Which Template to use to scan network Printers and Copiers?

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Hi,

Please recommend which Template to use to scan network Printers and Copiers ?

Thanks,
ST

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I don’t know that there’s a specific template recommended for scanning them, but you do want to avoid using web spidering in their scans so it doesn’t cause any disruptions. It also helps to have a site or asset group for them so they’re not accidentally included in another scan that may have web spidering.

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Thank You !!

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Hey @endlessknot

Do you have a template now for scanning printers?

The support gave me the information, that you cant’t use authorized scans at printers.

Maybe you could help me out?

Thank you very much :slight_smile:

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Do you mean authenticated Scan templates or authentication in general, there is no specific template thats best for a printer, other than you may need to or want to specifically exclude certain ports for certain printers such as excluding LPD port on TCP/515 etc…

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Tank you for your answer!

I mean that you can use SNMP credentials only for fingerprinting.

However, InsightVM do not have a comprehensive coverage for printers in context of vulnerabilities. So from my point of view, I’m a little bit disappointed.

I wonder what type of vulnerability information you guys found in relation of printers?

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I found, when scanning printers, that I had to exclude ports 9100-9114,9400 for TCP and UDP to avoid the printers printing several pages of nonsense characters.

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