--- title: "Use IT and OT sensors to discover assets within subnets and VLANs" slug: "use-it-and-ot-sensors-to-discover-assets-within-subnets-and-vlans" type: "index" canonical: "docs.lansweeper.com/use-it-and-ot-sensors-to-discover-assets-within-subnets-and-vlans" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lansweeper.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Use IT and OT sensors to discover assets within subnets and VLANs 1 sub category | 4 articles ## [Create discovery credentials](https://docs.lansweeper.com/docs/create-discovery-credentials.md) Updated on 2026-09-22 | Published on 2026-06-19 Lansweeper Sites uses credentials to authenticate against devices and services during the discovery process. Proper credential setup is essential for obtaining a complete view of assets’ data. Why... ## [Create a discovery action](https://docs.lansweeper.com/docs/create-a-network-discovery-action.md) Updated on 2026-09-25 | Published on 2026-06-19 Discovery actions are a key part of Lansweeper Discovery. They define what is discovered, how often discovery runs, and where the process originates. Configuring these actions correctly ensures you... ## [Configure network visibility](https://docs.lansweeper.com/docs/configure-network-visibility.md) Updated on 2026-09-17 | Published on 2026-08-18 Network visibility lets the IT and OT sensors in a Network Discovery group detect assets passively, without scanning them. It's enabled by default and configured per group, in the same place as the... ## [Discover assets with the IT and OT sensor](https://docs.lansweeper.com/docs/discover-assets-with-the-it-and-ot-sensor.md) Published on 2026-09-17 The IT and OT sensor scans your network directly. You deploy it in a subnet or VLAN, and it finds and identifies the assets in that segment. How the sensor collects data The sensor runs on a machine... ## [Scanning requirements](https://docs.lansweeper.com/docs/scanning-requirements.md) 4 articles