Bridging network identity and endpoint intelligence: DDI Central now integrates with Endpoint Central

In today’s hybrid networks, an IP address is more than a connection point—it’s a digital identity. But for most admins, that identity is still surface-deep. Traditionally, IPAM tools show you which IP addresses are in use, who’s using them, and what vendor the device belongs to. But they don’t tell you whether that device is secure.

That changes now.

What if every IP handed out by your DHCP server revealed not just what the device is—but how vulnerable it might be?

With DDI Central’s integration with Endpoint Central, network visibility evolves into something far more powerful: context. Behind every DHCP lease now lies insight—into system posture, patch status, and potential vulnerabilities.

This isn’t just about combining every IP in your DNS, DHCP, and IPAM workflows in your network with endpoint data—it’s about transforming network identity into a real-time window for security intelligence. Because now, every lease record doesn’t just assign an address—it delivers answers.

No more blind spots. No more guesswork.

So what does this mean for your network admins?

Let's explore how this integration equips admins to move from reactive fixes to real-time intelligence—turning IP address data into a powerful lens for endpoint health, risk, and readiness.

Turning every device detail into network intelligence

By bringing in endpoint data like OS, device type, memory, disk usage, manufacturer, and last boot time, DDI Central transforms from a passive IPAM tool into an intelligent network visibility and decision-making hub.

Now, every IP in your DNS, DHCP, and IPAM workflows comes with deep system context—including OS version, hardware details, last boot time, disk and memory stats, and more.

This means:

1. Contextual DHCP lease management

  • Admins can see exactly what kind of device is consuming a lease—down to OS version, hardware specs, and MAC address.

  • Helps in troubleshooting DHCP issues faster—for example, if a specific OS version is failing to renew leases or if a rogue VM is dynamically acquiring addresses.

  • You don’t just know that 172.21.229.37 is active—you know it’s a Windows Server 2019 VM, running on Intel hardware, with 23 GB of 39 GB disk space used, and that it last rebooted yesterday.
     

2. Smarter IPAM decisions

  • Ties each IP to real-time endpoint intelligence, so you’re not managing abstract IPs—you’re managing real, named systems.

  • Prevents IP waste by identifying unused, stale, or duplicate endpoints.

  • Helps plan subnet sizing by tracking resource utilization (disk, memory, etc.). 
     

3. DNS hygiene and forward-reverse consistency 

  • With OS and hostname info, you can:

  • Detect if a device’s DNS record is missing or outdated.

  • Automatically update or clean DNS entries when devices are reimaged or replaced.

4. Security and audit readiness 

  • Know the patch health, reboot status, or hardware changes of systems resolving to a given DNS name or consuming DHCP resources.

  • Identify non-compliant or end-of-life systems in IP ranges (for example, evaluation OS builds, unsupported hardware).
     

5. Rapid troubleshooting 

  • If a user reports DNS resolution or DHCP lease assignment issues, the admin can instantly check:

    • Is the device up?

    • What OS is it on?

    • When did it last boot?

    • Is the disk full or healthy?

  • You can correlate lease usage with device health, identifying underperforming or misconfigured endpoints faster.

  • You get contextual DNS clarity, ensuring hostname mappings actually reflect real devices on your network.

  • And in critical moments, you can trace risky or outdated systems back to their IP footprint—without leaving your DDI console.

Real-time patch posture, mapped to network activity

What if you could trace a vulnerable device the moment it requests an IP? With DDI Central’s integration with Endpoint Central, you can. Every DHCP lease is now enriched with real-time patch insights—letting you assess a device’s security posture the instant it comes online. No need to jump between tools or wait for scheduled scans. You see what’s missing, what’s critical, and where action is needed—all within the same console that manages your network.

As you scroll down from the system details, DDI Central displays vial patch visualizations and stats that provide significant value to admins by transforming raw patch data into actionable insights.

Here's what an admin gains from this view within the DDI Central console:

1. Comprehensive endpoint health visibility 

Admins can instantly assess the patch compliance status of an endpoint—what's installed versus what's missing—across drivers, OS/apps, BIOS, and third-party software.

2. Prioritized risk awareness 

The "Missing Patches Summary by Severity" helps identify high-risk vulnerabilities without sifting through raw data. This allows for faster, smarter prioritization of remediation efforts.

3. Visual clarity for rapid decisions 

Bar and donut charts provide an at-a-glance understanding of patch distribution, eliminating guesswork. This speeds up decision-making and reduces manual checks.

