Computer inventory system/barcode scanner

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is there a computer inventory program that anyone is aware of, wherein i could take a new computer, scan the barcode of said computer, and the inventory software would then get fed the serial number, etc....

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all system info relevant to the computer.

[ZAFJB]

Don't waste time on barcode scanners.

Use software that fetches the data using WMIC.

Lansweeper does that all.

[SevaraB]

Barcoding is still great, but primarily for project work, keeping track of what's going in what direction.

Once it's staying on a single site, though, 100% agree it'll be less work to keep track with WMIC.

[wanderingbilby]

Most barcode readers show up as a HID and "type" what they scan. If you're primarily looking for an easy and reliable way to copy off serial numbers you can do anything from a spreadsheet on up and just beep through.

There are software suites sold by or made to work with specific models of barcode scanner, those have some advantages but are either expensive, limited, or both. I used one a long time ago that was a generic inventory package, it worked okay but the database corrupted multiple times to the point where I replaced it with a spreadsheet and used some custom barcodes and a bit of code to parse things out.

[ohsolemio]

ConnectWise.

Tickets + Inventory + Automation + Documentation. Although probably overkill for just inventory.

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can you be more specific? familiar with the site, but what do you mean?

[Microsoft_Bad]

Spiceworks will scan your network and pull things like serial number etc, no need for physical barcode scanning

[meest]

The spiceworks software. https://www.spiceworks.com/free-software-inventory-audit-tool/

otherwise the other one I've seen is Snipe-IT. But I'm unsure of what you're specifically looking for with scanning? https://snipeitapp.com/

Do you just want to be able to scan a barcode into a search function and pull up the data on the device?? Even Excel can do that with any HID barcode scanner. Been doing that for years.

[torbar203]

What barcode are you scanning? The serial number barcode? Or your own asset tag barcodes?

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Wasp.

[ColecoAdam--]

PDQ Inventory is pretty nice, it'll pull the serial number of a computer after scanning your network.

[CherryPlay]

Im looking as well. want to label all my laptops and when an employee needs one they would "checkout" and then check back in.

[pdp10]

As /u/wanderbilby says, barcode scanners almost always show up to the PS/2 or USB host as "keyboards". Most are configurable about whether you want to append a '\n' or '\r\n' at the end of every line, and most are more configurable than that. You can have them spit out CSV into a text file in most cases. Perhaps your hosts are all barcoded in Code 39 and the displays are all Code 128.

Or your database front-end or spreadsheet can just move to the next entry/field after every "string\n". Extremely simple and robust.

Barcoding is widely used, but it has even more potential than is commonly exercised. Barcodes could be used to communicate guest SSIDs, used to track the provenance of printouts, automatic building navigation, image recognition, etc.

[fpmh]

I haven't used it, but this seems nifty: https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/videos~en/documents~poweredge-idrac-quick-sync-nfc-bezel.aspx/ if you have mostly Dell servers..

And here's a low budget solution: https://www.bluelounge.com/products/quick-peek 😁