Adding a single device manually

There are three ways to add devices, individually, to the monitoring database:

• In the Map View or Device View, in the console or the web interface, right-click and select New > New Device.
• From the console, you can display the Device Types (list of device icons) in the left pane, then click and drag one to the Device or Map view.
• From the console, click File > New > New Device.

  - or -

  • 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 Devices > New Device.

Adding a device without scanning

You can add a "bare bones" device to the database immediately without scanning. The new device is generically categorized as a workstation.

This option is sometimes useful for testing purposes, as it allows you to add the same device to a database multiple times. At this time there no limit for the number of times you can add the same device to your database.

Examples

• Example: manually adding a device to a device group
• Example: clicking and dragging a device to a device group