You can add devices to any group in the left panel using Discover or by manually adding devices using menu options, drag-and-drop, or copying devices from one group to another. You can remove a device from a specific group or you can delete a device from the NetSight database, thereby removing it from all groups where it is a member. To learn more about Discover, refer to the Discover Window help.
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Adding Devices to a Group
There are several ways to add devices to a group. You can add them manually: drag and drop, copy and paste one or more devices from another device group, or add devices from a FlexView table to a user-created group.
Adding Devices Manually
- Click the right mouse button on the group to which you want to add a device and select Add Device from the right-click menu. The Add Device window opens, where you can define the IP address and Profile for the device being added.
- Type an IP Address.
- Use the Profile drop-down list to select one of the SNMP profiles that have been defined for device access. The Edit button lets you create a profile if one does not already exist.
- If used for this device, specify a SNMP Context. An SNMP context is a collection of MIB objects, often associated with a network entity. The SNMP context lets you access a subset of MIB objects related to that context. Console lets you specify a SNMP Context for both SNMPv1/v2 and SNMPv3.
The use of context differs depending on the protocol version being used with a user's credentials:
- When used, with SNMPv3 credentials, the context provides access to a specific collection of MIB objects associated with a particular context configured on the device. If the credentials used are accepted, but the context specified doesn't match one configured on the device, access is denied.
- Some devices also provide limited support of contexts for SNMPv1/v2. For these devices, an SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 community name can be mapped, through Local Management, to a particular SNMP context on the device. Thus, when SNMPv1/v2 credentials are used with a Context entry, access is granted to the subset of MIB objects associated with that credential (community name). If the credential used is accepted, but the context specified doesn't match a context configured on the device, access is granted to the default context.
Console treats each context for a given device (IP address) as a distinct device. All SNMP contexts known to the device can be displayed using the show snmp context command. Refer to your device configuration guide for more information about setting and showing SNMP contexts.
- You can use the default nickname or click Specify to assign a unique nickname to this device. The default nickname for SNMP devices is the sysName MIB object, or if no sysName has been assigned, the device's IP address. The default nickname for pingable devices is the IP address.
- Click Apply. The new device appears in the group and is automatically added to the All Devices group.
Adding Devices to a Group from a FlexView Table
To add devices from a FlexView Table to a user-created group in the left panel:
- If the user-created group to which you want to add the devices does not exist, add it now.
- Select or create a FlexView table that lists the devices you want to add to a group.
- In the table, select the device(s) you want to add to a group. To select multiple non-sequential devices, use the Control key. To select multiple sequential devices, use the Shift key.
- Right click the table and select Add Device to Group from the right-click menu. The Add Device(s) to a Group window opens.
- Expand the appropriate group(s) in the group selection panel and select the target group.
- Click OK. The device(s) selected in the FlexView table are added to the target group.
Copying and Pasting Devices
You can copy devices from one group to another. You can even copy an entire device group if that's convenient and paste it into another group to create a sub-group in the target group.
To add devices by Copying and Pasting:
- In the left panel, expand the group containing the devices that you want to copy.
- Select the device to be copied.
- To copy a single device, right click on the device and select Copy from the right-click menu.
- To select multiple devices from the selected group, hold the Control key while clicking to select non-consecutive devices or hold the Shift key while clicking to select a range of consecutive devices, then right click on one of the selected devices and select Copy from the right-click menu.
- Right click on the group where you are placing the device(s) and select Paste from the right-click menu.
- In the left panel, right click on the group that you want to copy and select Copy from the right-click menu.
- Right click on the group where you are placing the group and select Paste from the right-click menu. The group is added as a sub-group, containing all of the devices that were members of the original group.
| NOTE: | When you paste a group, you are actually adding a user-created group and you can only add groups in the My Networks Group or another user-created group. |
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Dragging and Dropping Devices
You can add devices by dragging from one group and dropping into another. You can also drag and drop an entire device group to create a sub-group in the target group.
To add devices by Dragging and Dropping:
- In the left panel, expand the hierarchy to show the target group and the group containing the devices that you want to add.
- Select device(s) to be dragged and dropped.
- To select a single device, click and hold on the device and drag it into the target group.
- To select multiple devices from the selected group, hold the Control key while clicking to select non-consecutive devices or hold the Shift key while clicking to select a range of consecutive devices.
- Click and hold on one of the selected devices and drag them into the target group.
To add a group by Dragging and Dropping:
- In the left panel, expand the hierarchy to show the target group and the group that you want to add.
- Click and hold on the group and drag it into the target group. The group is added as a sub-group, containing all of the devices that were members of the original group.
| NOTE: | When you paste a group, you are actually adding a user-created group and you can only add groups in the My Networks Group or another user-created group. |
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Removing Devices from a Group
Devices can be removed from user-created groups without deleting the device from the NetSight database. To remove devices from a group:
- Expand the groups in the left panel to select the device being removed.
- Click the right mouse button on the device and select Remove from Group from the right-click menu. The selected device will be removed without further confirmation.
Deleting Devices from the NetSight Database
Devices can be deleted from both system-created groups and user-created groups in the left panel. When devices are deleted from the NetSight database they are removed from all groups where they are a member. To delete devices from the NetSight database:
- Expand the groups in the left panel to select the device being deleted.
- Click the right mouse button on the device and select Delete from the right-click menu. A confirmation message advises that you are deleting the device from the NetSight database.
- Click No to retain the device in the database or click Yes to delete the device. The selected device will be deleted without further confirmation.
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