Add Devices Manually

This section describes how to add devices to the device list by specifying the IP address or host name of the devices,.

When changing the IP address or host name of the device already registered in the list, you can change the IP address or host name directly from the device properties.

There are two ways to add devices manually.

Add a device from the "Add Device" screen

  1. In the navigation tree, click [Device List] and select a category, group, or power filter.

  2. Click (Add Devices).

  3. Select the Delegation Server to assign to the device to be added.

  4. Enter the IP address or host name of the device.

You can specify multiple IP addresses and hostnames separated by a new line (Enter key on your keyboard).

  1. Specify the account to be used to access the device.

Refer to Configure Access Accounts for more details.

  1. Click [OK].

If the added device matches the filter criteria of a custom group, the device is categorized in that matched group. If there is no group that matches the criteria, the device is categorized in the "Unassigned" group.

Successfully added devices display the device information in the Device List grid.

Import devices from a CSV file

Use a CSV file to add a large number of devices at one time. You can add a device even when the device is turned off or not reachable over the network.

The CSV file format is described below.

Line number

 

Contents

1

# Format Version: X.X.X.X

2

# Generated at: (Date/time of write-out)

3

# Function Name: Device List

4

# (Item name of the column)

5

"(Column name of the database)"

6

"(Value of the device that corresponds to the item name of the column)"

As "Item name of the column" in line four, the item name of the column displayed in the header of the device list is written out row-by-row sequentially from the left-hand side.

In line six and subsequent lines, the values of all devices displayed in the device list at the time of export are written out line-by-line.

Do not change the information in lines one through four. This information is used for identification.

A sample CSV file can be downloaded from the import screen.

You can import the following item name of the columns (Column name of the database) from CSV file:

  • Address (dev_address)
  • Serial Number (dev_serialnumber)
  • Network: MAC Address (dev_mac_address)
  • Vendor Name (dev_manufacturer)
  • Delegation Server (dev_dmserver_id)
  • Display Name (dev_displayname)
  • Custom Properties 1–10 (dev_cust_prop 1–10)
  • Date Installed (installation_date)
  • Group (dev_real_group_name)

When updating device information by importing the device list in which the device information is changed, include the following columns:

  • Vendor Name (dev_manufacturer)

  • Network: MAC Address (dev_mac_address)

To import, follow the steps below.

  1. In the navigation tree, click [Device List] and select a category, group, or power filter.

  2. Click (Import).

  3. Click [Browse...] on the Import Devices screen, and then select a CSV file.

If you have not yet created the CSV file, click [Download Sample File] to download a sample CSV file to be used as a template.

  1. Click [Upload], and then click [OK].

The information imported into the device list is displayed.

The default profile that is pre-registered in the system is applied to the access account to be used to establish a connection to the device that was imported from the CSV file.

If the device information could not be obtained while the device was being imported, the information is obtained at the time that a connection is established by performing polling. For details about Polling, refer to Check Device Status via Polling.