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So are you trying scan Mac’s from Spiceworks and having some trouble, this post will help you.<\/p>\n
To scan Mac’s their are some things you need to change on both Spiceworks and the Mac’s them self’s.<\/p>\n
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This part you will configure the Mac to be able to be scanned by Spiceworks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
You should see something for “Remote login”
\nopen that.<\/p>\n
Make sure that your computer name is alpha-numeric and does not have any special characters or spaces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Go back to System preferences then network:<\/p>\n
Be sure that both your AirPort (if applicable) and Ethernet have the WINS (under Advanced) NetBios name show the same as the computer name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Most Mac’s in my experience arn’t on a domain, so setup a new user for Spiceworks and check you can login.<\/p>\n
Remember these details you will need them soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Time to setup Spiceworks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
You should see a section called “Network Accounts for Scanning”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Add a SSH account, if you have a account the same on every Mac then its easier if not you will need to add each Mac’s login details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
At the top of that page you should see the option to add a scan range.<\/p>\n
Enter the range and on the SSH dropdown pick the username for the Mac devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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