Lansweeper
Lansweeper is an IT asset management solution that gathers hardware and software information of computers and other devices on a computer network for management, compliance and audit purposes.
![]() Lansweeper Windows asset overview | |
Initial release | 2005 or earlier[1][lower-alpha 1] |
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Stable release | 10.6.2.0[2]
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Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Type | IT Asset Management |
Website | www |



History
Description
The main purpose of Lansweeper derives from a discovery phase of sweeping round a local area network (LAN) and maintaining an inventory of the hardware assets and software deployed on those assets.[5] Reports from the inventory enable complete hardware and software reports on the devices and can be used to identify problems.[6] Lansweeper can collect information on all Windows, Linux and Mac devices and can also IP-addressable network appliances.[5]
The software incorporates an integrated ticket-based Help Desk module that can be used to assist issues to be captured and tracked through to completion.[7] There is also a software module that allows Lansweeper to orchestrate software updates on Windows computers.[7]
The Lansweeper central inventory database must be located on either an SQL Compact or SQL Server database on a Microsoft Windows machine.[8] In 2019 Lansweeper was discovered to be vulnerable to an SQL injection vulnerability.[9] Lansweeper claims while a minimum default configuration can be supported by placing all its components on a single server the application has the capability to scale up to hundreds of thousands of devices.[10] While Lansweeper can be set up agentless it may be recommended to use agents for more complex configurations.[11]
Lansweeper has a freeware version of the product but it is limited in the number of devices available and functionality provided unless appropriate commercial licenses are purchased.[12][13][14]
Criticisms
A PC World review in 2010 claimed the interface rendered less rapidly than Spiceworks.[12]
Lansweeper itself does not directly provide a network intrusion system; however, Lansweeper claims it is able to partner with an addition tool to address that area.[15]
Notes
- The domain lansweeper.com was first registered 4 June 2004
References
- Schulman, Jerold (23 February 2005). "JSI Tip 9094. LanSweeper is a free solution to make a software/hardware inventory of your windows clients, but you may donate". ITPro Today. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "Lansweeper Changelog | Lansweeper | IT Discovery Software Software". Lansweeper | IT Discovery Software. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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- "Lansweeper secures €130m investment from Insight Partners to accelerate further growth". Business Leader.
- "IT-Asset-Management: Lansweeper - Netzwerkressourcen überprüfen und inventarisieren" [Lansweeper - review and inventory network resources]. www.tecchannel.de (in German). Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- Rux, Eric B (9 February 2009). "Lansweeper". Windows IT Pro. No. 175. p. 47. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- Blum, Erik (24 April 2017). "Lansweeper review - amazing tool for IT Service desk". ITSMDaily.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "About Lansweeper". cherwellsupport.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- Dalili, Soroush (25 July 2019). "Technical Advisory: Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Lansweeper". nccgroup. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "Lansweeper component overview". Lansweeper | IT Discovery Software. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- Paul, Andy (21 October 2014). Citrix XenApp® 7.5 Desktop Virtualization Solutions. Packt Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781849689694.
- Jacobi, Jon L. (4 June 2010). "Lansweeper". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- Williams, Mike. "Lansweeper 7.2.100.23 - Networking Tools - Downloads". Tech Advisor. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- Przemyslaw, Klys (14 July 2019). "Using Lansweeper with PowerShell to your advantage – Evotec". Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- Pelletier, Mikel (25 July 2018). "Clearing the Mine Field: Scrutinizer & Lansweeper for Network Monitoring". Plixer. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.