What does the free version cap?

It limits how many computers a single scan returns. A flat or an apartment usually fits; a floor of an office usually does not.

Can I hand the results to someone else?

Yes — reports export to HTML, XML and plain text, so the audit arrives as a file rather than a conversation.

Do I need to run it as administrator?

No, and running it as a regular user is the better experiment: the report then shows exactly what a normal colleague could reach.

Ticket #02 · guide

The shared-folder audit

Windows networks accumulate shared folders the way desks accumulate sticky notes. LizardSystems Network Scanner is the ticket that lists every machine, every share and the rights behind them — in one pass.

Take the tool

The free edition caps how many computers a scan returns, which a flat or an apartment rarely notices. Offices graduate to the licence.

Network Scanner main window with computers and shares listed — Machines on the left, their shares and printers on the right.

Set the scan scope

Give it the same range the router hands out, and let it enumerate the workgroup. The scanning preferences decide how deep each probe goes — shares and rights are the ones this ticket needs.

Scanning preferences with share enumeration enabled — Share and permission checks are the heart of the audit.

Add ranges without retyping

Multiple subnets file into one scan via the range manager, so a flat plus a garage segment still lands in a single report.

Adding an additional IP range to the scan — Every range you are responsible for, one queue.

Filter down to the finding

Once the table is full, filter on writable shares. This is usually the moment the ticket pays for itself: half the office can edit something exactly one person should.

Filtering results down to shared folders — Filter first, feel bad second, fix permissions third.

Expressions for the stubborn questions

Custom expressions reshape the output columns when the default table answers a slightly different question than the one you filed.

Adding a custom expression column — One expression can surface a fact the default table buries.

Close the ticket with a report

Export to HTML or XML and attach it to the ticket. A share audit that arrives as a file gets fixed; one that arrives as a story gets nodded at.

Managing the tools available after a scan — The results feed further tools instead of dead-ending.

Ticket notes

Run it as a standard user — the report then shows what a normal colleague reaches.
Windows only; other desks use Ticket #01.
Fix the permission first, rescan second, or the export is stale before it is read.