Adding a single new device to WhatsUp Gold

There are two ways to add devices to WhatsUp Gold:

• Discover devices automatically. For more information, see Learning about the Discovery Console
• Manually add individual devices.

When you add devices individually, the device is added to the WhatsUp Gold database immediately doing a discovery scan. The new device is generically categorized as a workstation. This option may be useful for testing purposes, as it allows you to add the same device to a database multiple times.

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.
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.
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.

See Also Learning about devices Setting Advanced device discovery settings Changing a device name Changing a device IP address Adding additional network interfaces to a device Adding notes to a device Using device types Copying a device Moving a device Deleting a device Cloning a device Polling overview Dependencies overview Using Acknowledgements Accessing a remote desktop to view and manage devices Configuring multiple devices with the Bulk Field Change feature Understanding Web Alarms