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Network Discovery is a Cloudaware integration that allows for the discovery of SNMP- and IP-based devices connected on a local network.to an internal customer network. This guide explains how to add a network segment to Cloudaware.

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Prerequisites

Cloudaware Breeze Agent must be deployed on a server routing that has access to the discovery subnetinternal enterprise network.

Adding Network

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Segment (subnet)

  1. Log in to your Cloudaware account → Admin.

  2. Find Network Discovery in the list of Monitoring integrations, click +Add.

  3. To add a network collectorsegment (subnet), fill out the form:

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Name - set up a network collector name to distinguish your networkname for the integration
Breeze agent - select the server where with Cloudaware Breeze agent is installed for routing to the discovery subnet from the list
Subnets Subnet - insert IP address(es) of the discovery subnet(s) in the format 1.1.1.1/24
SNMP profile - (these will be displayed as network segments)
SNMP profiles - leave as ‘None selected’ for initial setup
Vulnerability Scanning - check the box to enable Cloudaware vulnerability scanning for discovered network devices

Click Save.

4. Check the tabs ‘Network Segment' and ‘SNMP Profile' in details of the integration.5. The green light in 'Status' for the network segments segment means that Network Discovery that the integration has been successfully configured. If there is a red light, please contact support@cloudaware.com.

5. For discovery of SNMP-enabled devices (optional), set up SNMP profiles. Select the tab ‘SNMP Profile’ → Add Integration. Fill out the form:

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Name - set up a meaningful name to distinguish the SNMP profile
Version - select SNMP version*
Port (optional) - insert the port where SNMP is set up
Community - insert SNMP community

*In case of using SNMPv3, insert values for User and Password and select Security Level, Authentication Protocol, Encryption Algorithm, and Encryption Password.

Click Save.

6. Once the integration is added, go to Cloudaware CMDB Navigator to view the network devices data collected under the tab 'Network Discovery'.

Network Vulnerability Scanning

Cloudaware provides vulnerability scanning for discovered network devices.

To enable vulnerability scanning, check the box 'Vulnerability Scanning' when adding a Network Discovery segment or edit the integration settings (select the integration in the list, click tree dots → Edit, and check the box).

Scan results are available on network devices' records in Cloudaware CMDB:

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List of Network Discovery Objects

Cloudaware supports the following network objects:

Network Device

Network Device Interface

Network Segment