SMB

Configuring SMB connector in Dashboard

• Navigate to Administration -> Data Sources -> SMB -> New scan

• 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

  • Domain/Workgroup: The domain or workgroup to which the CIFS/SMB server belongs

  • Port: 445 is the default port, however if the default port is not used, input the correct port number for the SMB protocol

• Click on the Folder icon in Path to select a particular share/folder to scan, or leave the path as empty to scan all shares

• Save the configuration

• Once the configuration is saved, click on the icon on the right and select Start file scan to begin scanning

• The scan results can be viewed under Dashboard -> Enterprise Search

Supported Protocols:

The connector supports all SMB dialects up to SMB 3.1.1