HIPAA Data Collector Command Line options

The following information relates to hipaadc.exe and hipaacmdline.exe.

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# WHICH EXE TO USE?
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hipaadc.exe is used to run the collection on JUST THE LOCAL COMPUTER. By 
default(with no parameters), it will produce a file called 
<COMPUTERNAME>-<MAC ADDRESS>.hdf IN A FOLDER called output. This exe can 
also take the -outdir and/or -outbase options.

hipaacmdline.exe is used to run the collection on the network and/or the 
local computer. It REQUIRES the -file <param file> option to run a 
collection. The <param file> file should be generated using 
RunHIPAADataCollector.exe. There is a save parameters option link button
on the Verify and Run screen. If you are just looking to generate
an encrypted password to be used in a parameter file, use the -encrypt
option.


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# HIPAACmdLine.exe - Network Scan
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hipaacmdline -file ndc.ndp

*Where ndc.ndp was generated using RunHIPAADataCollector.exe.



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# HIPAADC.exe - Local Computer Scan
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Please note that when passing a command line option that contains special 
characters or SPACES, the option MUST BE DOUBLE QUOTED. 
Example:   
        hipaadc -outdir "c:\network detective"


Switch:   -v
Details:  Get the version of the program.

Switch:   -encrypt <password> 
Details:  Encrypt a password. Used to produce the string to be used by options 
          that accept encrypted password.
Note:     Only applies to hipaacmdline.exe.

Switch:   -file <filename>
Details:  Gets other command line parameters from the specified file. 
Note 1:   Each parameter must be on a single line. Please note that a switch that
          takes a value counts as two parameters. Using -outbase for example,
          -outbase will be on a single line, then <basename> will on its own line.
Note 2:   Only applies to hipaacmdline.exe.          

Switch:   -outbase <basename>
Details:  The basename of the outfile. Defaults to NetworkDetective-<timestamp>.ndf.          
Default:  The folder containing the Network Data Collector files.
Note 1:   Can use the following variables: %COMPUTERNAME%, %DATE%, and %MAC%.
Note 2:   Only applies to hipaadc.exe.  

Switch:   -outdir <directory>
Details:  The directory to produce the final ZIP or NDF. Defaults to the current 
          directory.
Note:     Only applies to hipaadc.exe.