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Computer Inventory Management with PRTG

Take accurate stock of your organization's hardware and software

  • Accurately map out your entire network device inventory
  • Monitor your hardware, applications, virtualized environments, and more
  • Proactively prevent issues and plan future capacity
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PRTG computer inventory management: What you will find on this page

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  • What does your organization’s network look like?
  • 4 reasons to choose PRTG as your computer inventory management tool
  • What computer inventory management looks like in PRTG
  • PRTG's computer inventory management software in action
  • Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for computer inventory management
  • Computer inventory management: FAQ

PRTG makes hardware inventory management as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent hardware failures, data loss, and security vulnerabilities.

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What does your organization’s network look like?

Do you know how many workstations, laptops, routers, mobile devices, and other hardware assets, software solutions, and other components and endpoints are connected to your network?

It’s not a rhetorical question.

IT inventory management is critically important. How can you make sure your network is performing optimally, and that it’s secure, let alone carry out prompt and effective troubleshooting, when you don’t even know what’s connected to your network and who’s using it?

Paessler PRTG’s IT asset management maps out your entire network in minutes.

You’ll have a crystal clear idea of what’s connected to your network and the condition it’s in. And, with comprehensive inventory data at your fingertips, your service desk will have an easier time solving issues, optimizing performance, and planning ahead so your network is always well-placed to meet your colleagues’ and customers’ needs.

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4 reasons to choose PRTG as your computer inventory management tool

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Effortless setup

Install PRTG, key in your preferred IP address range, and you're good to go. The automatic network discovery automatically creates a comprehensive IT inventory.

Better still, it assigns the right monitoring sensors, so you can start tracking all your network devices and other key metrics straight away.

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End-to-end visibility

A complete, clear view of laptops, routers, and other hardware assets, software solutions, upgrades, and other components, plus all your data in one place.

With PRTG, you won’t have to switch between multiple environments, which means more effective IT inventory management.

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Faster troubleshooting

Prevent data loss, underperformance, crashes, and other disruptions, before they, well, disrupt your organization.

Pick your preferred performance thresholds, and you'll get notified as soon as anything looks like it might put your network at risk.

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Early warning system

No more security loopholes. PRTG monitors every aspect of your network around the clock – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Problems with firewalls are detected immediately. And in the event of an incident (e.g., a malware attack related to a sudden spike in bandwidth), PRTG automatically notifies you at once.

What computer inventory management looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously monitoring hardware, applications, operating systems, and other network components. Show software and hardware asset lifecycle, configuration details, user permissions, updates, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot inefficient resource allocation, security vulnerabilities, and other network health problems.

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Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup

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Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure

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Live traffic data graph in PRTG

Start monitoring and managing your computer inventory with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.

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PRTG's computer inventory management software in action

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Automatic network discovery

The heart of PRTG's computer inventory management system is the auto-discovery, which launches automatically when you install our monitoring tool.

Define an IP address range, and PRTG detects and categorizes every hardware and software device in that range, creating a comprehensive, central asset inventory you can access from the monitoring dashboard.

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Preconfigured and custom sensors

PRTG also has preconfigured sensors for round the clock asset tracking, including:

  • Files and folders
  • Active Directory, including users, user groups, and successful and failed login attempts
  • Windows services and updates

You can also create custom sensors to monitor software licenses and other parameters, such as purchase dates, warranty status, and patch management.

Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for computer inventory management

PRTG comes with more than 250 native sensor types for monitoring your entire on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environment out of the box. Check out some examples below!

Windows Updates Status (PowerShell)

The Windows Updates Status (PowerShell) sensor monitors the status of Windows updates on a computer and counts the available and installed Windows updates that are either from Microsoft or from the local Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server. It can show the following:

  • Time passed since the last update
  • Number of hidden, installed, and missing updates with low and moderate severity
  • Number of hidden, installed, and missing updates with unclassified severity
  • Number of hidden, installed, and missing updates with important and critical severity
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Windows Updates Status (PowerShell)

SNMP Windows Service

The SNMP Windows Service sensor monitors a Windows service. It can show the following:

  • Downtime
  • Operating state
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SNMP Windows Service

Active Directory Replication Errors

The Active Directory Replication Errors sensor checks a Windows domain controller (DC) for replication errors. It can show the following:

  • Number of (modified) consecutive synchronization failures
  • If the source is deleted or if the scheduled synchronization is disabled
  • Time of the last synchronization attempt and synchronization success
  • Number of pending replication operations
  • Result of the last synchronization
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Active Directory Replication Errors

Folder

The Folder sensor monitors a folder via Server Message Block (SMB). You can monitor file changes and file ages. It can show the following:

  • Execution time
  • Number of files in the folder
  • Folder size
  • Time since the newest modification of a file in the folder (newest file)
  • Time since the oldest modification of a file in the folder (oldest file)
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See the PRTG Manual for a list of all available sensor types.

PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG computer inventory management solution

Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.

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“From a server perspective, we're monitoring all of the key components of our service such as CPU usage, RAM disk space, the Windows services that it's running, and network connectivity of that server. In terms of networks, we’re monitoring all of our switches, firewalls, and access points. It’s really useful to be able to easily pull performance metrics from the PRTG dashboard.”

Ollie Kerslake, Infrastructure Lead
Riverford Organic Farmers

“The tool has given us greater control over all types of devices connected to the network (switches, IP telephony, security cameras, IoT, WiFi) that previously remained opaque when dealing with service incidents. This has improved our ability to diagnose and resolve problems, which has translated into greater efficiency and a better user experience in both internal and public services.”

Jordi Tolosà Bel, New Technologies Technician
Vinaroz City Council

“Our objective was to be able to monitor the health of our most critical servers containing data and applications, but also the flows and bandwidth between headquarters, our 50 servers in the cloud and the 15 servers at our production sites. For us, it is essential to have a proactive approach to understand where the weaknesses of the IT system are to be able to improve them.”

Marc Boullier, CIO
Carambar & Co

Your computer inventory tool at a glance – even on the go

PRTG is set up in a matter of minutes and can be used on a wide variety of mobile devices.

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“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”

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PRTG makes hardware inventory management as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent hardware failures, data loss, and security vulnerabilities.

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Computer Inventory Management: FAQ

 

What is computer inventory management?

In an enterprise network scenario, computer inventory management is the process of identifying, cataloguing, and tracking the status of every hardware and software component that forms part of your IT infrastructure. The idea is to have a complete list of all the resources at your disposal, together with important information such as:

  • The date you’ve bought the hardware or software
  • How much is left on the warranty, and, in case of software, when the software license expires
  • Whether the latest patches, firmware, and software updates have been installed
  • Who is using them
  • Health and performance metrics
Why use hardware inventory software?

Because a computer inventory management system makes it much easier to stay on top of your IT infrastructure on an ongoing basis, especially if it has automation functions. You’ll always know the status of your connected devices, whether hardware, software, or cloud-based, and can take steps to optimize your entire network’s performance (and fix issues as they arise). Most importantly, you can plan ahead, ensuring you always have enough capacity to meet your growing organization’s demands on your network. 

How does PRTG help you stay on top of your IT infrastructure?

PRTG automatically detects every hardware, software, and virtual component within your selected IP address range, and brings them all together in one central  dashboard, creating a complete network inventory of your organization’s computer assets. Sophisticated sensors then monitor key metrics and alert you if there’s a risk of performance or security issues, so you can address them straight away, before they disrupt your organization (and your colleagues start complaining).

What is a sensor in PRTG?

In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.

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