What Is Advanced IP Scanner?

Advanced IP Scanner is a fast, robust and easy-to use LAN scanner for Windows. It easily lets you have various types of information about local network computers in a few seconds! .  It gives you one-click access to many useful functions - remote shutdown and wake up, RAdmin (www.radmin.com) integration and more!

Powered with multi-thread scan technology, this program can scan hundreds computers per second, allowing you to scan 'C' or even 'B' class network even from your modem connection!

Try this program and you will see, how easy and simple your network management can be!


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License Agreement

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY.

YOU ARE GRANTED THE FOLLOWING LIMITED RIGHTS:

a. A non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the "Advanced IP Scanner" software.

b. The right to distribute the software in its shareware form to third parties, provided the latter agree to accept the terms of this Agreement.

IT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO:

a. Modify the software partially or completely.

b. Decompile or reverse engineer the software.

SHOULD YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED YOUR USER'S RIGHTS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATED.  THIS TERMINATION WILL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY CRIMINAL, CIVIL OR OTHER REMEDIES.

LIMITED WARRANTY:

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INDIRECT DAMAGES: The author cannot be held responsible under any circumstances for damages of any character arising out of the use of this product.

This software is provided under license on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied.

PROPERTY:

This software, including its code, documentation, appearance, structure, and organization is an exclusive product of the Famatech LLC Company, which retains the property rights to the software, its copies, modifications, or merged parts.


Features

Fast and stable multi-threaded IP scanning

You can scan hundreds of IP addresses simultaneously and with great speed - on Pentium-based machines Advanced IP Scanner scans class "B" and "C" networks in a few seconds!  You can configure Advanced IP Scanner to scan in many priority levels, set number of maximum threads and so on.

Remote shutdown

This shuts down any remote machine with NT or Win2k operating system.  You can use your default access rights or specify login and password to shutdown.

Wake-On-LAN

You can wake any machine remotely, if "Wake-on-LAN" feature is supported by your network card.

Group operations

Any feature of Advanced IP Scanner can be used with any number of selected computers.  For example, you can remotely shut down a complete computer class with a few clicks.

Lists of computers saving and loading

This enables you to perform operations with a specific list of computers.  No problems - just save a list of machines you need and Advanced IP Scanner will load it at start up automatically.

RAdmin integration

This enables you to connect via RAdmin (if it's installed) to remote computers with just one click.


Interface

Main menu

Properties window

1. Main menu

Use this menu to acces all the commands.

2. Toolbar

You can access almost all the program commands using easy-to-understand icons.

3. IP Scan range

Use these two fields to enter first and last IP addresses.  The last IP address can be less than the first one - there is no problem with translating your input.  You can press 'Enter' on these two fields to start your scan.

4. "Scan" button.

To begin the scan, press the 'scan' button.  When the program is scanning, the 'enter' button becomes the 'stop' button.  Please note that multi-threaded Scanners can't terminate its job instantly, especially in cases where a large thread count (>1000) is set.  So, just wait a little.

5. "Fast IP" field

Enter any computer name (NETBIOS name) into this field or a DNS name (for example, "www.radmin.com"), and press 'Enter' or 'Get IP' button on the toolbar.  The program will resolve the IP address of a specific computer and will update the IP address range accordingly.

6. Scan List

This is a list of scan results.  The program will find alive or dead computers during an IP scan and will add their descriptions to the list.  After that you can perform some actions with the computers found or you can add computers to the list for further work.  It is possible to change columns in this list and set sorting order.

7. Add buttons

Use 'Add' and 'Add All' buttons to add selected or all computers from the scan list to the computers list.  The Computers list can be saved and loaded for later use. You also can use drag-and-drop to copy items from one list to another.

8. Computers list

This list contains only computers added by you.  Its function is identical to the scan list, but it can be saved and loaded later.

9. Context menu

To get this, just right-click on any computer in any list.  Use it to get fast access to the program's functions. See "Advanced IP scanner functions" for more details.

Properties window

This can be chosen by clicking 'Properties' from the context menu or by clicking 'Add new' button in toolbar.  Use it to change parameters of a computer in a list or set parameters for a new computer.

IP

Use this field to edit or update a computer IP address.  You can press the 'resolve' button for IP address resolution.

Name

Use this field to edit or update a computer name.  You can press 'resolve' button to resolve a computer's name.

MAC

Use this field to edit the MAC address of computer.  The format is XX.XX.XX.XX.XX.XX .  Where  XX are 2-digits hexadecimal.  For example - 2A.14.53.9C.5B.11.  You can press 'resolve' button to resolve MAC from IP address.

NetBIOS info

NetBIOS information about the computer is displayed here.  It can't be edited, but you can resolve it from its IP by pressing the 'Get info' button.


Remote Shutdown

Options at that selection will allow you to configure the program's actions when you decide to shut down a remote PC.  There you can set login details, timeout, warning messages and so on.

