Abstract: A system and method are provided for validating network-connected devices. The method comprises: discovering network-connected devices; providing a list of validation queries associated with validation criteria; after discovery, sending validation queries from the list, in a predetermined order, to each discovered device; ceasing to send validation queries to a discovered device, once a validation query has been successfully acknowledged; generating a validation table cross-referencing validation criteria to discovered devices; and confirming validation criteria associated with the discovered devices in response to using the validation table. More specifically, generating the validation table includes cross-referencing failed validation queries with each discovered device. Then, confirming validation criteria associated with the discovered devices in response to using the validation table includes ceasing to send failed validation queries.