Workspace

Introducing the main window

Main program window
    1. The Network tree
    2. The Main area
    3. The Sidebar

    The right side of the Main menu contains the following:

    • The menu containing buttons that start the deployment and network monitoring programs;
    • The Feedback  menu;
    • The Options  button;
    • The Help menu, which contains tools that allow you to check for updates, register your copy of TNI and upgrade your license.

    The Network tree and the Sidebar can be temporarily hidden to maximize the Main area. You can do this by clicking the small Hide/Show network tree  and Hide/Show sidebar buttons on either side of the tab bar. The sidebar can be hidden only on the Software accounting and Licensing tabs.

    You can resize the Network tree and Sidebar by dragging their edges.

    Application events

    In the bottom right corner of the program window, you will find the Application Events button Application Events. Application Events allow you to view notifications about major events in TNI. For example, when an asset is added or updated, a scan is completed, AD synchronization finishes, or software is automatically merged in Software accounting (provided that the corresponding checkboxes are selected in Options Logs ).

TNI events

You can select, copy, or clear application event information using the context menu.

Clicking Clear removes all notifications regardless of which notifications are selected.

Basic operations with the Network tree

The Network tree displays the contents of the currently open Storage.

To select an asset to display in the main area, left-click its node.

To select several assets at once, select the Multiple selection checkbox on the toolbar above the Network tree. A checkbox will be displayed next to each node, allowing you to select the required assets. To return to normal selection mode, untick Multiple selection.

To create a new group, right-click the parent group or Storage root and select Create group. To move assets to a new group, first select them using Rectangle selection with the mouse, or by holding Shift or Ctrl while selecting them, and then drag them onto the group node. Alternatively, you can select Move to group from the node’s context menu.

Selecting nodes using Rectangle selection, Shift, or Ctrl is different from selecting nodes in Multiple selection mode. The former is used only for operations on multiple nodes, such as moving and deleting them, and does not affect the contents of the main area.

You can start working with assets selected in the normal selection mode in the main area. To do this, select Choose after right-clicking one of the selected assets. The assets will then be selected in Multiple selection mode.

Groups in the Network tree mirror the directory structure on the hard drive, as described in the Storage section. Therefore, operations such as creating, deleting, or renaming groups and moving assets between them can be performed using any file manager.

TNI view modes

TNI has a separate view mode for each specific task. You can switch between view modes by clicking the tabs above the main area. The Sidebar automatically adjusts to display the appropriate set of controls.

Pressing Ctrl + <tab number> provides quick access to the corresponding view.

Display setting

This option allows you to change the order of the program’s view modes.You can configure the view modes using the Display Modes or Drop-down Menu options. The drop-down menu is available on the rightmost tab of the program. Click the corresponding button Add menu ico to open it.

Using the display controls , you can move the selected item up or down, or hide it. When you click the icon , the item will be hidden from the list of modes. You can restore it by clicking in the left panel.

Mode Description

Scanner

Remote assets must be scanned before you can view their information or include it in reports. The Scanner view makes it easy to collect asset information.

TNI can collect information from Windows, macOS, Linux, and ESXi computers and VMs, or scan other devices via SNMP. See the Whitepaper section for information on the requirements for successful scanning.

Read more: Network scanning.

Viewer & reports

This mode displays common reports, providing an overview of your network after scanning. These reports contain detailed information about the hardware and software of each scanned asset, organized into convenient categories and available for quick searching. You can create detailed and accurate reports, print them, or export them to PDF, RTF, HTML, CSV, or ODT.

Read more: Common reports.

Table reports

This mode allows you to create tables containing only the information you need. Rows can represent individual devices or device components such as HDDs, monitors, RAM modules, software items, etc. Columns represent the properties of the selected object. Once the table has been created, it can be sorted, filtered, printed, or exported for further analysis.

Read more: Table reports.

Software accounting

This mode allows you to view a list of software found on Windows and macOS assets in the Storage. For each software item, you can view the complete list of computers on which it is installed. Software can be organized, searched, and filtered in various ways.

Read more: Software accounting.

Licenses

(This mode is unavailable for owners of a Standard license)

This mode provides tools for tracking and managing software licenses, storing license keys, and identifying license compliance issues.

Read more: License asset management.

Change log

After scanning an asset several times over a period of time, you may want to see what has changed in its hardware, installed software, system parameters, disk space usage, connected peripherals, etc. In this mode, you'll find a detailed list of all changes. The mode also provides advanced search, filtering, and reporting tools.

Read more: Change log.

Network map

(This mode is unavailable for owners of a Standard license)

Here you can create and manage maps of your infrastructure. A map can be used to monitor the online status of devices added to it. You can customize the map with shapes and images.

Read more: Network map.

Edit

This view mode allows you to change the properties of individual assets or the Storage itself, manage user records and their privileges, and edit custom fields.

Read more:

  • Scheduler: creation and management of scheduled scanning, report generation, backup tasks, etc.;
  • Users: viewing and editing information about network asset users;
  • Snapshots: viewing and deleting configuration snapshots;
  • Logins: managing logins and linking them to assets;
  • Network node properties: network identifiers, alias, description, etc;
  • Special fields: adding or changing unique information;
  • Barcodes: creation and management of various barcodes for devices;
  • Default logins: creation and management of default logins for each of the protocols;
  • Data transfer: creation and management of various data transfer methods for receiving and sending information;
  • Storage properties: Storage name, company name and logo, inventory number generator;
  • TNI Users: adding and managing program users.
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