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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Device group icons
Device groups use icons to display the current state of the group and to indicate the type of
device group.
All of the monitors on all devices in the group are up.
The device group contains at least one device that is considered down.
The device group is empty, or devices have not been polled due to a dependency on
another device.
Indicates a dynamic group.
Device group maps
The Map View is based on device group folders, and each device group has a separate map. If
a device group folder contains a subfolder, or subgroup, you can double-click the folder in
Map View to display the subfolder map.
Device group reports
Device groups are particularly important when you are viewing reports pertaining to a
specific group, or group reports (on page 594). Viewing group reports requires you to select a
device group and a monitor to view data for that group. When you create groups, consider
ways of easily distinguishing them from one another for this reason. An easy way to
distinguish groups is using group names that are meaningful, such as "Atlanta Developers"
and "Atlanta Tech Support." As a result, you can easily tell what each device group is when
choosing a group on which to view Group Report information.
Device Group Access Rights
Similar to user rights are the WhatsUp Gold group access rights which link permissions to
device groups. For more information, see About group access rights.
Creating device groups
To create a new device group:
Note: You cannot create a new device group within a dynamic group.
1 Click Devices tab, the click New Group. The Create Group dialog appears.
2 Enter a title and short description for the group in the Group Name and Description
fields.
3 Click OK to add the group to the My Network tree.
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