Viewing device discovery information

After the discovery settings are configured and you start a discovery session, the Devices Discovered section on the right side of the Discovery Console displays the progress and results of the discovery scan. Information and the status of each device discovery appears as follows:

Host Name. Lists the the discovered device name by IP address or name.
Address. Lists the discovered device IP address.
Brand. Lists the device hardware manufacturer. The brand information helps narrow the discovery criteria to identify product model information.
Model. Lists the device manufacturer model. The model information helps further refine the discovery criteria to help identify the device role.
Operating System. Lists the operating system the device is running.
Role. Based on the device brand, model, running applications, active ports, and other discovery criteria, a template or several template options are listed as device Role options (configurations). You can also create custom device role configurations so that device roles are identified more accurately, during discovery, for the devices on your network. For more information, see Using Device Roles.
Status. Lists the status of the discovery that is running.
Progress. Lists the results of the discovery; whether the device found is a new or existing device. If the device is a new device, you can add it to the WhatsUp Gold database (device map) OR if the device is an existing device, the device has already been added to the WhatsUp Gold database.
Tip: Each column under Devices Discovered is sortable; click a column title to sort the column.