📚Docs: SyncHub Use case by @richtj999 🙏 #788

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### Example use case: Network Setup with Multiple VLANs and VM Scanning ### Example use case: Network Setup with Multiple VLANs and VM Scanning
> Thank you to @richtj999 for the use case 🙏 > Thank you to [@richtj999](https://github.com/richtj999) for the use case 🙏
I have 6 VLANs, all isolated by a firewall, except for one VLAN that has access to all the others. I have 6 VLANs, all isolated by a firewall, except for one VLAN that has access to all the others.
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- One VM acts as the "server," and the other 5 as "clients." - One VM acts as the "server," and the other 5 as "clients."
- The server has access to all VLANs (via firewall rules) and collects data from the client VMs, which each scan their own VLAN. - The server has access to all VLANs (via firewall rules) and collects data from the client VMs, which each scan their own VLAN.
### Summary #### Summary
- **Single VM on six VLANs**: Slower because one VM scans all networks. - **Single VM on six VLANs**: Slower because one VM scans all networks.
- **Six VMs on six VLANs**: Faster because each VM scans its own network, sending the results to the server. - **Six VMs on six VLANs**: Faster because each VM scans its own network, sending the results to the server.
### Example Setup #### Example Setup
- **VM1 ("Server")**: Network 1 (can access all networks) - IP: `10.10.10.106` - **VM1 ("Server")**: Network 1 (can access all networks) - IP: `10.10.10.106`
Receives data from all NetAlertX clients and scans network 1. Receives data from all NetAlertX clients and scans network 1.
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## How to Set It Up #### How to Set It Up
### Server (VM1) ##### Server (VM1)
1. Go to **Settings > System > Sync Hub**. 1. Go to **Settings > System > Sync Hub**.
2. Set the schedule (5 minutes works for me). 2. Set the schedule (5 minutes works for me).
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6. **Node Name**: Leave blank. 6. **Node Name**: Leave blank.
7. Check **Sync Devices**. 7. Check **Sync Devices**.
### Clients (VM2, VM3, VM4, VM5, VM6) ##### Clients (VM2, VM3, VM4, VM5, VM6)
1. Go to **Settings > System > Sync Hub**. 1. Go to **Settings > System > Sync Hub**.
2. Set **When to run** to "Always after scan." 2. Set **When to run** to "Always after scan."