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<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>The following information relates to hipaadc.exe and hipaacmdline.exe.<br><br>######################<br># WHICH EXE TO USE?<br>######################<br>hipaadc.exe is used to run the collection on JUST THE LOCAL COMPUTER. By <br>default(with no parameters), it will produce a file called <br><COMPUTERNAME>-<MAC ADDRESS>.hdf IN A FOLDER called output. This exe can <br>also take the -outdir and/or -outbase options.<br><br>hipaacmdline.exe is used to run the collection on the network and/or the <br>local computer. It REQUIRES the -file <param file> option to run a <br>collection. The <param file> file should be generated using <br>RunHIPAADataCollector.exe. There is a save parameters option link button<br>on the Verify and Run screen. If you are just looking to generate<br>an encrypted password to be used in a parameter file, use the -encrypt<br>option.<br><br><br>#################################<br># HIPAACmdLine.exe - Network Scan<br>#################################<br><br><br>hipaacmdline -file ndc.ndp<br><br>*Where ndc.ndp was generated using RunHIPAADataCollector.exe.<br><br><br><br>############################################<br># HIPAADC.exe - Local Computer Scan<br>############################################<br><br>Please note that when passing a command line option that contains special <br>characters or SPACES, the option MUST BE DOUBLE QUOTED. <br>Example: <br> hipaadc -outdir "c:\network detective"<br><br><br>Switch: -v<br>Details: Get the version of the program.<br><br>Switch: -encrypt <password> <br>Details: Encrypt a password. Used to produce the string to be used by options <br> that accept encrypted password.<br>Note: Only applies to hipaacmdline.exe.<br><br>Switch: -file <filename><br>Details: Gets other command line parameters from the specified file. <br>Note 1: Each parameter must be on a single line. Please note that a switch that<br> takes a value counts as two parameters. Using -outbase for example,<br> -outbase will be on a single line, then <basename> will on its own line.<br>Note 2: Only applies to hipaacmdline.exe. <br><br>Switch: -outbase <basename><br>Details: The basename of the outfile. Defaults to NetworkDetective-<timestamp>.ndf. <br>Default: The folder containing the Network Data Collector files.<br>Note 1: Can use the following variables: %COMPUTERNAME%, %DATE%, and %MAC%.<br>Note 2: Only applies to hipaadc.exe. <br><br>Switch: -outdir <directory><br>Details: The directory to produce the final ZIP or NDF. Defaults to the current <br> directory.<br>Note: Only applies to hipaadc.exe. <br> </p> </article> </main>