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 | Typical OS scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Screenshot | Capture a screenshot of the target device. | Windows |
| 2 | Telnet | Open a Telnet session to the device address. | Cross-platform — depends on the local Telnet client. |
| 3 | Ping | Run an ICMP ping against the device address. | Cross-platform. |
| 4 | VNC | Launch the local VNC viewer against the device address. | Cross-platform — depends on the local VNC viewer. |
| 5 | Remote Desktop | Launch the local Remote Desktop client against the device. | Windows endpoints, RDP-capable. |
| 6 | Open in Windows Explorer | Open the device's administrative share in Windows Explorer. | Windows. |
| 7 | Manage | Open Windows Computer Management against the device. | Windows. |
| 8 | Trace route | Run a traceroute from the operator's workstation to the device. | Cross-platform. |
| 9 | Event viewer | Open the Windows Event Viewer connected to the device. | Windows. |
| 10 | Path ping | Run pathping from the operator's workstation to the device. |
Windows operator workstation. |
| 11 | Task list | Run tasklist against the device to enumerate processes. |
Windows. |
| 12 | Shutdown | Issue a remote shutdown to the device. | Windows. |
| 13 | Reboot | Issue a remote reboot to the device. | Windows. |
| 14 | Wake on LAN | Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to the device's MAC address. | Cross-platform — requires WoL-capable hardware on the endpoint. |
Note: Per-tool parameters (invocation template, default arguments) and exact OS constraints are configurable in the per-tool definition. Details may vary by deployment.
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.
- Tools with a Windows-only invocation are not offered against devices whose audited operating system is macOS or Linux.
- Wake on LAN requires a known MAC address on the device record and a network path that does not block magic-packet broadcasts.