Adding or Editing a Device

To add or edit a new device to the Device Tree, perform the following steps:

Step 1 From the CWI - Login window, right-click the Login information directory and choose Add New Device. The Add Device window appears (see Figure 2). Or you can right-click the device in the Login information directory and choose Edit to display the Edit Device window.

Figure 2 Add Device Window

Step 2 Choose one of the following connection categories from the drop-down menu:

•IP

•Console/Aux

•Scripted

Note If you choose the IP-based or Console/Aux connection categories, the scripted login fields are not displayed.

Step 3 Choose the applicable connection type from the drop-down list. For a list of the connections, see the “Launching CWI Without Using the Device Tree” section on page 9.

Step 4 Click the ellipsis button to display the Login Script Steps window (see Figure 7). For more information on how to specify the login script steps, see “Specifying the User Login Script” section on page 15.

Note This step is mandatory only if you selected the Scripted connection category.

Step 5 Enter the IP address or name of the node in the Node Name/Port field.

Step 6 (Optional) From the Device Tree, check the Manage admin plane check box to enable the admin plane for the applicable device group or device. If checked, the admin plane node appears above the corresponding device node in the Inventory Tree. For more information, see “Understanding the Admin Planes and Device Planes” section on page 18.

Step 7 (Optional) Check the Lite Mode check box to force a connection to the device in Lite Mode. Step 8 Click OK to accept the device information for the Device Tree.