JohnWill73
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Jan 30, 2017
03:16 PM
Computer Discovery without ActiveX
With ActiveX dieing on the vine (no support in modern browsers, including MS Edge), what is Flexera's recommended discovery setup without ActiveX?
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jason_snook
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Jan 30, 2017
06:44 PM
Re: Computer Discovery without ActiveX
Great question. There are several options to choose from. The "right one" is going to be very dependant on the environment. You can set the primary and fallback method to one of the following
Most customers that do not use ActiveX choose either:
SCCM is a great choice if most users have a single device. If a user has more than one device he or she will be prompted when connecting to App Portal to choose whcih device the user is shopping for.
- Active Directory - Uses "Managed By" property
- Reverse DNS - Reverse DNS lookup of IP
- SCCM - SCCM record
Most customers that do not use ActiveX choose either:
- Primary: Reverse DNS; Fallback: SCCM
- Primary: SCCM; Fallback: Reverse DNS
SCCM is a great choice if most users have a single device. If a user has more than one device he or she will be prompted when connecting to App Portal to choose whcih device the user is shopping for.
JohnWill73
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Jan 31, 2017
08:58 AM
Re: Computer Discovery without ActiveX
When was the SCCM Client option added? We are running 10.0.4.0, and I do not see that option.
jason_snook
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Jan 31, 2017
07:15 PM
Re: Computer Discovery without ActiveX
SCCM Client has been an option for awhile now; version 10.x should be okay.
http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/appportal2016/default.htm#helplibrary/APR_Settings_Website_Gen.ht...
http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/appportal2016/default.htm#helplibrary/APR_Settings_Website_Gen.ht...
JohnWill73
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Feb 01, 2017
11:49 AM
Re: Computer Discovery without ActiveX
My options are:
ActiveX
Active Directory
Reverse DNS
Imported User-Computer Relationship
I upgraded my test portal to 10.0.7.0 and that did not change, so I guess this is an App Portal 2016 feature?
ActiveX
Active Directory
Reverse DNS
Imported User-Computer Relationship
I upgraded my test portal to 10.0.7.0 and that did not change, so I guess this is an App Portal 2016 feature?