Adding Devices Manually

In addition to using the network discovery, import and  auto configuration feature, one can add new devices to Net Inspector also manually, as described in this section.

 

Note: Only users with administrator access rights are permitted to add new devices to Net Inspector.

 

  1. Click the Devices tab in Net Inspector header to display the Devices page.

  2. In the upper-right section of the Devices frame, click the Configure button to enter the Configuration Mode.

Figure: Switching into map Configuration Mode

  1. In the Explorer section of the Map View frame, click the map, to which you would like to add a new device click the Add Device button, as shown in the image below .

Figure: Clicking the Add Device button (in map Configuration Mode)

 

  1. The Select Device Type dialog box appears, prompting you to choose the device type first. Select the type and class of device that best matches the device you are going to manage (e.g., IP server)  and click the Select button.

Figure: Selecting the device type (from common IP types)

  1. In the New Device dialog box that appears, specify the properties of the device you are adding, as follows:

Figure: Adding a new device - specifying device properties

 

  1. After specifying all the discovery parameters, click the OK button at the bottom of the New Device dialog box to close it and add the newly configured device to the map (as shown in the image below). Note that the device is also added to the Device Panel. Net Inspector starts polling the device and listening for SNMP Trap and Inform messages sent by the device. If everything is configured properly, the status of the manage object changes from Unmanaged to Normal, i.e., the managed object icon background color changes from blue to green.

Figure: A new device added to a map (and to Device Panel)

 

Note:  When you add a device to Net Inspector and enable monitoring it, Net Inspector starts monitoring all network interfaces, storage units (disk partitions) and network services on the given device. You can modify which interfaces, storage units, services and running processes on the given device will be monitored, as described in the Configuring Device Monitoring Options topic.