HP Network Direr Software Products manual Changing the Custom Name, Changing the Comments

254CHAPTER 6: VIEWING DEVICE DETAILS

Applying Changes to Devices Using the Properties Dialog Box

This section describes how you can apply changes to items with the Properties dialog box.

Changing the Custom Name

3Com Network Director allows you to change the custom name of any item on the network map.

To change the custom name of an item on the map:

■Click on the icon for the node in the 3Com Network Director map to select it.

■Select the Device > Properties menu option to launch the Properties dialog box.

■In the General tab, enter the label you want to use in the Custom Name field.

■Click OK to validate your changes.

To show the custom name of the items on your network, select the View > Labels > Custom Name menu option.

Changing the Custom Name only changes the label that 3Com Network Director uses for the network map – if you are changing the label for a device then 3Com Network Director makes no changes to the device itself.

Changing the Comments

3Com Network Director allows you to specify comments for any item on the network, including the units, ports and interfaces on a node.

To specify comments:

1Click on the icon for the item in the 3Com Network Director map to select it.

2Select the Device > Properties menu option to launch the Properties dialog box.

3To specify a comment for any item type other than a unit, port or interface, type in your comment in the Comments section of the General tab. If you want to enter comments for a unit, port or interface, select that item in the tree on the left-hand side of the dialog box, then type in your comment in the Comments section of the General tab for that item.