Adding or editing external links
On the Admin > Network Admin > External Links page, do the following:
- Do one of the following:
- To define a new external link, click Add.
- To view or change an existing external link, select the external link and click Edit
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The following figure shows a sample external link that you can use to launch the Atrium Explorer application from the device info pop-up window.
Enter or update the information in the following fields:
Field
Description
Name
Specify a unique name for the external link.
URL
Specify the URL of the external application for the external link.
Note:The URL field can optionally include substitution parameters. The substitution parameters are validated and resolved depending on which you select.
The following types of substitution parameters are valid:- Device substitution parameters
- Agent info substitution parameters
- Global substitution parameters
Enabled
(Optional) Select or clear to enable or disable the external link.
Validate Substitution Parameters
(Optional): Select to validate the substitution parameters in the URL field.
- Click Save.
When external links are defined and enabled, they are displayed in an External Links section in the device info pop-up window. To access this window, click the device name in the device list.
The substitution parameters are resolved before the external links are displayed. Any unresolved substitution parameters are displayed as blank values.