On "Remote Shutdown" commands:

•	  Show confirmation dialog (When a user chooses the "remote shutdown" command, the confirmation dialog will be shown.  A user can set login, password and other options.  Use this option if different shutdown options are required every time).

•	  Always use options below (Use these options if you have the same login/password on all the computers you need to shut down.)

Authorization

•	  Use current user (the program will use current user access rights to shut down a remote machine).

•	  Use specific login/password (the program will connect to a remote machine using a specific user's login/password.  After that it will try to shutdown a PC using its access rights).

Shutdown time

During this period of time a remote machine will show 'machine will shutdown soon' dialog.  By enabling 'use default' checkbox you will set this time to default (60 seconds).  This way users will have some time to save their work or (if they has enough rights) to cancel shutdown.

Show message on remote machine

If you enable this checkbox and enter any text in the edit field below, the 'machine will shutdown soon' dialog will display this message on a user's computer.

Force shutdown on remote machine

This will force any application on a remote machine to terminate without asking. WARNING - doing so, you prevent a user at a remote machine from saving his work.  For example, if a user is typing a document in "Word" and you shut down the machine with this option, Word will be closed immediately without a prompt to save the document!

Reboot remote machine

if this option is set, a remote machine will restart after shutdown.  Otherwise, it will show something like 'it's safe now to shut down your computer' and become idle.


IP Scan

This will allow you to configure a multi-threaded IP Scanner.  Here you can set maximum threads number, default threads priority, automatic NetBIOS retrieving and so on.

Maximum threads

This is the maximum threads number that the program will use while scanning.  Theoretically, increasing this value will create a faster scan.  But you must notice that the focus is in the fact that the "ping" procedure being used to check a computer's status may WAIT some time for an answer.  So, if you use, for example, 60 threads, you will wait for 60 computers at one time.  This way the scan ends faster than if you end after the first one, then after the second one and so on.  But remember that on single-processor systems, 2 threads will execute SLOWER than one.  So, while wait-time overcomes multithread speed penalty, you will get speed increase.  But setting, for example, 1000 threads on a P200 system will make each process run VERY slowly, and you will get slower speed than if you set 500 threads and "wait" 2 times.

Ping retry count

This is the number of "ping" packets that will be sent to remote machines.  Increasing this value will give you a more "accurate" ping value, but it's nearly meaningless to set it to more than 10.

Ping time-out

This value determines time (in milliseconds), during which the program will wait for a response from each scanning computer.  For local networks a value of 1000 is sufficient, but on modem it will be better to set it to 5000 or more.

Auto-resolve NetBIOS information

If you set this option, the program will try to get NetBIOS information (user name, group name, MAC address and so on) during the scan.  Remember that receiving such information is a VERY slow process, and can increase scan time 5 or more times.

If For alive hosts only is set, NetBIOS will be received only for computers that answer something on ping and is marked as "alive".  Setting For all hosts will force the program to try to receive NetBIOS information for each computer in the scan.

List filter

Using this checkbox you can configure what computer information will be shown in scan window:

Scan threads priority

You can select the priority level for threads the program will use.  The priority level determines what part of processing power the program will use for a scan.  Setting it to "Realtime" will make the computer use 100% of its power, but scan will be faster.  The "Idle" selection allows you to work in other programs during the scan.  Advanced IP Scanner will use little of the processor, but the scan will be slower.


General

Auto-load last used list

Setting this option will force the program to load the last used list on the program startup.

Auto-scan list on loading

If 'Auto-load list on startup' is checked, the program will automatically rescan loaded list.  This lets you find out the state of specific computers on program startup.  Just add them to the list, save it and enable 'Auto-scan list on loading' and 'Auto-load list on startup' options.

Auto-resolve localhost IP and name

If you set this option, the program will resolve your computer name and IP address on startup.  It will write a name in the "Fast IP" field and IP address in both scan ranges.

Perform this action on double-click

It's possible to set an action that can be performed when you double-click on a computer in the 'computers list'.  For complete list of actions and descriptions see  'Commands' .


Lists

Here you can configure 'scan list' and 'computers list' to show a set number and type of columns that must be shown.

Computer list customization

Just enable the checkboxes you want to see in scan results.  For example, if "IP" and "Name" only are checked for scan list, there will be only two columns shown.


Radmin

These options integrate the program with Remote Administrator.  You can set RAdmin location, default port, and some other options to work with RAdmin.

On Remote Administrator related commands

As for 'shutdown' action, you can choose to use the predefined options or ask for new options every time the 'Remote Administrator' command is used.

Port

Specify a port that will be used to connect to the Remote Administrator Server.

