How does Breeze RMM discover devices that have no agent?

Create a discovery profile under Fleet Management → Network Discovery → Profiles. It names the subnets, the methods (ping, ARP, SNMP, port scan) and a schedule, and an agent already at the site runs the scan. Everything it finds lands on the Assets tab, including printers, switches and access points.

How do I tell managed from unmanaged devices on the network?

On Network Discovery → Assets, a device that already runs a Breeze agent carries an Agent badge that links to its device page. Anything without the badge isn't managed yet. New devices arrive as Pending until you approve them.

Does the Breeze RMM topology map guess connections?

No. The Topology tab draws a line only where Breeze measured one: LLDP/CDP neighbours or a switch's bridge table, plus any link you add yourself in Edit map. The legend says which source each line came from.

Can Breeze RMM monitor printer toner over SNMP?

Yes. A printer polled over SNMP shows its status, each toner level (low is 20% or under), and the lifetime page count on its device page. The Network page lists every monitored device and which check says it's responding.

How do I get alerted when a printer or switch goes offline?

Open the device, then Settings → Monitoring → Add check. That opens a network-check monitor already bound to the device; by default two failed pings in a row count as down. Save it and deploy it through the client's configuration policy, and a failure raises an alert.

How to Discover, Map and Monitor Every Device on a Network

Name: How to Discover, Map and Monitor Every Device on a Network | Breeze RMM
Uploaded: 2026-10-22
Duration: 3 min 21 s
Description: Breeze RMM finds every device on a client's network with an agent already at the site, draws a topology map only from links it measured, and watches printers, switches and access points over SNMP and ping checks, with no appliance to install.

Breeze RMM finds every device on a client's network with an agent already at the site, draws a topology map only from links it measured, and watches printers, switches and access points over SNMP and ping checks, with no appliance to install.

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What's in the demo

Network Discovery → Profiles for Acme Manufacturing: "Acme HQ LAN" sweeps 10.20.4.0/24 with PING, ARP, SNMP and PORT_SCAN, Daily at 02:00, Active, with a Run now button
The Assets tab: 12 discovered devices with type chips (2 workstations, 1 server, 2 printers, 2 switches, 1 firewall, 2 access points, 2 unknown). ACME-SRV-01, ACME-WS-014 and ACME-WS-003 carry the Agent badge; the switches, printers and access points have none
Filter to Pending 3: a Raspberry Pi at 10.20.4.88 with port 22 (ssh) open, then approve the Brother printer BRN30055C116221 and the count drops to Pending 2
The Topology tab: ACME-FW01, ACME-SW-CORE and ACME-SW-SHOP, with lines only from LLDP/CDP neighbours and bridge (FDB) tables. ACME-AP-WAREHOUSE carries a red dot and reads Offline in the inspector
The Network page: 4 monitored assets. Both switches and ACME-PRN-FRONT read "Responding · SNMP", polled v2c every 15m; ACME-AP-WAREHOUSE reads "Not responding · network check", 1/1 active
ACME-AP-WAREHOUSE: the header reads Not responding · Network check, and the Monitoring tab shows the check "Ping ACME-AP-WAREHOUSE", icmp_ping 10.20.4.11, Offline, last error "Request timed out"
ACME-PRN-FRONT printer health: Idle · Warning, a Toner low chip, Black Toner 12% Low (Cyan 64%, Magenta 58%, Yellow 71%), lifetime pages 48,213
Settings → Monitoring on the printer (v2c, 900 s, Collecting, no network checks) → Add check opens the monitor editor prefilled: "Ping ACME-PRN-FRONT", Network check, ICMP ping, target 10.20.4.20, consecutive failures 2, severity High

Questions this video answers

How does Breeze RMM discover devices that have no agent?: Create a discovery profile under Fleet Management → Network Discovery → Profiles. It names the subnets, the methods (ping, ARP, SNMP, port scan) and a schedule, and an agent already at the site runs the scan. Everything it finds lands on the Assets tab, including printers, switches and access points.
How do I tell managed from unmanaged devices on the network?: On Network Discovery → Assets, a device that already runs a Breeze agent carries an Agent badge that links to its device page. Anything without the badge isn't managed yet. New devices arrive as Pending until you approve them.
Does the Breeze RMM topology map guess connections?: No. The Topology tab draws a line only where Breeze measured one: LLDP/CDP neighbours or a switch's bridge table, plus any link you add yourself in Edit map. The legend says which source each line came from.
Can Breeze RMM monitor printer toner over SNMP?: Yes. A printer polled over SNMP shows its status, each toner level (low is 20% or under), and the lifetime page count on its device page. The Network page lists every monitored device and which check says it's responding.
How do I get alerted when a printer or switch goes offline?: Open the device, then Settings → Monitoring → Add check. That opens a network-check monitor already bound to the device; by default two failed pings in a row count as down. Save it and deploy it through the client's configuration policy, and a failure raises an alert.

A note on the demo: both discovery profiles read "Not run yet" even though a scan finished six hours earlier (a known bug in this build; the results are what the Assets tab shows). The Network page's Type column prints "Access_point", and the map legend shows an untranslated label. The new ping check is opened but not saved. All company, device and address data is fictional.

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