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| Step | Auto Discovery | No Auto Discovery |
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| Admin Password |  | |
| License | | |
| Welcome | | |
| Discovery Ranges | | |
| Static IPs | | |
| CLI Credentials | | |
| SNMP v1/2 Credentials | | |
| SNMP v3 Credentials | | |
| Seed Routers | | |
| Device Device Type Hints | | |
| Device Interrogation Techniques | | |
| Configuration Collection | | |
| Summary | | |
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NetMRI uses seed routers to quickly perform network discovery. Definition of seed routers is highly recommended for IPv4 networks and is required for IPv6 networks. Seed routers are also given priority (like static IP definitions) for determining which devices are counted toward NetMRI license limits.
The table lists each defined seed router with its discovery status (as defined in the Network Explorer tab > Discovery tab). By reviewing the discovery status for each seed router you can determine whether NetMRI should be able to discover the network successfully, or if there are possible configuration errors preventing network discovery, without having to wait to see what NetMRI finds.