How To Use Network Asset Tracker Pro

System Requirements

Supported Platforms:

• Windows 11 / 10 / 8 / 7
• Windows Server 2022 / 2019 / 2016 / 2012 (R2) / 2008 (R2)
• Windows Vista / XP / 2003 / 2000 / NT
• Windows Me / 98 (with WMI CORE)

Hardware Requirements:

• Memory: 128MB RAM (minimum)
• Processor: Pentium-500 MHz or higher
• Disk Space: 10MB
• Video: True color mode

Main Window

On the left side of the main window you can see a list of computers, along with host name, IP-address and the date when information was last updated.

You can organize your computers by groups (folders). For this you can use drag and drop.

- folder with computers or folders (for example, it might be department or room).
- computer is off-line.
- computer is on-line.
- computer is on-line and "NAT Pro - Agent" detected.

Getting Started

When you first start the program you need to add computers of your network to the list.

Network Asset Tracker Pro provides three ways to scan your network:

• Enumerate network for all computers;
• Add computers by domain;
• Add computers by range of IP addresses.

Also, you can add computers to the list manually one-by-one.

Enumerate Network for All Computers

Network Asset Tracker Pro enables you to scan all available computers on your network with just one click.

To enumerate all computers on your network perform the following steps:

• Click "Find Computers" button from the toolbar or press F3;
• This will start scanning your network for all available computers;
• To cancel scanning process, click the "Stop finding of computers" button from the toolbar or press F4;
• When the scanning process completes you will see the list of computers.

Add Computers by Domain

To add computers by domain perform the following steps:

• Click "Add Computers by Domain" button from the toolbar;
• An "Add Computers by Domain" dialog box will appear on the screen;
• Type name of domain. You can leave domain name blank if the primary domain is implied;
• Click "Ok" button.

Add Computers by Range of IP Addresses

Sometimes you need to scan available computers within a particular range of IP addresses. Just provide the starting address, the last IP address and Network Asset Tracker Pro will scan all available computers between that range of IP addresses.

To add computers by range of IP addresses perform the following steps:

• Click "Add Computers by IP range" button from the toolbar;
• An "Add Computers by IP range" dialog box will appear on the screen;
• Type a range of IP addresses;
• Click "Ok" button.

Add Computers Manually

To add computers manually you should click "Add Computer by Host Name" button from the toolbar or press Ctrl+N. Then type a host name of the computer and click "Ok" button.

How to Delete Computers

To delete computers or folders press Del key or select menu "Computer" → "Delete". Then selected folders and computers will be deleted from the list.

How to Get Information from Remote PC

You can get information from remote computer through WMI (agentless method) or through "NAT Pro - Agent" (agent-based method). By default Network Asset Tracker Pro uses WMI. To use agent-based scan you should install "NAT Pro - Agent" on remote PC. Network Asset Tracker Pro automatically detects if "NAT Pro - Agent" is installed on remote computer.

Just select computers you want to scan and click "Get Info" button from the toolbar or press Ctrl+I. This will start scanning remote computers.

You can set up the type of information collected from remote computers. To do this select menu "File" → "Options", then "Scan Properties".

The account attempting remote access should be an administrator on the target computer (for example - domain administrator). If you don't have rights of the domain administrator you can use custom logon name and password for getting info from remote PC. To do this, select menu "File" → "Options", then "Custom Logon".

How to Use Agent on Remote PC

If you have any problems with WMI, you can use agent installed on remote PC. You can install "NAT Pro - Agent" from main Network Asset Tracker Pro installation package. Also you can download "NAT Pro - Agent" as a standalone installation package at misutilities.com site. You can download a standard EXE-package or download a MSI-package for remote deploying through Active Directory.

- green color of computer's icon shows that "NAT Pro - Agent" is detected.

You can set up some options of agent installed on remote PC. To do this select menu "Computer" → "Remote Agent Information".

By default the icon of "NAT Pro - Agent" is visible in system tray on remote computer. You can hide this icon from system tray. To do this select "Hide tray icon" option in "Remote Agent Information" window.

How to Scan a Standalone PC

Sometimes you need to collect hardware and software inventory from a computer that is not reachable over the network — for example an offline workstation, a client's PC, an air-gapped machine, or a PC on a separate network segment where WMI, SSH, or the always-on agent service cannot be used. For these cases you can use Agent.exe as a portable, on-demand scanner that saves the inventory to a local file, which you then import into Network Asset Tracker Pro.

Step 1 — Copy Agent.exe to the standalone PC.

Agent.exe is a portable, single-file scanner located in the Network Asset Tracker Pro installation folder (for example C:\Program Files\Network Asset Tracker Pro\Agent.exe). Copy it to a USB stick, a shared folder, or any other medium reachable from the target PC, and place it anywhere on that PC. No installation is required and no Windows service is registered.

Step 2 — Run the agent and export the scan.

• Double-click Agent.exe on the standalone PC. It starts silently and places an icon in the system tray.
• Click the tray icon to open the agent window.
• Click "Export information to file" and choose a location and file name. The agent saves a .nat file with the full inventory snapshot (hardware, installed software, running processes).
• Click "Ok" to close the agent window, or "Shutdown the agent" to terminate it completely.

Step 3 — Transfer the .nat file back.

Copy the exported .nat file from the standalone PC to the workstation running Network Asset Tracker Pro (USB stick, email attachment, shared folder — whatever your situation allows).

Step 4 — Import the scan into Network Asset Tracker Pro.

• Open Network Asset Tracker Pro.
• Select menu "File" → "Import NATPro Scan".
• Select the .nat file you brought back from the standalone PC.
• The Import Inventory Data dialog opens, pre-filled with the host name and IP address read from the file. You can edit either field before importing.
• If a computer with the same name already exists in your database, the new scan will be appended as an additional history entry on the existing node. Change the host name to create a separate node instead.
• Click "Import". The node appears in the tree with full inventory, exactly as if it had been scanned over the network.

To keep the inventory of a standalone PC up to date, just run Agent.exe → Export information to file again and re-import. Each import is stored as a new scan date in the node's history, so you can track changes over time.

How to Use Custom Columns

You can use custom columns for storing your custom information, for example serial number, phone number, etc. To edit data in custom column click "Edit Custom Column" button from the toolbar or click twice on custom data you want to edit.

To manage custom columns select menu "File" → "Options". Then select "Custom Columns".

In the window "Options" you can add, delete or move custom columns up or down.

How to create report

Network Asset Tracker Pro provides four types of reports:

• System Info;
• Software Info;
• Processes Info;
• Installed Software.

All that you need is to select report type in menu "Report", then mark information which you want to add to the report. To save settings made for report mark "Save Settings" check box.

You can export reports in HTML, MS Excel (CSV) or print it>.

Example of Network Overview Report

How to use Windows Service for Background Scanning

To install the Windows Service for background scanning, select menu "File" -> "Options", then select "Service".

• Open Network Asset Tracker Pro as Administrator (required for service installation).
• Go to Service → Install Service.
• Mark the checkbox "Start automatically when Windows starts" and the service will be installed and started automatically.
• You can verify the service is running in the Windows Services console services.msc under the name "NAT Pro Service".

All you need is to set up next scan time and period of scans.