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Learn more about device management at Auvik

What is device management?

Device management is the practice of discovering, monitoring, and securing every device connected to your environment, including core network infrastructure like switches, routers, and firewalls to servers, workstations, and other endpoints. Auvikโ€™s cloud-based platform automatically finds each device, maps how itโ€™s connected, and keeps its inventory details up to date. From one dashboard, you can view device health, track configurations, monitor performance, and resolve issues before they cause downtime or security risks.

What sets Auvikโ€™s device management software apart?
  • Automated discovery & mapping: Auvik scans your network using SNMP, CDP, LLDP, and other protocols to auto-discover devices, map their connections, and maintain up-to-date topology and inventory documentation. 
  • Comprehensive asset intelligence: Captures inventory details such as make, model, serial number, IP address, firmware, and port connectivity. 
  • Cloud-based, scalable solution: Delivers platform updates automatically, requires no on-premises infrastructure, and provides access from anywhere. 
  • Continuous oversight: Monitors hardware lifecycles (EOL/EOS), system health, and configurations over time
How does Auvik discover and manage devices?

Auvik deploys a collector โ€” a lightweight agent installed on your networkโ€”which scans the local subnet and beyond using ARP tables, forwarding tables, VLAN information, and discovery protocols such as SNMP, CDP, LLDP, and CLI. Auvik then maps both physical and inferred network connections, visualizing wired and wireless relationships.

What types of devices can Auvik manage?

Auvik supports discovery and management of a broad range of devices, including (but not limited to): routers, switches, firewalls, wireless controllers, access points, servers, workstations, printers, hypervisors, IoT devices โ€” from more than 15,000 device types across 700+ vendors.

Is Auvik cloud-based or on-premises?

Auvik is a cloud-based solution. You only need to deploy the lightweight collector within your environment. The platform provides secure, remote access, automatic updates, scalable infrastructure, and a unified management interface without on-site servers.

Does Auvik support BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)?

Auvik can discover and identify employee-owned devices like tablets, phones, or laptops. However, it doesnโ€™t provide traditional MDM/EMM-style โ€œcontainerizationโ€ or app/data segregation for BYOD โ€” it treats these as unmanaged or non-billable assets.