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description: Use the Discovery Application to perform agentless scans and collect asset data without installing software on each device. The Discovery Application runs on a Windows host and securely connects with your network to detect systems, identify configurations, and send discovery data to Configuration Management Database (CMDB) for processing.
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# Download and Install the Discovery Application

Use the Discovery Application to perform agentless scans and collect asset data without installing software on each device. The Discovery Application runs on a Windows host and securely connects with your network to detect systems, identify configurations, and send discovery data to Configuration Management Database (CMDB) for processing.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with Agentforce IT Service that have Discovery enabled.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Before you install the Discovery Application, prepare the Windows host and verify connectivity to Salesforce and the target systems in your scan scope. For more information, see [Prepare the Discovery Application Host for Agentless Scans](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.it_srvcs_discovery_prepare_app_host.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Run reliable agentless scans and keep asset data in CMDB current by preparing a Windows host for the Discovery Application. Provide outbound access to Salesforce, protocol-specific access to target systems, and a service account with local administrator access. Verify connectivity so the application can run scan jobs and return results for processing.").

1. From App Launcher, find and select **CMDB and Service Graph**.
2. From the navigation panel, select **Administration**, and then select **Discovery**.
3. Click **Download Application**.
4. On the Download Discovery Application page, copy the registration token.
    
    The registration token is required during the installation of your discovery application on your Windows host to link the discovery with the Salesforce org. Registration token makes sure that the authentication is secure and allows CMDB to receive discovery data from the installed application.
5. Click **Download** to download the Windows discovery application installer.
    
    The Discovery Application setup file is downloaded and ready to be installed on a Windows host.
6. Run the installer on yout Windows host to start the installation wizard.
7. Accept the license terms and conditions.
8. Paste the registration token that you copied from the Download Application page and complete the installation

After installation, the discovery application is added automatically to the **Applications** page under Discovery in Administration.

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Important The Discovery Application uses a client secret to authenticate with Salesforce. The client secret remains unchanged after installation. If your security policy requires a new client secret, uninstall and reinstall the Discovery Application. Reinstalling the application registers it again and generates a new client secret.

From the Applications list, view application details or disable the application if needed. Installed applications are enabled by default and run in the background for agentless scanning.