Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Overview
Devices
WhatsUp Gold Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 17
Welcome to Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold ...................................................................................................... 17
WhatsUp Gold editions ................................................................................................................................ 19
New in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold................................................................................................................. 23
Sending feedback .......................................................................................................................................... 23
Finding more information and updates................................................................................................. 24
Getting Familar with WhatsUp Gold ....................................................................................................... 25
Discovery Console ...................................................................................................................................................... 47
Learning about the Discovery Console .................................................................................................. 47
Discovering network devices ..................................................................................................................... 48
Using Device Roles ......................................................................................................................................... 62
Managing device roles ................................................................................................................................. 70
Using Devices ............................................................................................................................................................... 73
Viewing devices in WhatsUp Gold ........................................................................................................... 73
About device icons ........................................................................................................................................ 75
Using Credentials ........................................................................................................................................... 75
Searching for devices .................................................................................................................................... 76
Understanding group access and user rights for Find Device ....................................................... 77
Searching for devices with interface traffic .......................................................................................... 77
Using Device Groups ................................................................................................................................................. 79
Using device groups ...................................................................................................................................... 79
Creating device groups ................................................................................................................................ 80
Configuring Dynamic Groups .................................................................................................................... 81
Dynamic Group examples ........................................................................................................................... 83
Using the Dynamic Group builder ........................................................................................................... 91
Using Maps .................................................................................................................................................................... 93
Using the Map View....................................................................................................................................... 93
About Map View device limitations ......................................................................................................... 95
Managing devices ...................................................................................................................................................... 97
Learning about devices ................................................................................................................................ 97
Using Device Properties ........................................................................................................................................ 118
Working with Device Properties ............................................................................................................ 119
Using Device Properties - Summary ..................................................................................................... 120
Using Device Properties - General........................................................................................................ 121
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