Cisco Business Dashboard and Probe Administration Guide, Version 2.11.1

Viewing Device Inventory

Access this page to view, monitor and support all of the devices and inventory in your network. The Inventory page displays a complete list of the devices and their details in a tabular view. Additionally, it also provides action buttons to perform configuration tasks and apply the latest firmware updates for supported devices. The following table provides details of the information displayed:

Table 1. Inventory Details
Item	Description
Hostname	Displays the name of the device.
Type	The type of device such as a switch, router or wireless access point (WAP).
Tags	Lists any tags associated with the device.
IP	The Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the device.
MAC (hidden by default)	The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a standardized data link layer address that is required for certain network interface types. These addresses are specific and unique to each device and are not used by other devices in the network.
Serial Number	The serial number for the device.
Version	The current firmware version of the device.
Vendor (hidden by default)	The vendor that manufactured the device.
Model	Model name of the device.
CBD Agent Status	The CBD agent status for the device, is only available for devices that support direct management.
Organization	The organization the device belongs to.
Network	The network to which the device belongs
Notification	A count of the outstanding notifications for the device
PnP Status (hidden by default)	The current Network Plug and Play status for the device. For more information, see the Network Plug and Play pages.

The following additional controls are available on the Inventory page:

Select columns button—Use this button located at the top left of the table to choose which columns to display
Filter Box—You may use the Filter box to limit the display by typing device names, device types, serial numbers and so on. By default, the inventory is filtered to display only network devices
Add icon—Click the (✚) plus icon to add new devices to the inventory prior to the device being discovered. When manually adding a device to the inventory you can provide basic information about the device including identity information, organization and device group, and PnP settings. Providing this information ahead of time ensures the device will be correctly managed when it is connected to the network
Export to CSV File icon - Click this icon to export all devices matching the current filters to a CSV file.
Refresh button—Click this button to update the table to show the latest available information