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# Automation Networks
This section will describe **Automation Networks** in Cacti.
Adding a network to scan in the automation plugin is easy. On the main console
click Automation. Once on the below page click the + on the top right of the
page.
![Automation Networks](images/automation-network-main.png)
You will now see the below page. If you want to scan 192.168.1.0/24, you would
enter that in the subnet range textbox then enter the subnet in CIDR format.
Other important options are
| Option | Description |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Schedule type | How often you want to scan this subnet for devices |
| Discovery threads | How many proccessess to spawn during the scan |
| Max Runtime | to prevent the scan from running indefinitely |
| Automatically add to Cacti | If a device is SNMP reachable and matches a rule from this subnet the device will be added |
| Netbios | Attempt to resolve the hostname by netbios |
After you are done adding your network details, ensure you enable the rule and
save.
![Automation Networks Edit General](images/automation-networks-edit1.png)
Ensure that if you have a SNMP rule for this part of the network to select the
SNMP option set this will tie the network to the SNMP rules
![Automation Networks Edit General](images/automation-reachability-settings.png)
To begin the scanner click on the bottom right drop down and select "Discover
Now" this will start the discovery
![Automation Networks](images/automation-networks.png)
Here is the flow of the automation scan
![Automation Flow](images/automation-flow3.png)
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