IP scanning made simple: Discover and monitor network IPs with ease

IP scanning simplified with seamless IP discovery

OpUtils' flexible IP discovery options help you quickly bring IPs into a centralized IP address management console. You can initiate an IP scan by defining a range or by specifying individual IPs. For bulk onboarding, simply import IP lists via CSV or XLS formats. You can also import subnets directly from the Meraki dashboard.

Once configured, OpUtils automatically probes the specified IPv4/IPv6 addresses using ICMP, ARP, and TCP checks to determine availability, identify associated devices, and update their status in seconds. These scans run periodically to keep your IP inventory accurate and current, supporting both Windows and Linux-based environments without requiring agents.

This seamless IP discovery process ensures real-time visibility into device reachability, basic attributes, and allocation status, forming the foundation for reliable IP address management.

Scanning and managing IP subnets

OpUtils automatically discovers and organizes IP subnets when routers or DHCP servers are added, giving you unified visibility across distributed networks. You can also manually onboard subnets by specifying the subnet address, mask, and logical grouping.

For each subnet, OpUtils offers multiple scan methods to enrich IP intelligence:

• ICMP pings to identify IP availability and detect active hosts.
• SNMP lookups to retrieve device details such as MAC, interface, and vendor.
• DNS resolution to map hostnames and verify IP-DNS consistency.
• WMI queries (Windows) to collect OS and hardware information for managed endpoints.

With continuous subnet-level monitoring, OpUtils helps teams validate address allocations, detect unauthorized or unexpected devices, and maintain clean, conflict-free address spaces across their network.

Enabling IPv4 and IPv6 scanning in tandem

As networks scale, IPv6 adoption continues to rise while IPv4 remains widely in use. Managing both address schemes simultaneously becomes complex without a unified IP scanning solution.

OpUtils simplifies this by automatically discovering and managing IPv4 and IPv6 addresses from a single console. It supports multiple IPv6 global prefixes and enables logical subnet grouping for cleaner organization, smarter allocation, and faster identification.

With enriched context such as scope name, reservation status, system location, and MAC address, OpUtils delivers complete visibility into dual-stack IP provisioning and utilization. This eliminates the need for multiple tools and empowers administrators to monitor evolving address spaces with ease.

Holistic IP address scanning with OpUtils

In dynamic, large-scale networks, IP allocations change constantly. With enterprises relying heavily on DHCP and distributing devices across multiple subnets and supernets, a centralized IP scanning solution becomes essential to maintain visibility.

OpUtils delivers end-to-end IP scanning and lifecycle management across subnets, supernets, and DHCP scopes. It continuously detects provisioning and decommissioning events, updating IP status in real time to ensure accurate, up-to-date inventory.

With its advanced IP scanner, admins can drill down to individual IP records to view allocation history, lease details, and subnet structure. This holistic visibility enables faster troubleshooting, cleaner IP utilization, and improved network planning.

Streamlined DNS and DHCP management

Managing seamless IP-to-hostname associations and ensuring accurate DHCP allocation can become challenging in distributed, fast-changing networks. OpUtils bridges this gap by integrating directly with Microsoft DNS and DHCP, centralizing essential DDI visibility without altering your existing server configurations.

Through its unified console, OpUtils retrieves and correlates key DHCP and DNS elements, including:

• DHCP scopes and policies.
• Lease durations, active and expired leases.
• Reservations and scope utilization.
• DNS zones and resource records (A, PTR, CNAME, and more).

This tight integration ensures every scanned IP is validated against authoritative DNS and DHCP sources, reducing configuration errors and mismatched records.

OpUtils also monitors scope utilization thresholds to prevent address exhaustion, allowing admins to forecast capacity and plan subnet expansion proactively. Automated checks help maintain clean, conflict-free networks by detecting stale DNS records, abandoned leases, and discrepancies between IP address assignments and DNS mappings.

With accurate IP-DNS consistency and real-time tracking of lease and scope health, OpUtils strengthens network reliability and establishes foundational DDI-level governance, while continuing to rely on your trusted Microsoft DHCP and DNS servers as the source of truth.

Effortlessly manage IP addresses with proactive monitoring

Manual IP address management and static allocations often lead to conflicts, which if overlooked can result in costly network downtime. Since critical systems depend on consistent IP availability, it’s essential to adopt a proactive scanning solution that detects issues early and prevents misconfigurations. OpUtils’ advanced IP scanner simplifies this process by continuously monitoring your IP space and providing real-time insights such as allocation status, availability, assigned user, and lease details. Automated, periodic scans keep data updated without manual effort, helping you maintain an accurate IP inventory and avoid errors that disrupt operations.

Instant IP scanning alerts for faster troubleshooting

It’s unrealistic to expect network admins to monitor IP address space around the clock. To improve operational efficiency, you need an IP scanning solution that can detect issues as they occur and immediately notify the right teams.

OpUtils’ real-time IP scanner generates instant, threshold-based alerts for critical events such as IP conflicts, failed lookups, and state changes. With immediate notifications, admins can troubleshoot faster and prevent minor issues from escalating into costly outages, keeping network performance stable and user impact minimal.

View detailed IP scan reports and historical logs

OpUtils’ IP scanner keeps a complete history of IP usage, helping you track which devices or users previously held an address. All IP activity, status changes, and utilization metrics are logged to simplify auditing and capacity planning.

The tool automatically identifies unused IPs, marking addresses that remain inactive for 10 days as Available, so you can reclaim space confidently. Scan results can be exported in PDF, CSV, or XLS formats for documentation, review, or compliance reporting.

In addition to reporting, the scanner strengthens security by detecting potential rogue devices during each scan. If a new endpoint appears that doesn’t match known IP-MAC relationships or trusted inventory records, it is flagged for verification so administrators can quickly investigate and stop unauthorized access.