Hosts
Add, delete, modify, locate and manage hosts connected to your network.
The relationship between users, hosts, and adapters is hierarchical. Users own or are associated with one or more hosts. Hosts contain one or more Adapters or network interfaces that connect to the network. By displaying user, host and adapter data in a group, the relationships are maintained. For example, if you search for a host with IP address 192.168.5.105, you are in fact searching for the IP address of the adapter on that host. When the search displays the host, you can click on the Adapters option, the search is automatically re-run and you see the adapter itself. If there is an associated user, you can click on the Users option to re-run the search and see the associated user.
Click on the arrow in the left column to drill-down and display the adapters and their connection status on this host. Hover over the icon in the Status column to display a tooltip with detailed information about this host. For more information, see Settings. For information on status icons, see Icons.
The Displayed and Total fields in the title bar represent the number of records displayed versus the total number of records in the database.
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If a host fails one scan and is denied access to the network, but passes another scan at a different time or location and is allowed access to the network, the host will still be marked At Risk because it failed the first scan. The host will continue to be marked At Risk until actions are taken to pass the failed scan. |
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There is a limit to the maximum number of records the view is able to display (50,000). If the amount of records to export is greater than what can be displayed, export in multiple parts and combine the files manually. Example: Use three different "Host Created dates" that divide it into three parts: before the first date, between the first and second dates, and after the second date. |
Navigation, menus, options, and buttons
For information on selecting columns displayed in the Host View Some menu options are not available for all hosts. Options may vary depending on host state.
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Navigation |
Across the top of the Hosts View are navigation tools that allow you to quickly move through large numbers of records. These tools include the following:
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Quick Search |
Enter a single piece of data to quickly display a list of hosts. Search options include: IP address, MAC address, host name, User Name, and user ID. Drop-down arrow on the right is used to create and use custom filters. If you are doing a wild card search for a MAC address you must include colons as separators, such as 00:B6:5*. Without the separators the search option cannot distinguish that it is a MAC address. When quick search is enabled, the word Search appears before the search field. When a custom filter is enabled, Edit appears before the search field. |
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Right click options |
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Add Hosts To Groups |
Add the selected host(s) to one or more group(s). See Add hosts to groups. |
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Delete Hosts |
Deletes the selected host(s) from the database. Deleting a host from the Host View that is also displayed in the Inventory, removes that host from both views. Deleting a host from the Inventory does not delete it from the Host View. See Delete a host. |
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Disable Hosts |
Disables the selected host(s) preventing them from accessing the network. See Enable or disable hosts. |
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Enable Hosts |
Enables the selected host(s) if they were previously disabled. Restores network access. |
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Group Membership |
Displays groups in which the selected host is a member. See Group membership. |
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Host Health |
Opens a dialog with the contents of the Host Health tab from the Host Properties view. See Host health and scanning. |
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Host Applications |
Opens the Applications window for the selected host and lists installed applications. See Application inventory. |
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Host Properties |
Opens the Properties window for the selected host. See Properties. |
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Modify Host |
Opens the Modify Host window. See Modify a host. |
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Policy Details |
Opens the Policy Details window and displays the policies that would apply to the selected host at this time, such as endpoint compliance policies, network access policies, portal policies, or supplicant policies. See Policy details. |
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Register As Device |
Changes the selected host to a device in the FortiNAC Manager database. See Register a host as a device. |
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Register As Host |
Changes the selected rogue host to a registered host. Displays the Modify Host window. See Modify a host. |
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Run Agentless Scan |
Manually run an agentless scan for selected hosts. Hosts must be Windows Hosts, members of the domain, have an IP address and be connected to the network. |
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Scan Hosts |
Evaluates the selected host with the scan that applies to the host at that moment. The host must be online and must have a Persistent Agent. If the host is online but does not have a Persistent Agent, it is marked "at risk" for the Scan that most closely matches the host at the moment. |
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Send Message |
Sends a text box message to the selected host(s). The host must be using the Persistent Agent or Mobile Agent. See Send a message to a host. |
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Set Host Expiration |
Launches a tool to set the date and time for the selected host(s) to age out of the database. See Set host expiration date. |
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Show Audit Log |
Opens the admin auditing log showing all changes made to the selected item. For information about the admin auditing log, see Audit Logs.
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Set Host Role |
Assigns a role to the selected host. |
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Show Events |
Displays the events for the selected host. |
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Show Network Sessions |
View the list of sessions on the host. For more information, see Network sessions. |
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Update Persistent Agent |
Opens a dialog that allows you to update the Persistent Agent for the selected host. |
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Go To Logged On User(s) |
Opens the Users tab and displays the users currently logged onto the selected hosts. The logged on user may not be the registered user for the selected host. |
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Set Logged On User |
Launches a tool to set the date and time for the user currently logged on to the selected host to age out of the database. See Set user expiration date. |
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Set Logged On User Role |
Assigns a role to the user currently logged on to the selected host. See Roles. |
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Go To Registered User(s) |
Opens the Users tab and displays the registered users for the selected hosts. |
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Set Registered User |
Launches a tool to set the date and time for the registered user for the selected host to age out of the database. See Set user expiration date. |
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Set Registered User Role |
Assigns a role to the registered user for the selected host. See Roles. |
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Collapse All |
Collapses all host records that have been expanded. |
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Expand Selected |
Expands selected host records to display adapter information. |
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Buttons |
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Import/Export |
Use Import and Export options to import hosts into the database from a CSV file or export a list of selected hosts to CSV, Excel, PDF, or RTF formats. See Import hosts, users or devices or Export data. |
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Options |
Displays the same series of menu picks displayed when the right-mouse button is clicked on a selected host. |
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