Networking

Spotlight: Spiceworks network management

By // April 15, 2010, 1:15 AM PST // jlwallen

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  • Device discovery

    A desktop machine discovered by Spiceworks. You can add your own information about this device in the Notes tab.

    For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Help desk

    The helpdesk is one of the more useful sections of Spiceworks. Here you can create a global helpdesk that will allows users to submit help requests which can then be tracked from this dashboard.

    For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Network mapping

    You can see a graphical rendering of your network from within Spiceworks. This aspect of Spiceworks could, in my opinion, use a bit of tweaking.

    For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Scanning a network

    Here you see a newly installed Spiceworks instance scanning a network for devices.

    For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Reports

    You want reports? Spiceworks has just about any report you need. And if it's not there, you can create a custom report.

    For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Settings

    From one section you can configure the entirety of Spiceworks. This is where you need to go as soon as Spiceworks is installed. The email settings are where you will set up an email used for the help desk so that users can send help requests via email.

    For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • Scanning a closer look



    For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Device discovery

A desktop machine discovered by Spiceworks. You can add your own information about this device in the Notes tab.

For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

Image created by Jack Wallen for TechRepublic.

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