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Discovery
Articles on network discovery with Auvik
Device setup and configuration
- ★ Understanding SNMP and the basics of configuring it on your devices
- Configuring HP ProCurve switches to use CLI instead of text-based menu
- Delete vs. Exclude: Controlling Whether a Device Returns After Removal
- How to enable login for DrayTek devices
- How to enable Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows Servers and Workstations
- How to enable SNMP and login on Cisco Small Business devices
Device NTP clock setup
- Syncing device date and time to the NTP server
- Web admin console - Sophos XG firewall example
- Command line - ADTRAN NetVanta example
- Command line - Fortinet FortiGate firewall example
- Command line - MikroTik router example
- Command line - Cisco router example
The basics
- ★ How to use Northstar
- ★ Navigating Auvik
- Default entity types assigned to Auvik Services under the Discovery Settings
- Network Path (Northstar) FAQ
- How to use the Global Search function
- How to use Focus on Selected Entity
Collectors
- ★ What is the Auvik collector and what does it do?
- Collector DNS resolution failures: diagnosing and fixing “cannot resolve” issues
- Assigning Auvik Collectors in Dual-Firewall Environments (High Availability)
- Troubleshooting the Auvik Collector if it hangs at 'Ubuntu finished datasource' message
- Troubleshooting the Auvik Collector
- How to Scan IP Ranges to Avoid Large Network Scans
Services
Manage Devices & Networks
- ★ Manually Linking IPs FAQ
- FortiSwitches Not Visible After Fortinet API Setup: Root‑Cause Guide
- Why Devices Can Show Down Even When They’re Up outside Auvik?
- How to create a connection between a firewall port and a switchport in Auvik
- Troubleshooting Devices Appearing in Multiple Sites
- Preventing Duplicate or Conflicting FortiSwitch Data in Auvik (Ping Discovery vs FortiGate API)
Manage Credentials
- Best practices for providing Auvik SSH access to network devices
- Troubleshooting Fortinet device API credentials
- How do I edit or delete device API credentials?
- How do I monitor a FortiSwitch in FortiLink mode
- What’s the difference between WMI and SNMP when monitoring Microsoft Windows devices?
- Best practices for managing credentials in Auvik