Edit Device Filter

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Use the Edit Devices Filter dialog to configure device filters for a layer 2 device group on the WhatsUp Gold web interface.

Use the dialog boxes to configure the device filter.

• Select the range of devices you want to include in the filter from the Start with list. This option sets the device range by restricting the devices filtered to one of the following groups of devices:
  • All Devices. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all of the devices in the current discovery file.
  • All Network Devices. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to devices that are used to create the network, such as routers and switches.
  • All SNMP Devices. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied only to those devices with an SNMP credential in the credential library.
  • All DHCP Servers. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all discovered DHCP server devices.
  • All DNS Servers. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all discovered DNS server devices.
  • All Servers. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all discovered server devices.
  • All Virtual Machines. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all discovered virtual machines.
  • All Virtual Servers. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all discovered virtual server devices.
  • All Wireless LAN Controllers. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all discovered LAN controller devices.
  • All Wireless APs. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all discovered wireless APs.
  • All Wireless AP Clients. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all discovered wireless AP clients.
  • All Workstations. Select this option if you want the filter to be applied to all discovered workstation devices.
• Use the options in the Filter by section to select specific hosts or VLANs and device categories to include in the filter.
  • Click Name/IP Address to restrict the filter to specific hostnames, IP addresses, IP address ranges or subnets.
  • Click VLANs to specify the the VLANs and indexes to include in the filter.
  • From the Category list, select the categories of devices you want to include in your device filter.

Tip: Click inside the box in the column heading to select all of the categories. When all categories are selected, all devices are returned.

Click OK to save changes.