A workstation is term used to define a PC asset that is live and
connected to the network and has an IP address associated with it. A
workstation can be allocated to either an individual user or to a whole
department.
This section allows you add various windows domains that are a part of
your network and scan for the workstations that are grouped under these
domains. Normally, during the first time start up of ServiceDesk,
all the domains in your network are automatically discovered and you
will just need to provide the login and password for these doamins to
scan for workstations.
To add a new domain, click Add New Domain link on the right
hand side corner of the Windows Domain List table.
Add New Domain
Add New Domain
form has four fields, namely Domain name, login name, password, and
description. The domain name is the only mandatory field.
Provide the domain level login name and password in the Login
Name and Password field.
Provide any relavant information pertaining to the domain details in
the Description field.
Click the Save button to save the domain and return to the list
view.
Click the Save and add new button to save the domain and add
another domain.
Note: For the workstation scan to execute
successfully the following things need to be true:
- WMI
needs to be enabled in the workstation where the ServiceDesk server is
running.
- COM/DCOM service needs to be switched on in all the workstations
belonging to the windows domains.