GalScan · Network discovery & rogue device detection
Before your next audit or insurance questionnaire, prove you understand what sits on the internal LAN. This checklist pairs with GalScan’s product overview and the homepage positioning for SMB network visibility.
Export devices from your endpoint platform and Active Directory. Flag systems that have not checked in for 30 days—stale objects create false confidence.
Document VLANs for corporate Wi-Fi, voice, guest, and IoT. Note routers or VPN paths that bypass your usual controls. Cross-link to how to detect unknown devices on a LAN for technical discovery steps.
Schedule is not enough; transient laptops appear and disappear within hours. Evaluate a NAC alternative like GalScan when enforcement is not yet funded but visibility is mandatory.
Show how firewall or directory data enriches observed MAC addresses. MSPs can standardize this using guidance from best network discovery tools for MSP.
Translate technical metrics into business risk: number of unknowns per week, time to classify, and mean time to notify. Offer leadership a network visibility audit conversation via GalScan’s demo and early access funnel.
At minimum, teams should reconcile managed endpoint inventory with live MAC and IP observations per VLAN, document guest and IoT segments, and record how unknown devices are triaged.
Continuous discovery catches transient devices that periodic scans miss. Weekly executive summaries can roll up changes while alerts handle same-day incidents.