Appendix: NNS Collection mask properties

Application Usage

Information about all application sessions started on a client. The table storing this information in database can grow very fast and therefore this data should be regulated by filter or by changing the setting “clear history” from 3 (default) to 1 month.

User

Application

Started At

Terminated At

This information is collected from notifications from WMI. When user closes down an application, “Appusage.dat” is updated. In those cases where applications were started before agent, the user name will be “System”.

Application Usage Summary

Here the time of all application usage is summarized. If you manually chose “Clear History”, the application usage will also be summarised here before cleared.

User

Application

Durated

BIOS

Information from the motherboard’s BIOS. Collected from WMI.

Serial

Version

Description

CD-ROM Units

Drive

Name

Computer System

Information about computer system & manufacturer. Collected from WMI.

Manufacturer

Name

Model

Domain

User Name

Executable Files

Information about executable files that are present on a computer. Collected by scanning available disc storages on computer.

Name

Version

Created

Size

 

 

HDD Drives

Information about connected hard disk drives. Collected from WMI.

Name

Serial

Size

Manufacturer

Installed Applications

Information about installed applications on computer. Collected with WMI and by scanning appropriate keys in registry

Name 

Product ID          

Vendor

Version

Date Of Installation

Logical Disks

Information about logical disks on the computer, such as hard-drive partitions. Collected from WMI.

Name

Serial

File System

Size

Free Space

Description

Drive Letter

Memory

Amount of RAM. Collected from WMI.

Total Size 

Slots number 

Memory Slots

Information about memory slots on the motherboard that has RAM installed. Collected from WMI.

Slot 

Size

Monitors

Information about monitors connected to computer. Collected from WMI.

Name 

Manufacturer

Type 

Mouse

Information about mouse. Collected from WMI.

Manufacturer

Name

Network Adapters

Information about network adapters. Collected from WMI.

Name

MAC Address 

Manufacturer

Type

Network Configurations

Information about a network adapter’s configuration. Collected from WMI.

Default IP Gateway    

DHCP Enabled           

DNS Server Search Order

IP Address               

IP Subnet   

 

Operating System

Information about current operating system on computer. Collected from WMI.

System Name    

Build

Install Date              

Last BootUp Time          

Language

Serial

Service Pack Major Version

Service Pack Minor Version

System Device          

OS Type              

 

Printers

Information about connected printers. Collected from WMI.

Name

Printer Port     

Is Network Printer

Server Name

Share Name        

Processors

Information about processors.  Collected from WMI.

Manufacturer

Name

Processor number

Max Clock Speed 

Type

 

 Software Inventory

Contains information about Microsoft applications on the computer which can be updated with service packs, updates etc. The list of MS applications possible to control is predefined.

Product

Installed SP

Latest SP   

Severity

Language

This information has additional content in Bulleting which is a list of service packs, updates or fixes.

Bulleting contains File Changes, information about which files that will be changed by the update.

Tape Drives

Information about connected tape drives. Collected from WMI.

Name    

Manufacturer

Manufacturer ID

Status

Availability

Description

Install Date    

Media Type     

 

 

 

USB Devices

Information about USB interface.  Collected from WMI.

Manufacturer

Name

Video Adapters

Information about installed video adapters. Collected from WMI.

Name    

Color Depth          

Vertical Resolution  

Horizontal Resolution

Adapter RAM        

Refresh Rate         

Adapter DAC Type     

Video Processor      

User Logons

Information about user logons.

User

Logged At

This information is collected in the following way: when agent is installed, a registry post in HCLM auto run is added referring to logonwatch.exe (installed with the agent). Each time a user logs on this file is run and writes to LogonQueue.dat and in the registry HCLM/Nilex Agent username and date.

When agent collects inventory, the file LogonQueue is read and then cleared.

User Logons Summary

Here the time of user logon sessions are summarised.

User

Logon Duration

When history is cleared, the user logons cleared will first be summarised here.

Registry

Registry information. Explained in detail in:

  Configure NNS  to collect data from the register

  Configure NNS for collection of license keys