My Windows computers are not members of an Active Directory (standalone). Which user should I configure for Discovery?

Our recommendation:

• Use the local built-in administrator user for discovery. You may have to activate it first, as it is mostly deactivated in the standard configuration.

Alternative:

• You can also use another local user who is a member of the local administrators group.In this case you will only get few device details, as this local user is restricted by Windows (Limited User Accounts / LUA). The reason for this is that a Limited User Account (LUA) cannot claim higher privileges from remote that are only granted interactively by the User Account Control (UAC).

Configure the user in JDisc Discovery:

• If each computer uses a different local user / password, select the respective Windows computer in one of the reports and then right-click the context menu: Manage> Change Accounts. There you then enter the user and the password in the lower two input fields (Admin / Root Account).

• If you use the same local user / password for all Windows computers, it is best to create a new network / range group and select the Accounts> Clients & Server> Windows tab. Now you can create the local Windows user by clicking the Add button.