Start your free trial to see how Lansweeper helps you gain complete visibility of your IT and OT environment. In just a few minutes, you’ll be able to create an account, set up your first site, and begin discovering assets across your network.

Prerequisites

A modern browser (latest version of Chrome, Edge, or Firefox recommended)
Administrator rights on the device where you install the Network Discovery sensor
Verify your system meets the Discovery Hub and Sensor requirements
Verify your operating system is supported:

Create a Lansweeper account

Navigate to https://eu.lansweeper.com/try
Either:
1. (Recommended) Enter your work email and password.
2. Select Google, Microsoft, or LinkedIn to sign up using a social login.
Select Start free trial.

Ensure you verify your email address so that you do not lose access to the Lansweeper Platform.

Create a site

A site in Lansweeper works like a workspace. You can create multiple sites under your account for different environments or business units.

Select a data hosting region:
- Europe (Ireland)
- US East (Ohio)
  Region selection is permanent
  You cannot change your site’s hosting region after setup. If you’re not sure which region is right for you, see Regions and data residency.
Enter a unique name for your site.
Select Create.

Install Network Discovery

To start scanning your assets, you need to install a Network Discovery sensor. This is a lightweight component that identifies devices in your network. To learn more about Network Discovery, see What is Network Discovery?

Test in a VM or lab first
If you prefer, install the sensor in a VM or test environment before rolling out to production.

Windows

Linux Debian

Linux Red Hat

macOS

Select Windows > Download Network Discovery.
Open the installation file.
In the setup wizard:
1. Choose an installation directory, then select Next.
2. Select both Install Hub and Install IT Sensor.
3. Accept the default configuration (Hub and IT Sensor on localhost, port 59525). You can change this later if needed.
4. Select Next to continue.
Wait for the setup to complete. Installation usually takes only a few minutes.
Once the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the Lansweeper Platform. Select the site you already created.

Select Linux Debian > Download Network Discovery.

Open a terminal and install the package:

sudo dpkg -i ./lansweeper-repository.deb
sudo apt update

Install the Network Discovery hub. In the Lansweeper Platform, select Get linking code. Replace YourCloudTokenHere with your actual linking code and run:
```
sudo env LINKING_CODE=YourCloudTokenHere apt install lansweeper-network-discovery-hub
```

Install the sensors:

sudo env apt install lansweeper-network-discovery-it-sensor

Restart the services:

sudo systemctl restart lansweeper-network-discovery-it-sensor

Select Linux Red Hat > Download Network Discovery.
Open a terminal and install the repository package you copied to your machine:
```
sudo dnf install ./lansweeper-repository-1-0-x86_64.rpm
sudo dnf update
```
Install the Network Discovery hub. In the Lansweeper Platform, select Get linking code. Replace YourCloudTokenHere with your actual linking code and run:
```
sudo env LINKING_CODE=YourCloudTokenHere dnf install lansweeper-network-discovery-hub
```

Install the sensor:

sudo dnf install lansweeper-network-discovery-it-sensor

Select MacOS > Download Network Discovery.
Open the installation file.
In the setup wizard:
1. Choose an installation directory, then select Next.
2. Select both Install Hub and Install IT Sensor.
3. Accept the default configuration (Hub and IT Sensor on localhost, port 59525). You can change this later if needed.
4. Select Next to continue.
Wait for the setup to complete. Installation usually takes only a few minutes.
Once the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the Lansweeper Platform. Select the site you already created.

Go to Discovery > Discovery Systems > All systems. You should see your linked hub and sensors.

In a few minutes, you can go to Dashboards or Inventory to view your first discovered assets and basic asset information.

What’s next?

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