Intrusion Detection
27.2 OS Fingerprinting
SCALANCE W1750D UI
442 Configuration Manual, 02/2018, C79000-G8976-C451-02
The OS Fingerprinting feature gathers information about the client that is connected to the
SCALANCE W network to find the operating system that the client is running on. The
following is a list of advantages of this feature:
● Identifying rogue clients—Helps to identify clients that are running on forbidden operating
systems.
● Identifying outdated operating systems—Helps to locate outdated and unexpected OS in
the company network.
● Locating and patching vulnerable operating systems—Assists in locating and patching
specific operating system versions on the network that have known vulnerabilities,
thereby securing the company network.
OS Fingerprinting is enabled in the SCALANCE W network by default. The following
operating systems are identified by SCALANCE W:
● Windows 7
● Windows Vista
● Windows Server
● Windows XP l Windows ME l OS-X
● iPhone
● iOS
● Android
● Blackberry
● Linux