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Setting the IP Address for a Manually Added Device

When a device is manually added to the map, it does not have an IP address associated with it. 3Com Network Director lets you enter an IP address for that device.

To specify the IP address for a manually added device:

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

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

3Click on the Addresses tab. This displays the tab as shown in Figure 114.

4Click on the Assign button and enter the IP address for that device in the Add IP Address dialog box, then click OK.

Warning: The IP address must be a valid address, must be within the range allowed for the subnet the device was added to, and must not be already used by another device; otherwise a warning message is displayed.

53Com Network Director then tries to contact the device using the IP address you specified. If the IP address does not respond, the dialog box shown in Figure 114 is displayed: Click No to enter a different IP address or Yes to use the IP address you specified.

6Click on OK in the Properties dialog box to validate your changes.

The IP information is now set and the device is now recognized by 3Com Network Director as a valid device.

When the changes are validated, 3Com Network Director attempts to automatically recognize the type of the device. As a result, the icon representing the added device on the map might change to better reflect the actual type recognized.