Groups
To access Group management tasks, log into the system (see Logging In). Then, from the Home page, click the
Tools
tab. The Tools page appears.
From the Tools page, click
Group Mgr
. The Group Management page appears showing:
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View Groups
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Create Group
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Edit Group
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Clone Group
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Move Group
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Delete Groups
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Create Group Using Search
Viewing Groups
From the Group Management page, click
View Groups
. The View Groups page appears (see Figure 6-1).
Figure 6-1 View Groups Page
Creating Groups
Step 1 From the Group Management page, click
Create Groups
.
The Create Groups page appears (see Figure 6-2).
Figure 6-2 Create Group
Step 2 Enter the group name.
Step 3 Use the drop-down arrow to select a namespace value (only
config
available), then click
Next
.
The Select Parent Group page appears (see Figure 6-3).
Figure 6-3 Select Parent Group Page
Step 4 Click the radio button(s) to select the parent group with which you want the new group to associated, then click Next.
The Select Member Devices page appears (see Figure 6-4).
Figure 6-4 Select Member Devices Page
Step 5 Check to select the devices you want to be in this group, then click
Finish
.
Editing Groups
Step 1 From the Group Management page, click
Edit Group
.
The Group list appears.
Step 2 Click the radio button to select a group to edit, then click
Next
.
The Rename Group page appears.
Step 3 Rename group, if applicable, then click
Finish
to complete the task, or click
Next
to continue (see Figure 6-5).
Figure 6-5 Edit Group Members
Step 4 Click the Group you are editing to bring up its members.
Step 5 Modify the members in this group by using the check box next to each member, then click
Finish
.
Cloning Groups
Step 1 From the Group Management page, click
Clone Group
.
The Group list appears.
Step 2 Select a group to clone.
Step 3 Select parent group.
Step 4 Enter new group name. After cloning a group, the devices in the original group will exist in the cloned group.
Moving Groups
Step 1 From the Group Management page, click
Move Group
.
The Group list appears.
Step 2 Select a group to move.
Step 3 Select parent group.
Deleting Groups
Step 1 From the Group Management page, click
Delete Groups
.
The Group list appears.
Step 2 Check to select the group(s) you want to delete.
Note When you delete a group, the devices associated with that group will not be deleted.
Creating Groups Using Search
Step 1 From the Group Management page, click
Create Group Using Search
.
The search for devices page appears (see Figure 6-6).
Figure 6-6 Search for Devices
Step 2 Enter the appropriate arguments for the search, then click
Query
.
Any devices found appear on the next page (see Figure 6-7).
Figure 6-7 Select Devices to Add to Group
Step 3 Check to select the devices you want to become members of this new group, then click
Next
.
The next page (see Figure 6-8) gives you the choice to add a new group, or just add the devices found to an existing group.
Figure 6-8 Name Group and Namespace
Step 4 Enter group name.
Step 5 Use the drop-down arrow to select a namespace value, then click
Next
.
The group list page appears.
Step 6 Select group parent, then click
Finish
.