Configuring SMB connector in Dashboard
Steps
- Navigate to Administration > Data Sources > SMB.
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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.
- Either just SAVE & CLOSE or SAVE & CREATE SCAN.
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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:
- Next, click SAVE & CLOSE to just save the configuration or you can start the scan by clicking START FILE SCAN.
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The scan results can be viewed under Dashboard > Enterprise Search.
Supported Protocols: The connector supports all SMB dialects up to SMB 3.1.1.