Specifications

My Groups
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Editing an Existing Group
Modify a group’s current membership or search criteria as needed to refine the group’s relevance to
your requirements.
To edit the properties of an existing group:
1 Select an existing group from within the Static Group column.
2 Select Edit.
The Edit Group screen displays with the search criteria used to define the group and its current
members.
3 Select Members to display the Search Results field used to assess the attributes of devices currently in
this group.
4 Optionally select Finish to keep the existing search criteria used to locate the devices listed.
5 If necessary, change the Group Type to either a Static Group or Dynamic Group.
If the selected Group Type is Static Group, define Search Criteria from the drop-down menu to revise
the members within this Static Group. If the Group Type is Dynamic Group, all devices matching
your search criteria will be members of the group.
6 Select a Search Operator to define whether some or all of your search criteria must be satisfied to find
a group.
Selecting OR provides a greater likelihood of finding groups, as you only need to satisfy one of the
search criteria to locate the group. With AND, all the criteria defined must be satisfied.
7 Use following filters to set the Search Criteria from the drop-down menu:
8 Use the Equals drop-down menu to refine how each selected Search Criteria is used in the
identification of devices for group membership. Choose this item carefully in respect to the other
criteria defined, as the item selected could enhance or negate the effectiveness of other criteria.
9 Click the Next > button to display a Template Configuration screen used to add an Email Template
and SNMP Trap Forward destination to the group. Click the < Back button to return to the Search
Criteria screen.
10 Once your search criteria has been defined, click the Find button
The revised group membership displays within the Search Results field.
IP address
Uses the numerical (non DNS) IP address of the listed device as group search
criteria.
MAC Address
Uses device MAC addresses as group search criteria.
Model
Uses a supported device model as search criteria for group membership.
Device Type
Uses the device type as search criteria for group membership. Options include
Switch and Access Point.
Firmware Version
Uses supported versions of device firmware as search criteria for group
membership.
Site Name
Restricts the search for devices to the site name provided.
system Name
Uses the user-friendly name assigned to devices when added or revised within
WMS as group search criteria.