Built-in Tools Reference
Reference for the 14 built-in Tools shipped with AlloyScan. The catalog lives at Admin Center > Site Settings > Customization > Tools, and each tool is invoked from the Tools button in a device form.
All tools execute on the operator's workstation through the Alloy Integration Launcher, targeted at the selected device. AlloyScan supplies the device-address parameter; the local client (RDP client, VNC viewer, terminal, etc.) supplies the actual session.
Built-in tools
| # | Tool | Purpose | Local client or target requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Screenshot | Capture a screenshot of the target device. | Requires a compatible screenshot target and local launcher support. |
| 2 | Telnet | Open a Telnet session to the device address. | Requires a local Telnet client. |
| 3 | Ping | Run an ICMP ping against the device address. | Requires network reachability from the operator workstation. |
| 4 | VNC | Launch the local VNC viewer against the device address. | Requires a local VNC viewer. |
| 5 | Remote Desktop | Launch the local Remote Desktop client against the device. | Requires an RDP-capable endpoint and a local Remote Desktop client. |
| 6 | Open in Windows Explorer | Open the device's administrative share in Windows Explorer. | Requires Windows file-sharing access from the operator workstation. |
| 7 | Manage | Open Windows Computer Management against the device. | Requires Windows Computer Management access from the operator workstation. |
| 8 | Trace route | Run a traceroute from the operator's workstation to the device. | Requires network reachability from the operator workstation. |
| 9 | Event viewer | Open the Windows Event Viewer connected to the device. | Requires Windows Event Viewer access from the operator workstation. |
| 10 | Path ping | Run pathping from the operator's workstation to the device. |
Requires pathping on the operator workstation. |
| 11 | Task list | Run tasklist against the device to enumerate processes. |
Requires tasklist access from the operator workstation. |
| 12 | Shutdown | Issue a remote shutdown to the device. | Requires remote shutdown permissions from the operator workstation. |
| 13 | Reboot | Issue a remote reboot to the device. | Requires remote reboot permissions from the operator workstation. |
| 14 | Wake on LAN | Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to the device's MAC address. | Requires WoL-capable hardware on the endpoint. |
Note: Administrators can review each tool's invocation template and default arguments in the tool definition.
Parameters supplied by AlloyScan
When the Launcher invokes a tool, AlloyScan substitutes device attributes into the configured invocation template. The attributes available are the ones AlloyScan holds on the device record — for example, device name, DNS name, discovered IP, and MAC address. The exact attribute set used by each built-in tool is part of the per-tool configuration.
Constraints
- The Alloy Integration Launcher must be installed on the operator's workstation. Without the Launcher, none of the built-in tools can be invoked from the browser.
- The local client that the tool invokes (RDP client, VNC viewer, Computer Management, Event Viewer, Telnet client, etc.) must be installed and reachable on the operator's workstation.
- Wake on LAN requires a known MAC address on the device record and a network path that does not block magic-packet broadcasts.