My Windows computers are members of an Active Directory. Which user should I configure for Discovery?

Recommended configuration:

Create a dedicated scan user in Active Directory for discovery tasks. This account is used by JDisc Discovery to access Windows systems and collect inventory data. The scan user does not need to be a member of the Domain Admins group and should not be granted domain administrator permissions.

Add the scan user to the local Administrators group on all Windows computers that should be discovered. This can be configured centrally through Active Directory Group Policy, so the required permissions are applied consistently across the relevant systems.

Configure the scan user in JDisc Discovery. A recommended approach is to create a new directory group and assign the scan user to the required part of the directory hierarchy. To do this, open the directory group configuration, switch to the Scope > Directory tab, and add the scan user to the appropriate Active Directory scope.