Performing a device search using Find Device

Use this dialog to find the device group(s) to which a network device belongs. After finding the device groups in which a devices resides, you can open the device group the contains the device, edit the device, remove the device from a selected group, or remove it from the WhatsUp Gold database.

Note: Find Device is a "contains" search. For example, if you enter the numbers 192 for an IP address search, any device whose IP address contains the sequential numbers 192 would be listed in the search results.

The dialog displays the following data about devices matching the search criteria.

• The device's Display Name.
• The device's Hostname.
• The device's IP Address.
• The Device Group to which the device belongs. If a device belongs to more than one device group, it is listed multiple times in the list of devices, one time for each group in which it belongs.

  Note: Devices are displayed in this list according to a user's group access rights. You must have Group Read rights to at least one group to which a device belongs in order for it to appear in the results list. For more information, see Group Access and User Rights for the Find feature.

To perform a device search:

1. Open the Find Device dialog.
   • From the web interface, click GO. The GO menu appears.
   • If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click WhatsUp. The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears.
   • Select Device > Find Device. The Find Device dialog appears.
2. Under Search, select the device aspect by which you would like to perform the device search; either Device Display Name, Device Hostname, Device IP Address, or All. If you select to perform a search by All, WhatsUp Gold searches for the matching criteria in the device's display name, hostname, and IP address.
3. In For, enter the device criteria for which WhatsUp Gold will search for a match.

   Tip: Select Exact match to have WhatsUp Gold search for an exact match of the search criteria you enter in For.

4. Click Find. Device search results are displayed in the lower section of the dialog.

To view a group to which the device belongs:

Select a device from the list, then click View Group. The Device List appears in either Device or Map View, with the selected device highlighted.

To edit a device's configuration:

Select a device from the list, then click Edit. The device's Properties dialog appears.

To delete a device from a group:

Select a device from the results list that is listed in the group from which you want to remove the device, then click Delete. The device is removed from the group.

See Also Managing Devices Viewing network devices and data Device overview About the Device View Using Credentials Learning about the Device Properties Adding a new device Cloning a device Using Device Groups About Polling Using Acknowledgements Using Maps Creating custom context Menus Configuring multiple devices with the Bulk Field Change feature