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· 2 min read
Mikey O'Toole

Background information​

Ninja doesn't currently support native AV monitoring via Windows Security Center, integrated AV packages are monitored but what if you need more?

Creating Fields​

Creating custom fields in NinjaOne
To create a custom field in NinjaOne go to Administration > Devices and select either Role Custom Fields or Global Custom Fields then select Add.

  • Role Custom Fields are custom fields that are specific to a device role.
  • Global Custom Fields are custom fields that are applicable to all devices and/or to a location and/or organisation
Make sure you add the fields to the roles you want to use them in at Administration > Devices > Roles (for role custom fields).

When you create your custom field you need to make sure that you set the Scripts permission to ensure that you can read or write to the field from your scripts - as appropriate for the script you're using.

We're going to create one role custom field for devices with the Windows Desktop or Windows Laptop role:

Field NameField TypeDescription
Detailed AV StatusMulti-LineOutput for each configured AV on the system including name and status information.

The Script​

Windows Server

This script won't work on Windows Server operating systems as they lack a CIM or WMI interface to the Windows Security Center which allows us to easily programmatically query the AV status.

Get-WindowsAVStatus.ps1
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Monitoring​

The script includes support for two monitors.

AV Not Enabled​

Setup a script result condition monitor that runs this script with a check for an exit code of 1.

AV Not Enabled Condition

AV Not Enabled Monitor

AV Not Up-To-Date​

Setup a second script result condition monitor that runs this script with a check for an exit code of 2.

AV Not Enabled Condition

AV Not Enabled Monitor

· One min read
Mikey O'Toole

I'm the author of the NinjaOne PowerShell module so when I was looking for a quick way to identify duplicate devices I turned to that module and the NinjaOne API to find a solution.

About this script​

This script is a quick way to identify duplicate devices in your NinjaOne instance. It can return a full listing of all devices grouped by serial number, it can also just return the ID, last contact date and serial number for the device with the oldest last contact date.

The script​

Get-NinjaOneDuplicateDevices.ps1
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At this time it's not possible to remove devices via the NinjaOne API so this script will only return the duplicate devices - you'll have to arrange to remove these devices manually.

If you want all devices with duplicates:

Get-NinjaOneDuplicateDevices -All

or just the older duplicated devices:

Get-NinjaOneDuplicateDevices -Duplicates