User guide

Chapter 4: Managing Units 141
2. Click Name. The Location Name window will open.
3. Type a new 1-64 character name in the Name field.
4. Click Save and then click Close. The Locations window will open including the
renamed location.
To associate or change the association of an existing unit to a location:
1. Click Units in the tab bar.
2. Click one of the links listed in Table 4.5 in the side navigation bar to display the corresponding
window for the units you wish to associate, change or remove the association.
3. Click on the name of a unit. The Unit Overview window will open.
4. Click Properties in the side navigation bar and then click Location.
5. Using the drop-down menu, select the location to associate with the unit. If you do not wish to
associate the unit with any location, choose the top (empty) item from the drop-down menu.
6. Click Save and then click Close. The Location column will display the new location name.
Grouping units by unit group
Unit groups may be used to organize units There are two types of unit groups:
• Personal - A personal unit group may only be viewed by the user who created it. Up to 32
personal unit groups may be created by a user.
• Global - A global unit group may be viewed by any user logged in to the DSView software.
Personal unit groups will appear in the Personal Unit Groups window and global unit groups will
appear in the Global Unit Groups window. You may specify the number of unit groups that display
in each window by using the Customize link. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 15
for more information.
Units may belong to multiple groups. For example, you may have a DSR1021 switch that belongs
to two global groups and three personal groups.
You may add and remove the unit access rights for a unit group. See Changing Unit Access Rights
on page 102 for more information.
To display unit groups:
1. Click Units in the tab bar.
2. Click Groups in the top navigation bar. Personal will automatically be selected in the side
navigation bar and the Personal Unit Groups window will open.
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Click Global in the side navigation bar. The Global Unit Groups window will open.
To add a unit group:
NOTE: Global unit groups may only be created by users with DSView software administrator, user administrator
or appliance administrator privileges.