Asset Control for Asset Management
Doesn't
EtherLock/inControl give me another database to
manage? I already have too many software
tools with corresponding databases.
No.
inControl/Asset provides you with the key to your
existing asset database, keeping these records in
synch with the move-add-change activity of the
asset. inControl/Asset provides a directory
structure built upon the unique identification
and physical location of each asset, allowing you
to use this physical reference to access
configuration records and other data for each
specific asset. With inControl/Asset, your
databases become linked, consolidated and
simplified.
Can't
systems or asset management software (SMS,
NetCensus) perform this type of inventory
tracking?
Discovery-based
software products for configuration and asset
management determine software inventory and
system characteristics on compatible equipment,
but they relay on logical information collection
methods that only work when the network is
communicating and the assets are turned on.
From a practical standpoint, the discovery
process has too many contingencies to perform
asset tracking for all assets on a regular
basis. For continuous, standardized
tracking of all connected hardware, even when
equipment is turned off, inControl/Asset is the
only solution.
Can
connections be made without updating the
inventory?
No.
inControl/Asset records all connections. If
an asset with EtherLockID connects to the
network, the asset record for that location will
automatically reference the correct asset
information through a correlation with the
EtherLockID. If an untagged asset is
connected, an unknown asset will still be
registered at that location, but without a
reference file. This event will generate
notification from inControl software.
How is
EtherLockID different from an IP address for
asset tracking?
EtherLockID
is an asset tracking tag that provides a
permanent physical reference for each asset on a
network, regardless of power state or
communication capability of the asset. IP
addresses exist for data communication purposes
(in a DHCP environment it even might change each
time the asset is turned on) and are therefore an
unreliable means of tracking the actual asset.
How is
EtherLockID different from a MAC address for
asset tracking?
EtherLockID
is an asset tracking tag that provides a
permanent physical reference for each asset,
regardless of power state or communication
capability of the asset. The MAC address
identifies a specific, non-permanent
(serviceable) component of the asset, and this
address can only be read/discovered by complex
tools while the asset is on and communicating.
Can I
use the inControl/Asset to track non-networked
assets? How?
Yes.
Peripheral equipment (e.g. monitor, external
drive) can be associated with an asset through
the use of EtherLockID Tethers. Other
assets can be tracked uniquely by affixing an
EtherLockID to the asset and connecting this tag
to the network through an open walljack.
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