Figure 3 Device management page

Table 1 Device management functions

Function

Description

Device list

Allows you to view details about devices, export configurations, and

connect to the devices through web or Telnet.

 

 

 

Adding a device

Allows you to add devices to be managed.

 

 

 

Allows you to delete devices from the list of managed devices.

Deleting devices

Follow these steps:

1. Select the check boxes before the devices to be deleted.

 

 

2. Click Delete.

 

 

Refreshing device information

Allows you to obtain the up-to-date device information.

 

 

2.Device list

From the navigation tree of the system management component, select Device List under Device Management. The device management page appears, as shown in Figure 3. Table 3 describes the fields of the device list.

Table 2 Device query option

Option

Description

 

Device Group

Select a device group to list all devices in the device group.

 

 

 

 

Table 3 Fields of the device list

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field

Description

 

Running Status

Status of the device. You can click the link to view the event list of the

device. For more information, see “Managing events.”

 

 

 

 

Name and IP address of the device. You can click the link to view the

Device Label

details of the device and modify the relevant information. For more

 

information, see “Device information.”

 

 

Device Group

Device group to which the device belongs

 

 

Device Model

Model of the device

 

 

IP Address

IP address of the device

 

 

 

 

Operation

Click the

icon of a device to open the web console for the device.

 

 

 

Click the

icon of a device to telnet to the device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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