Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
To add a single device to WhatsUp Gold:
1 Click Devices > New Device. The Add New Device dialog appears.
2 Type the IP address or host name of the new device.
3 If you want to add a device without scanning for additional device information, select
Add device immediately without scanning. The new device is generically categorized
as a workstation.
4 If you want to apply a device role to a new device, select Force device role. For more
information, see Using Device Roles (on page 62).
5 Click Advanced to select a number of additional options for which to scan the device.
You can select additional options to resolve the device host name, use advanced SNMP
and ping timeout and retry settings. Additionally, select SNMP, SSH, WMI or VMware
credentials for the new device. For more information, see Setting Advanced single device
discovery settings (on page 99).
6 Click OK to save changes. WhatsUp Gold attempts to resolve the IP address or
hostname, then scans that device for device roles (if selected). When the scan is
complete, Device Properties dialog appears, allowing you to further configure the
device as needed.
Note: If WhatsUp Gold already contains the number of devices that your license allows, a
message appears telling you that you must upgrade your license or remove existing devices
to add a new device.
Setting Advanced device discovery settings
Select the following advanced single device discovery properties to use for the device you are
adding to WhatsUp Gold.
Resolve host names. Select this option to have WhatsUp Gold attempt to populate
the list of discovered devices with host names, instead of IP addresses. If the Use
SNMP SysName to name devices option is selected (see below), it is used first to
identify device names. If SNMP information is not available, the Resolve host names
option is used to identify device names (if the option is selected).
Use advanced ping. Select this option to use TCP port checks and ICMP pings to scan
on networks. If the TCP connection or ICMP ping is successful, the device at the IP
address is discovered.
Timeout (ms). Enter the amount of time the scan should wait for the ping or SNMP
information in milliseconds (ms).
Note: Refer to the information for Use advance ping options, to determine when this setting
applies to ping.
Retry count. Enter the number of times WhatsUp Gold should attempt to make the
ping or SNMP identification.
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