RAdmin location

You must specify a location of the "radmin.exe" if you want to use Remote Administrator with the program


Commands

The following commands are available in the program:

Add New Computer

Add to list

Add all

Delete

Delete All

Save list

Load list

Rescan

B Class network

C Class network

Get IP

Get NetBIOS info

Remote shutdown

Abort remote shutdown

Wake-on-Lan

Explore computer

Telnet to computer

Connect as HTTP

Connect as FTP

Remote Admin connect full control

Remote Admin connect view

Remote Admin connect shutdown

Remote Admin connect file transfer

Remote Admin connect Telnet

Add New Computer

Will show a pop-up dialog with a new computer description.  Pressing "OK" adds it to the 'computers list'

    main menu - File -> Add New Computer

    toolbar - "Add new computer" button

    hotkey - Insert

Add to list

Will add selected computers from a scan list to a computers list.  If a computer with a specific IP address already exists in a computers list, its data will be overwritten.  Also drag-and-drop can be used.

    interface - "Add" button

    context menu - "Add"

Add all

Will add all computers from a scan list to a computers list.  If a computer with a specific IP address already exists in a computers list, it's data will be overwritten.

    interface - "Add all" button

    context menu - "Add all"  description

Delete

Will delete selected computers from an active list

    main menu - Commands -> Delete selected items

    toolbar - "Delete" button

    context menu - "Delete"

Delete All

Will delete all computers from an active list

    main menu - Commands -> Delete all items

    toolbar - "Delete all" button

    context menu - "Delete all"

Save list

Will save information about computers in a computers list.  If MAC addresses for some machines aren't obtained yet, they will be resolved.

    main menu - File -> Save

    toolbar - "Save list" button

Load list

Will load information about computers from a specified file.

    main menu - File -> Load

    toolbar - "Load list" button

Rescan

Will rescan selected computers (or all computers on F5) and will get their name, ping and non-NetBIOS information.

    toolbar - "Rescan" button

    hotkey - F5

B Class network

Will set start IP address to xx.xx.0.0 and end last IP address to xx.xx.255.255, their "xx" - previous values.

    toolbar - "B Class" button

C Class network

Will set start IP address to xx.xx.xx.0 and last scan IP to, xx.xx.xx.255 their "xx" - previous values.

    toolbar - "C Class" button

Get IP

Will resolve IP addresses from a name entered in the "Fast IP" field and set it to both begin and end scan IP's.

    toolbar - "Get IP" button

Get NetBIOS info

Will receive NetBIOS information for selected computers in an active list

    main menu - Commands -> NetBIOS information

    toolbar - "Get NetBIOS info" button

    context menu - "Get NetBIOS info"

Remote shutdown

Will attempt a remote shutdown on selected computers.

    main menu - Commands -> Remote shutdown.

    toolbar - "Remote shutdown" button

    context menu - "Remote shutdown"

Abort remote shutdown

Will abort remote shutdown for selected computers.

    main menu - Commands -> Abort remote shutdown

    toolbar - "Abort remote shutdown" button

    context menu - "abort remote shutdown"

Wake-on-Lan

Will send "WOL" command to selected computers.  This command can only be sent to computers that have resolved MAC addresses.  Use "Get NetBIOS information" command to get MAC address for computers.

    main menu - Commands -> Wake on LAN

    toolbar - "Wake on LAN" button

    context menu - "Wake on LAN"

Explore computer

Will open selected computer (only ONE, if many are selected - the first of them) in Explorer.

    context menu - "Explore"

Telnet to computer

Will run Telnet configured to connect to a selected computer through a standard port.

    context menu - "Telnet"

Connect as HTTP

Connect to a selected computer using your default browser and "HTTP" protocol.

    context menu - "HTTP"

Connect as FTP

Connect to a selected computer using your default browser and "FTP" protocol.

    context menu - "FTP"

Remote Admin connect full control

Will run RAdmin configured to connect to a selected computer in "Full control" mode

    context menu - "RAdmin->Full control"

Remote Admin connect view

Will run RAdmin configured to connect to a selected computer in "View only" mode

    context menu - "RAdmin->View"

Remote Admin connect shutdown

Will run RAdmin configured to connect to a selected computer in "Shutdown" mode

    context menu - "RAdmin->Shutdown"

Remote Admin connect file transfer

Will run RAdmin configured to connect to a selected computer in "File system" mode

    context menu  - "RAdmin->Filesystem"

Remote Admin connect Telnet

Will run RAdmin configured to connect to a selected computer in "Telnet" mode

    context menu - "RAdmin->Telnet"


Wake-on-LAN

When the system is turned off, the machine's managed adapter, using an alternate power source, continuously monitors the network and watches for a wake-up packet.  When it receives that packet, it alerts the system, which then comes to a full power state and stands ready to perform any maintenance or other tasks.

To use Wake on LAN function, you must have a network card with a chipset that supports this feature, and connect a cable from LAN card to the motherboard WOL connector.  Also make sure that the remote system is in 'Suspend' mode.