Help for PDQ Inventory > Configuring PDQ Inventory > Defining System Preferences

Configures the network settings for Heartbeat as well as the Network Discovery Exclusions. The Heartbeat feature is the primary method used to determine if a computer is online.

To access the Network settings, click Options > Preferences (or press Ctrl+Comma) and select Network in the Preferences window.

Options	Description
Auto Heartbeat Enabled	Enables whether the heartbeat will be automatically sent. When enabled, it attempts to ping all addresses returned by DNS until one (or none) responds. NOTE: Heartbeat and Ping before scanning now tests multiple addresses in name resolution by default. See Preferences > Scanning for details regarding Offline Status.
Interval	Specifies the interval in seconds between heartbeats to individual computers. The default is 300 seconds. NOTE: If you have more than 1,000 computers in your PDQ Inventory database, it is recommended you increase the interval number to 600+ seconds.

Options

Description

Auto Heartbeat Enabled

Enables whether the heartbeat will be automatically sent. When enabled, it attempts to ping all addresses returned by DNS until one (or none) responds.

NOTE: Heartbeat and Ping before scanning now tests multiple addresses in name resolution by default. See Preferences > Scanning for details regarding Offline Status.

Interval

Specifies the interval in seconds between heartbeats to individual computers. The default is 300 seconds.

NOTE: If you have more than 1,000 computers in your PDQ Inventory database, it is recommended you increase the interval number to 600+ seconds.

Network Preferences Page

Network Preferences Page

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