Adding a new target to a target list

Devices can be added to the list of targets through a number of different ways. One is through different types of lists.

To add a target to a target list proceed as follows:

  1. Select OS Deployment> Your OSD Manager> Target Lists> Your Target List in the left window pane.
  2. Click Edit> Add Targets.
    The Select Devices from the List window appears providing you with different methods to select the targets.

Select a method to add a target:

Method

Description / Steps

AutoDisc Object

The AutoDiscovery module provides a list of all devices of any type found in the network, such as printers or devices with and without the agent installed. However, the list displayed in this case will only show all clients of type device and only those with a status of Verified or Learned, which means that all devices in this list were verified for existence either by the local client or a neighbor client and exist on the network. To add a device from the list of all autodiscovered devices known to the database proceed as follows: 

    1. Select the AutoDisc Object tab in the left window bar.

      The Available Devices box appears the list of all available devices. You will find more information about the list of autodiscovered devices in the main manual.

    2. Select the device/devices to be added as targets from the list. 

    3. Click Add to move the selected devices to the list of Selected Devices. 

    4. Click the OK to confirm the selections and close the window.

AutoDisc Device

The tab AutoDisc Device allows you to select your target devices from a list of autodiscovered devices by one specific network device. Proceed as follows:

    1. Select the AutoDisc Device tab in the left window bar.
      The Select a Device window appears. 
    2. Select the device of which the autodiscovered list is to be used from one of the tabs of the Select a Device dialog box. 
    3. Click OK to confirm the selection and close the window.

      The Select Devices from the List dialog box now only displays the devices that were discovered by the selected network device.

    4. Select the device/devices to be added as targets from this list. 
    5. Click Add to move the selected devices to the list of Selected Devices
    6. Click the OK to confirm the selections and close the window.

Network

You can add a device from the list of your Microsoft network neighborhood. To do so, proceed as follows:

    1. Select the Network tab in the left window bar.

      The box OK displays the Microsoft Windows Network Neighborhood structure on the screen.

    2. Select the device/devices to be added to the list from one of its groups. 
    3. Click the OK to confirm the selections and close the window.

CSV List

To add a device to the deployment from an existing .csv file proceed as follows:

    1. Select the CSV List tab in the left window bar.
      The Open window appears, in which you need to select the file containing the device list. 
    2. Navigate to the desired .csv file and click Open at the bottom of the window.

      The box Available Devices displays now the list of all devices contained in the selected CSV list.

    3. Check the Header box, if your CSV file has a title line which is to be removed. 
    4. Select the device to be added to the deployment from the list in the window.

      You can also select all devices in the list by using Select All.

    5. Click the OK to confirm the selections and close the window.

The selected target device(s) will be added to the selected target list.

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