Network discovery tool
Visualize your entire network topology in minutes without manual mapping
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What Auvik’s network discovery tool provides for complete network visibility
Gain instant clarity and control over your entire network infrastructure with Auvik’s powerful discovery capabilities. These use cases demonstrate how our network discovery tool eliminates the guesswork and manual effort of understanding your network topology.
Automatic device discovery and network topology mapping
When you walk into a client’s office for a network assessment or inherit a network with no documentation, the last thing you want is to waste days manually tracing cables or logging into devices one by one. Without proper visibility, troubleshooting becomes a guessing game and critical devices that could pose security risks might go unnoticed.
With Auvik’s network discovery software, you can map your entire infrastructure in minutes. It automatically scans your environment using protocols like SNMP, WMI, and ICMP to identify every connected device, from routers and switches to printers and IoT devices. The result? Interactive visual maps that show exactly how your devices connect across all network layers, allowing you to see traffic patterns and bottlenecks at a glance.
You’ll immediately benefit from comprehensive visibility, faster troubleshooting, and simplified compliance documentation, thereby turning a previously overwhelming task into a streamlined process, saving you hours of manual work and reducing the risk of missed network vulnerabilities.
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Discover and visualize device connections and metrics in real-time
As your network infrastructure grows, tracking new switches, access points, and devices across multiple locations can become a nightmare. What’s connected where? What’s working and what isn’t? Without a clear view, blind spots appear, making troubleshooting a daunting task. Manual documentation quickly becomes outdated, and you’re left wasting hours tracing cables and logging into individual devices.
Auvik’s network discovery tool automatically maps your entire network in minutes using protocols like CDP, LLDP, and forwarding tables, visualizing how devices connect across Layer 1, 2, and 3. Beyond mapping, it offers real-time visibility into network health with device metrics such as bandwidth usage, latency, packet loss, CPU/memory utilization, and device uptime, empowering you to spot performance issues instantly.
With these actionable insights, troubleshooting becomes faster and more efficient. Whether it’s identifying shadow IT devices, diagnosing network congestion, or monitoring overall network performance, Auvik ensures you have the context you need to take proactive action — eliminating the need for outdated documentation and saving you valuable time.
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Automatic IP address discovery
Manually tracking IP addresses in an expanding network can lead to address conflicts, troubleshooting delays, and incomplete documentation. Auvik’s network discovery tool automates the process of identifying and cataloging every IP address in use across your network — from routers and switches to workstations and IoT devices. This results in a complete and accurate IP inventory without manual effort.
Our network discovery software continuously monitors for changes, alerting you to new network devices and critical network changes. With automatic IP discovery, you’ll quickly address conflicts and avoid productivity loss. The software significantly reduces troubleshooting time, keeps network documentation up-to-date, and provides complete visibility into IP address utilization through a centralized dashboard that clearly shows what’s connected and where. You can also start with a 14-day free network discovery tool trial to experience these benefits firsthand.
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Rapid device onboarding and integration through discovery
Managing a new network with dozens of unknown devices spread across multiple VLANs can be overwhelming. Manual discovery would take days of painstaking work — tracing cables, logging into switches, and documenting everything in spreadsheets. With each passing moment, your team falls further behind on critical projects while security risks remain unidentified.
Auvik simplifies rapid device onboarding and integration by automatically discovering and mapping every device on your network within minutes of deployment. By utilizing protocols like SNMP, CDP, and LLDP, Auvik scans your network and instantly identifies devices, such as switches, routers, endpoints, and IoT devices, without the need for manual intervention. As it discovers these devices, Auvik creates a detailed inventory, capturing critical information like make, model, firmware versions, and serial numbers.
Auvik automatically profiles new devices and begins monitoring critical aspects of the device performance. This automated process eliminates the tedious tasks of tracing cables, logging into devices, and manually documenting network configurations. The result is faster integration, immediate visibility into your network topology, and stronger security by uncovering previously unknown devices, all without the manual effort.
