# Advanced IP Scanner

Application: Famatech

Also called advanced ip, famatech ip scanner

Famatech, System

A LAN device scanner from Famatech, the Radmin company. The process is advanced_ip_scanner.exe. It is not Nmap.

## What you need to know

Advanced IP Scanner is Famatech's LAN GUI. Nmap is the scriptable scanner.

Famatech's Advanced IP Scanner lists devices on a LAN. Get it from advanced-ip-scanner.com. It is not Nmap. Famatech also makes Radmin. Wireshark is a packet tool.

- **What is it?**: A LAN device scanner GUI

  **Same as Nmap?**: No. Nmap is a scriptable port scanner

  **Who makes it?**: Famatech, the Radmin company

Feex says

If you only need to see who is on the office LAN, I would open Advanced IP Scanner from the Famatech site. If you need NSE scripts or unusual ports, I would use Nmap instead.

## What is Advanced IP Scanner?

advanced_ip_scanner.exe pings and browses a subnet in a GUI. nmap.exe is the Nmap Project scanner. A Radmin column can appear because Famatech sells that tool. That does not make this Nmap.

## If you have never used it

If you want a clickable list of devices on your LAN, Advanced IP Scanner is Famatech's freeware GUI. Download it from advanced-ip-scanner.com. Famatech also makes Radmin. It is not Nmap, which is a scriptable port scanner from nmap.org, and it is not Wireshark.

## What is it used for?

**List PCs and printers on a home or office LAN**

Scan, then sort by name. Nmap can do this with flags. This app is the clickable list.

**Wake-on-LAN and simple remote actions**

Those buttons are Famatech extras. Nmap NSE is a different toolbox.

**Jump toward Radmin if you already use it**

Famatech markets that path. Nmap.org does not sell Radmin.

## Who is it for?

- People who want a LAN list without learning Nmap flags
- Shops that already use Radmin
- Anyone who should stay on their own subnet

## Current status

Advanced IP Scanner (2002) is a current lan device scanner from Famatech. The vendor still points Windows users at https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/.

## How old is it?

Advanced IP Scanner dates to 2002. Nmap is older (1997) and more general. Radmin is Famatech's remote-admin product. Current builds still target everyday Windows LANs.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

Free GUI

Portable

## System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, per Famatech's current download   |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more. |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Low to moderate during a subnet scan

  **Network demand**: Pings and probes on the LAN

## Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

| advanced_ip_scanner.exe | LAN scanner window |
| ----------------------- | ------------------ |

## Startup components

Advanced IP Scanner should not start with Windows unless you added a shortcut.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\Advanced IP Scanner\\ |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------- |

## File formats

Exports CSV/lists from the GUI

## Common problems

### People expect Nmap script output

This GUI is a LAN browser. Run nmap.exe if you need NSE. They are different products.

### Bundled Radmin offers

Read the installer. Famatech sells Radmin. Nmap.org does not.

## Getting unstuck

### Download from advanced-ip-scanner.com

A random "IP scanner Pro" pack is not Famatech. Nmap is at nmap.org if you wanted the CLI scanner.

### Scan the subnet you are on first, as a test

Wrong mask means an empty list. That is this GUI, not a missing Zenmap install.

### Allow the app through the firewall if local PCs never appear

A blocked scanner sees nothing. Wireshark will not fill this table.

## Alternatives

Nmap for a real port scan. Angry IP Scanner for another GUI. Wireshark for packets.

## Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

| Download      | [www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/ ](https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/support/ ](https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/support/)Vendor support    |
| Official site | [www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/ ](https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/)Start here, not a random exe host |

## Related hardware

A working Ethernet or Wi-Fi link on the LAN you are allowed to scan.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[Nmap: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/nmap)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [Advanced IP Scanner official site ](https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/)· Vendor product page
- [Advanced IP Scanner help ](https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/support/)· Vendor support
- [Advanced IP Scanner support ](https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/support/)· Vendor help
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: Famatech

  **Category**: LAN device scanner

  **Process**: advanced_ip_scanner.exe

  **License**: Freeware

  **First released**: 2002

  **Official site**: [advanced-ip-scanner.com](https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/)

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

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