Performing basic device group tasks
The basic tasks for device groups include:
Creating a device group
- Select Device Groups in the left window pane.
If you want to create a new device group within an existing device group, select the respective device group before continuing with step 2. - Select Edit > Create Device Group
.
The Properties dialog box appears on the screen. Set the properties for the new device group:
- Enter a name.
- Select from the Display Nodes drop down box which subnodes the new group node should display.
- Select from the Device Type drop down box which types of devices are to be displayed, if in the preceding paragraph you have decided to do so.
This drop down box is only accessible if the device group is populated dynamically.
- Click OK at the bottom of the window to confirm the data for the new device group.
A new device group with the specified properties was created.
Deleting device groups
- Select Device Groups in the left window pane.
- Select the desired device or device group from the table in the right window pane.
- Select Edit > Delete
. - In the appearing Confirmation window click Yes.
The selected device group is deleted immediately.