Device Type - General

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Important: Prior to the WhatsUp Gold v14 release Device Types were used to identify the role a device performed on the network for the active and passive monitors, menu items, and icons associated with each device. WhatsUp Gold v14 and later has moved Device Type information to be managed in the Discovery Console Device Role Settings.

The Device Types dialogs now have limited functionality. Active monitors, passive monitors, and action policies are no longer editable in the Device Type dialog. The device General and Menu Items information is editable. For more information, see Discovering and Viewing Network Data.

Device type name. Enter a name for the new device type.
Icon filename. Browse to an image file that will be used to represent your device.
Overlay. Word or two which will appear on top of the device icon to help differentiate this device from others that use the same basic icon.
Polling type. Select the way WhatsUp Gold polls the devices of this type.