How does asset management software work?
Asset management applications work by gathering information from systems connected to your district’s network. Systems usually require having a client installed on each workstation. Each client “checks in” with the main system periodically, which could be a local server or a server hosted with the application provider, to report its internal inventory of hardware and software and where it is calling in from — its IP address. This is not like GPS technology, where you can pinpoint the exact physical location of the computer (however, you can get close if your network is segmented properly). The real benefit of knowing the IP address is that you can determine if a computer is sitting on your district network or an outside network. This saves you from filing unnecessary theft reports for equipment that has simply been moved without approval. 3. What features do asset management systems offer? The majority of systems will allow you to gather and report information about computer assets on