4. Contextual intelligence 

Since this data is tied to a DHCP lease (IP), it maps patch status to network activity—helping track vulnerable endpoints in real time as they request IPs or DNS services.

5. Better incident response 

If an endpoint accesses a malicious domain or triggers a DNS Firewall event, admins can quickly cross-check its patch status to determine whether it’s vulnerable, outdated, or compromised.

6. Proactive IT and security collaboration 

These stats bridge the gap between IT operations and InfoSec by presenting security posture in operational context—making collaboration easier when resolving endpoint risk.

From DHCP lease to CVSS—Visual cues that bring vulnerabilities to light 

DDI Central transforms raw vulnerability data into actionable intelligence—enabling admins to detect, prioritize, and resolve risks at the endpoint level, all from one interface. By accessing these visualizations and stats about an endpoint within the DDI Central console, an admin gains several powerful operational advantages:

1. Rapid risk assessment 

Visual dashboards showing total vulnerabilities categorized by severity and CVSS score let admins:

  • Instantly identify high-risk endpoints (for example, those with multiple Critical or Important vulnerabilities).

  • Prioritize remediation actions without having to dig through logs or raw data.

  • Vulnerabilities can be mapped directly to DNS names and DHCP-leased IPs, enabling:

    • Identification of high-risk assets in your network map.

    • Targeted quarantine or remediation actions (for example, remove DNS registration, restrict DHCP assignment).


2. Actionable security insights 

The CVSS-based chart helps:

  • Understand which endpoints are vulnerable to exploits based on industry-standard severity scoring.

  • Highlight if vulnerabilities are widespread across older scoring systems (CVSS 2) or updated ones (CVSS 3).


 3. Proactive patch management 

By drilling into the list of vulnerabilities:

  • Admins get contextual details like vulnerability names and associated CVSS scores.

  • Enables them to patch the most critical weaknesses without delay, improving overall network security posture.


4. Endpoint-integrated intelligence 

Since the data is tied directly to the IP (for example, 172.21.229.37), the admin can:

  • See exactly which device the vulnerabilities map to.

  • Cross-reference with DNS and DHCP data from the same console for complete asset context.


5. Centralized visibility 

This eliminates the need for jumping between tools:

  • Vulnerability status, patch urgency, and IP allocation history are unified in a single view.

  • Reduces troubleshooting time and simplifies compliance tracking.

What Endpoint Central brings into DDI Central

When integrated with DDI Central, the vulnerability, health, and compliance insights from Endpoint Central elevate the role of your core network services—DNS, DHCP, and IPAM—from infrastructure utilities to security-aware control points.

Here’s how this synergy empowers IT and network admins:

1. Security-contextualized IPAM 

You're not just mapping IPs to devices—you're also seeing their security status.
For instance, if a vulnerability is detected on IP 172.21.229.37, an admin can:

  • Trace it via DHCP lease info

  • Review its DNS behavior (queries/responses)

  • Take swift action: block, isolate, expire lease, or quarantine

2. Preventing DNS abuse and recon 

Compromised endpoints can be weaponized to:

  • Send unauthorized DNS queries

  • Host malicious domains

    With device-level health data, DDI Central enables proactive detection and control of suspicious DNS behavior.

3. Smarter DHCP lease decisions 

DDI Central can factor in device health when issuing new leases. This means admins can enforce policies like:

  • Denying IPs to under-patched or non-compliant devices

  • Prioritizing healthy endpoints for critical segments

4. Unified asset intelligence 

By correlating data from:

  • Endpoint Central (system health, patch status)

  • DHCP (lease data)

  • DNS (hostnames, queries)

  • IPAM (scopes, subnets)

    Admins gain a single-pane-of-glass view to make smarter, faster infrastructure and security decisions.

Example:
A device with IP 10.1.1.58 and DNS billing-dev.corp.com shows 12 critical vulnerabilities.
→ DDI Central flags it
→ Admin removes its DNS entry, expires its lease, and triggers remediation—without leaving the console.

Endpoint-risk-aware IPAM begins here

The integration of DDI Central with Endpoint Central marks a shift from traditional IP address management to intelligent, risk-aware IPAM. You're no longer just assigning and tracking IPs—you’re understanding the health, compliance, and vulnerability of the devices behind them.

By enriching DHCP lease data with real-time endpoint insights, DDI Central transforms into a unified console where admins can correlate network activity with endpoint posture, diagnose potential risks on the spot, and take informed action—all without ever leaving their DDI workflow.

This is more than visibility. It’s network clarity with built-in security awareness—and it’s only the beginning.

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