The Device Manager display
By default when opened, the Device Manager main window displays a list of defined devices. This panel displays summary information for any devices that have already been defined.
Defined Devices panel
The following information is shown in the Devices panel.
Name
Displays the name of the device as it was defined in Device Manager.
Devices (at Group Level only)
Displays the number of devices currently defined in the group).
Address
Displays the IP Address, URL or Host name of the device as it is currently defined in Device Manager.
Connection Timeout
Displays the timeout period (in seconds) after which a request to connect to this device is considered unsuccessful.
Read Timeout
Displays the timeout period (in seconds) after which a request to read information from this device is considered unsuccessful.
Description
Displays the description of each device (and each group) defined within Device Manager.
EC Encryption (IBM i)
For IBM i type devices only, this setting indicates whether data sent from the device to the Enterprise Console is encrypted.
External Address
If the device is located behind a firewall, and an external IP address via which any connection can be made to ensure that alerts are transmitted to the Enterprise Console has been defined, the external IP address is displayed in this column.
SNMP Trap Target
Identifies if the device is specified as an SNMP Trap Target.
Re-arranging the information shown in this display
Information is listed in each panel in table columns. The contents of each column can be can be arranged in ascending/descending order by clicking on the column title to toggle the view.
Column positions can also be rearranged by single left-clicking on a column and keeping the mouse button depressed, dragging the column horizontally to a new position in the panel. Release the mouse-button to confirm the new column position.
Finding Device Entries
If you have many devices configured within Device Manager you can use the Search facility to pinpoint the device(s) that you want.
Begin typing the alphanumeric characters of the device(s) that you want to find in the defined list. Click Find to move to the located device in the list (providing that a match is made). Click Clear to remove the search criteria from the field.