol / tftp80: web server / HTTP88: Kerberos authentication system102: PLC/IEC110: Pop3135: end point mapper for remote management services / EPMAP DHCP137: name registration and resolution / netBIOS139: session service / netBIOS143: imap161: SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol443: secure web server / HTTPS445: SMB465: smtps500: ISAKMP / IKE502: Modbus Protocol554: camera-video streaming / RTSP2342:3306: Mysql3389: Remote Desktop Protocol4343: TCP / UDP5060: SIP5900: NFS or IIS8000: HTTP Alternative8008: HTTP Alternative8080: HTTP Proxy8443: HTTPS Alternative
