Dell DPND-523-EN12 manual Network Property Groups

Network Discovery

To merge IPv4 ranges

1Administration > Network configuration > Merge IPv4 ranges.

Network Discovery displays all adjacent ranges sharing identical properties along with what the results of merge will be.

2Click Merge.

You have merged any adjacent identical IPv4 ranges in your proposed new configuration.

Property Groups

Network Discovery comes with default property groups you can apply to the IPv4 ranges you set up. A property group contains characteristics or properties that distinguish a range from other ranges, especially from its parent range. You can also modify the default Property Groups and create new ones.

There are four kinds of property groups:

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Network—for properties that govern network discovery

Community—for community strings

Scanner—for Scanner deployment

Listener—for Listener deployment

Note: To set up Scanner and Listener Property Groups, see Using Network Discovery with Desktop Inventory and Desktop Administration.

Network Property Groups

It is unlikely you will want to modify the default Network Property Groups or create new ones. The defaults will probably be sufficient.

To see a list of all Network Property Groups

110 Refining Network Discovery