Help for PDQ Inventory > Computer Window

The page of the Computer window that displays basic computer information from the Computer Details scanner. The Active Directory section is gathered from the Active Directory scanner (or during Active Directory Sync), and the MAC address is gathered from the Network Adaptors scanner. These scanners are included in one or more of the following prebuilt scan profiles; Standard, Computer Info, and Applications.

Computers can either have Allow Scan enabled or disabled. A computer that is set to Allow Scan is one that can be scanned using any scan profile within PDQ Inventory. Computers that have Allow Scan disabled are indicated by the Allow Scan is disabled message at the bottom of the computer window. If Allow Scan is disabled, the computer cannot be scanned and only minimal information can be obtained and/or entered. This feature allows you to add non-Windows systems or unsupported operating systems to PDQ Inventory. For more information about disabling Allow Scan, see Allow Scan Disabled.

This information is organized in the following categories:

•General

•Operating System

•Active Directory

•System

•Scanning

General

If Allow Scan is disabled, the following fields under General become editable: Description, IP Address, MAC Address, and Time Zone.

Field		Description
Name		The name of the computer (as derived from Host Name) or the IP Address. NOTE: Click Computer > Update Name in Inventory to update the computer name as it is displayed in Inventory. This will not update the actual computer's name. Use this option to set the correct system name if the target computer was renamed.
Description		The description as defined in the computer properties window in Windows.
Host Name		The Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) host name of the computer determined during name resolution when added to the database. If a computer is not a member of a domain, only the host name will be listed.
Added		The date and time when the computer was added to the PDQ Inventory database.
Online		The computer's online status based on the last Heartbeat.
Uptime		The length of time since the computer was rebooted (based off of Boot Time), shown in days and hours.
Boot Time		The date and time when the computer was last rebooted (collected from last Inventory scan).
Current User		The user (domain\username) logged into the target computer during the last scan, as well as their status if not active (locked or disconnected). If blank, no user was logged into the target computer at the time of the scan.
	Display Name	The AD display name of the user logged into the target computer during the last scan.
IP Address		Primary IP Address returned by DNS.
MAC Address		The computer's primary MAC address. (This is gathered using the Network Adaptor scanner and also displayed on the NICs page. Clicking the link will open the NICs page.)
Time Zone		The computer's current time zone as defined in the Date and Time section of the control panel.

Operating System

If Allow Scan is disabled, the following fields under Operating System become editable: O/S, Name, Version, SP / Release, Installed, Serial Number, System Drive, and Architecture.

Field	Description
O/S	Short name of the Operating System derived from the O/S "Name" (for example, 7, Vista, 2008).
Name	The full name and edition of the operating system.
Version	The version of the operating system.
SP / Release	The operating system service pack level or version number (for example, 1511 for Windows 10).
Installed	The date and time the operating system was installed.
Serial Number	Serial number of the operating system (this is not the product key).
System Drive	The drive letter of the operating system. Clicking the link will open the Disk Drives page.
PowerShell Version	The version of PowerShell installed.
SMBv1 Server Enabled	Whether or not SMBv1 is enabled for the Server.
SMBv1 Client Enabled	Whether or not SMBv1 is enabled for the Client.
IE Version	The version of Internet Explorer installed.
Architecture	Architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) of the operating system (not necessarily the CPU).
.NET Versions	Comma separated list of .NET versions installed.
Deep Freeze Status	The various statuses of Deep Freeze.
Needs Reboot	Whether or not a reboot is required to complete an update or install. NOTE: When the field displays a yes, a tooltip will display the reason a reboot is needed. Click Yes to open a .txt document with both the simple and detailed reason, including the registry path/value that was affected.

Active Directory

This section of the page is gathered from the Active Directory Scanner.

Field	Description
Parent Path	The location and OU containing the computer.
Description	The AD description of the computer. Generally used to describe the machine or users general function.
Domain	The AD domain where the computer resides.
Domain Controller	The computer server that is responsible for allowing host access to domain resources.
Location	The AD location information. Generally used to describe the physical location of the computer.
Last Logon	The last date and time the computer last logged on to Active Directory. Note: This is not a user logon but the machine logon.
Created	The date and time the computer account was created in Active Directory.

System

If Allow Scan is disabled, all fields under the System header become editable.

Field	Description
Manufacturer	The manufacturer of the computer or computer’s motherboard.
Model	The model number of the computer.
Memory	Total installed memory. Clicking the link opens the Memory Modules page.
Processor	The number, cores, speed, and type of CPU(s) in the system. Clicking the link opens the CPU page.
Chassis	The type of chassis of the computer. This field determines the icon for the type of device.
Serial Number	The serial number of the computer.
BIOS Version	The BIOS version number.
BIOS Manufacturer	The BIOS manufacturer.
BIOS Asset Tag	BIOS asset tag that can be used for asset management.
Family	System Family (usually set by the hardware manufacturer).
Version	System Version (usually set by the hardware manufacturer).
SKU	System SKU (usually set by the hardware manufacturer).

Scanning

This section of the page is gathered from any scan from any Scan Profile.

Field	Description
Allow Scan	Whether or not Allow Scan has been enabled or disabled.
Successful Scan	The length of time since the last scan, and the date and time of the last scan. Clicking on the link opens the Scans page.
Last Scan Profile	The scan profile used for the last scan.
Scan User	The user credentials used to perform the last scan. User credentials can be changed here by clicking the Select Scan User button.