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Network configuration discovery
You’ve inherited a complex network with hundreds of devices but no documentation on router and switch configurations. Without a clear view of configurations, you’re left in the dark, unable to track changes or restore devices if they fail. When users report intermittent connectivity issues, figuring out if a recent configuration change is the cause becomes a challenge.
Auvik makes configuration discovery simple by automatically scanning your devices and backing up running configurations in real-time. As soon as a device is added to your network or a configuration is changed, Auvik captures the latest configuration and stores it securely using industry standard protocols. It continuously monitors your network for any updates and keeps a version history of every device’s configuration. If issues arise, you can easily compare configurations to identify what changed, when the change happened, and who made it. This capability helps you resolve issues faster, reduce troubleshooting time, and mitigate the risk of configuration-related outages.
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Discovery of unsupported or unauthorized devices
In a fast-paced work environment, it’s easy for unauthorized devices to sneak onto your network. Whether it’s a personal laptop connected by an employee or an unmanaged IoT device, these unapproved devices can introduce significant security risks and performance issues. The challenge is identifying them quickly and understanding where they are located in your network. Without a clear process in place, you may not even realize they’re there until it’s too late.
Auvik automatically discovers and tracks every device on your network, including those that may not be on your approved list. It uses continuous monitoring and automated device discovery to identify devices in real-time, including rogue devices that might bypass your standard approval processes. Once discovered, Auvik provides you with detailed information on each device, such as its type, IP address, and the specific switch port it’s connected to. This allows you to quickly pinpoint the source of security concerns or performance disruptions and take action before any harm is done.
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See your entire network — mapped & monitored
Every device, site, and connection—clearly visible, always up to date.
- Instantly create a live map of your network
- See every device and connection in one place
- Get automated alerts to detect issues fast
- Achieve full network visibility in under an hour
Learn more about network discovery at Auvik
What is a network discovery tool?
A network discovery tool helps you automatically identify and catalog all devices connected to your network, saving you from manual documentation. You’ll gain comprehensive visibility into your entire network topology, including how devices connect to each other across Layers 1, 2, and 3.
What are the key features of Auvik’s network discovery software?
Auvik’s network discovery software provides automated real-time mapping that shows you exactly how devices are physically and logically connected through detailed Layer 1, 2, and 3 topologies. You’ll also get comprehensive device inventory capturing critical details like make, model, serial numbers, IP addresses, connection points, and hardware lifecycle data without any manual effort.
How does Auvik’s network discovery tool work?
Auvik’s network discovery tool deploys a lightweight collector that leverages multiple protocols (SNMP, CDP, LLDP, forwarding tables) to automatically build a complete map of your network. You’ll see your network visualized in minutes as Auvik gathers data from FDB tables, ARP tables, IP assignments, and VLAN associations to create an accurate topology map that updates in real-time.
What types of devices can Auvik discover?
Auvik can discover and document over 15,000 device types from more than 700 vendors, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, servers, workstations, printers, and IoT devices. You’ll be able to monitor virtually any device that supports standard networking protocols like SNMP, CLI, or REST APIs, regardless of vendor.
How long does it take to set up Auvik’s network device discovery tool?
You can deploy Auvik’s network device discovery tool in under an hour through a lightweight collector that runs as a Windows service, OVA installation, docker image, or bash installation. You’ll see your network map begin to populate within minutes of deployment, with complete network documentation automatically generated shortly thereafter.
Is Auvik’s network discovery software cloud-based?
Yes, Auvik’s network discovery software is fully cloud-based, requiring only a lightweight collector on your network to gather and transmit device data. You’ll benefit from automatic updates, unlimited storage, and the ability to access your network information securely from anywhere with an internet connection.
How do I choose the best network discovery tool?
When choosing the best network discovery tool, check if it provides automated mapping, comprehensive device inventory, real-time updates, and support for your specific network devices. You’ll want to go for a solution that minimizes manual effort while maximizing visibility into your entire network infrastructure, including physical connections, logical relationships, and hardware lifecycle data like Auvik.
