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.TH "NUT\-SCANNER" "8" "01/03/2012" "Network UPS Tools" "NUT Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nut-scanner \- scan communication buses for NUT devices
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner\fR \-h
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner\fR scans available communication buses and displays any NUT\-compatible devices it has found\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-h\fR
.RS 4
Display the help text\&.
.RE
.SH "DISPLAY OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-N\fR | \fB\-\-disp_nut_conf\fR
.RS 4
Display result in the
\fIups\&.conf\fR
format\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-P\fR | \fB\-\-disp_parsable\fR
.RS 4
Display result in a parsable format\&.
.RE
.SH "BUS OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-C\fR | \fB\-\-complete_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan all available communication buses (default behavior)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-U\fR | \fB\-\-usb_scan\fR
.RS 4
List all NUT\-compatible USB devices currently plugged in\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-S\fR | \fB\-\-snmp_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan SNMP devices\&. Requires at least a
\fIstart IP\fR, and optionally, an
\fIend IP\fR\&. See specific SNMP OPTIONS for community and security settings\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-M\fR | \fB\-\-xml_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan XML/HTTP devices\&. Broadcast a network message on the current network interfaces to retrieve XML/HTTP capable devices\&. No IP required\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-O\fR | \fB\-\-oldnut_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan NUT devices (i\&.e\&. upsd daemon) on IP ranging from
\fIstart IP\fR
to
\fIend IP\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-A\fR | \fB\-\-avahi_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan NUT servers using Avahi request on the current network interfaces\&. No IP required\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-I\fR | \fB\-\-ipmi_scan\fR
.RS 4
Scan NUT compatible devices available via IPMI on the current host\&.
.RE
.SH "NETWORK OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-t\fR | \fB\-\-timeout\fR \fItimeout\fR
.RS 4
Set the network timeout in seconds\&. Default timeout is 5 seconds\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-s\fR | \fB\-\-start_ip\fR \fIstart IP\fR
.RS 4
Set the first IP (IPv4 or IPv6) when a range of IP is required (SNMP, old_nut)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-e\fR | \fB\-\-end_ip\fR \fIend IP\fR
.RS 4
Set the last IP (IPv4 or IPv6) when a range of IP is required (SNMP, old_nut)\&. If this parameter is omitted, only the
\fIstart IP\fR
is scanned\&. If
\fIend IP\fR
is less than
\fIstart IP\fR, both parameters are internally permuted\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-m\fR | \fB\-\-mask_cidr\fR \fIIP address/mask\fR
.RS 4
Set a range of IP using CIDR notation\&.
.RE
.SH "NUT DEVICE OPTION"
.PP
\fB\-p\fR | \fB\-\-port\fR \fIport number\fR
.RS 4
Set the port number of scanned NUT devices (default 3493)\&.
.RE
.SH "SNMP V1 OPTION"
.PP
\fB\-c\fR | \fB\-\-community\fR \fIcommunity\fR
.RS 4
Set SNMP v1 community name (default = public)\&.
.RE
.SH "SNMP V3 OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-l\fR | \fB\-\-secLevel\fR \fIsecurity level\fR
.RS 4
Set the
\fIsecurity level\fR
used for SNMPv3 messages\&. Allowed values are: noAuthNoPriv, authNoPriv and authPriv\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-u\fR | \fB\-\-secName\fR \fIsecurity name\fR
.RS 4
Set the
\fIsecurity name\fR
used for authenticated SNMPv3 messages\&. This parameter is mandatory if you set
\fIsecurity level\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-w\fR | \fB\-\-authProtocol\fR \fIauthentication protocol\fR
.RS 4
Set the
\fIauthentication protocol\fR
used for authenticated SNMPv3 messages\&. Allowed values are MD5 or SHA\&. Default value is MD5\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-W\fR | \fB\-\-authPassword\fR \fIauthentication pass phrase\fR
.RS 4
Set the
\fIauthentication pass phrase\fR
used for authenticated SNMPv3 messages\&. This parameter is mandatory if you set
\fIsecurity level\fR
to authNoPriv or authPriv\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-x\fR | \fB\-\-privProtocol\fR \fIprivacy protocol\fR
.RS 4
Set the
\fIprivacy protocol\fR
used for encrypted SNMPv3 messages\&. Allowed values are DES or AES\&. Default value is DES\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-X\fR | \fB\-\-privPassword\fR \fIprivacy pass phrase\fR
.RS 4
Set the
\fIprivacy pass phrase\fR
used for encrypted SNMPv3 messages\&. This parameter is mandatory if you set
\fIsecurity level\fR
to authPriv\&.
.RE
.SH "MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-V\fR | \fB\-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Display NUT version\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-a\fR | \fB\-\-available\fR
.RS 4
Display available bus that can be scanned , depending on how the binary has been compiled\&. (OLDNUT, USB, SNMP, XML, AVAHI, IPMI)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-q\fR | \fB\-\-quiet\fR
.RS 4
Display only scan result\&. No information on currently scanned bus is displayed\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.sp
To scan USB devices only:
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner \-U\fR
.sp
To scan SNMP v1 device with public community on address range 192\&.168\&.0\&.0 to 192\&.168\&.0\&.255:
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner \-S \-s 192\&.168\&.0\&.0 \-e 192\&.168\&.0\&.255\fR
.sp
The same using CIDR notation:
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner \-S \-m 192\&.168\&.0\&.0/24\fR
.sp
To scan NUT servers with a timeout of 10 seconds on IP range 192\&.168\&.0\&.0 to 192\&.168\&.0\&.128 using CIDR notation:
.sp
\fBnut\-scanner \-O \-t 10 \-m 192\&.168\&.0\&.0/25\fR
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.sp
\fBups.conf\fR(5)
.SH "INTERNET RESOURCES"
.sp
The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www\&.networkupstools\&.org/