Activate/Deactivate a Fing Agent

After you install a Fing Agent, you need to activate it.  You can activate or enable the Fing agent through the Fing mobile app after the agent has been installed.   Refer to the agent installation procedures links below. Fing Desktop includes an on-board agent so you do not need to do anything else to use or activate the included agent on Fing Desktop.  To install Fing Desktop see Install Fing Desktop.

You can also configure some agent settings.   See Configure Agent Settings.

You can have a maximum of one agent or monitored network for a Starter account, two agents for a Premium account, and three plus networks for a Professional account.  You can also view your active monitored networks.

With a free Fing account, you can perform up to three network scans per day, but you do not have access to continuous network monitoring provided by the Fing agent. 

Agent or Monitoring Unit Installation Procedures

Install the Fing Agent on Raspberry Pi

Install Fing Agent on a NASs 

Install the Fing Agent on Linux Docker

Fing Agent with Raspberry Pi Plug-and-Play Kit

Activate a Fing Agent After Installation

Fing Desktop includes an activated agent so you do not need to do anything else to use or activate the included agent. 

 To activate an agent from the Fing Mobile app, do this:

Open the Fing Mobile App and click Account in the toolbar at the bottom of the page.  The Account page is displayed.

Under Workspace, select Add Monitoring Unit.   Fing searches for an installed agent or monitoring unit and displays this screen. After Fing finishes activation, you will receive a confirmation.

View Activated Agents or Monitored Networks

You can view activated agents on your network (monitored networks) on Fing Mobile, Fing Web App, and Fing Desktop.  You can have one agent or monitored network for a starter account, two for a Premium account, and 3+ for a Professional account. 

• To view on Fing Mobile, select Overview, and then Select the Ellipses icon (3 red dots) at the top right corner of your screen.  The My Networks window is displayed.   Under Monitored Networks, you can view the agent icon and agent Ethernet address.  

To view on Fing Web App or Fing Desktop, select Account > Edit Profile to display the Account Page.

• Select Monitoring Units from the Manage Account menu to show your activated monitoring agents, the type and  MAC address of the agent, network name, state, and last update.

Deactivate or Remove a Fing Agent

To deactivate a Fing agent from Fing Mobile App, do this:

1. Select Overview from the home screen menu, and then select the Ellipses (3 dots) icon at the top right-hand of the window.  The My Networks window is displayed showing currently monitored and scanned networks.
2. Under Monitored Networks, select the agent you wish to remove or deactivate and swipe left to display the Deactivate option (red button).
3. 

Click on Deactivate.   You will be prompted to confirm you want to remove the agent.

Click Deactivate to confirm.  The agent is deactivated.   You will receive an email similar to the following showing the MAC address of the deactivated agent and the network name it was monitoring.

If you want to reactivate, use the procedure above for Activation.

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