Configuring SMB connector in Dashboard

Steps

  1. Navigate to Administration > Data Sources > SMB.
  2. Enter the details of the SMB server to scan.
    • Name: Give a name to the scan to identify it later.
    • Username: The user must be an admin level and have access to all the SMB/CIFS shares to be scanned.
    • Password: Password for the admin user.
    • Host IP Address: The IP Address of the SMB/CIFS server.
    • Port: 445 is the default port, however if the default port is not used, input the correct port number for the SMB protocol.
    • Exclude directories: Comma separated list of directories to exclude.
  3. Either just SAVE & CLOSE or SAVE & CREATE SCAN.
  4. On the tab Scan configurations, click New Configuration, next enter the Name and Credentials created in above steps. In the Path field, select the Folder icon to select a particular folder to scan, or leave the path as empty to scan all folders. An example is shown below:
  5. Next, click SAVE & CLOSE to just save the configuration or you can start the scan by clicking START FILE SCAN.
  6. The scan results can be viewed under Dashboard > Enterprise Search.

    Supported Protocols: The connector supports all SMB dialects up to SMB 3.1.1.