The Control Panel at the top of the Devices page executes tasks, either for the entire Explorer Grid or for a single selected device. Each VSA user's preferences concerning the view, column set selection and columns selected for that column set are stored between logon sessions.
View
Right – The Explorer Grid and Device Panel are oriented side by side.
Bottom – The Explorer Grid and Device Panel are oriented on top of one another.
Actions
Device Type - Change the device type of selected devices. Discovered items can be sorted by device type classification.
Open - Display Device Inspector information for a selected device in a new window.
Column Sets
Column sets determine the set of columns displayed in the Explorer Grid.
Modify Columns - Customize the set of columns displayed.
Discovered - Only displays devices discovered by KND. Does not include machines with agents checking into the VSA from another subnet.
Summary/All - Displays all discover devices as well as machines with agents checking into the VSA from another subnet.
Collectors - Displays managed machine serving as collectors. This is the same view displayed when clicking the Network Discovery > Collector Status page.
Managed Agents - Displays managed machines. This is the same view displayed when clicking the Network Discovery > Install/Remove page. A collector can only be installed on a machine with an agent.
Hardware - Displays hardware columns: processor and RAM.
Network - Displays network columns: IP address, connection gateway, and MAC address.
Collector
Install - Install discovery components on the selected devices.
Uninstall - Uninstall discovery components on selected devices.
Open Diagram - Displays a network diagram of discovered devices. Enabled only if the selected device is a collector.
Refresh - Stops the collector service, checks for any updated files, then restarts the collector service. This can help solve problems with a collector that is not functioning properly.
Install Agent
Installs an agent install package on selected machines. A dialog prompts you to select the agent install package and, if necessary, enter the logon credential for one or more target machines.
Monitoring
Scan Now - Deep scans run every two hours. Clicking this button resets the selected devices to scan now and resets the next deep scan to run two hours later, on a recurring basis.
Monitor Device - Sets a discovered device to be scanned and monitored, if has previously been set to be ignored. Devices are scanned and monitored by default.
Ignore Device - Sets a discovered device to be ignored by when scanning. An ignored icon displays when a device is not being scanned and monitored.
Set SNMP Community - Set SNMP Community password on the selected device. If SNMP is enabled on a device and no monitoring data is returned the SNMP community password may be invalid.
Clear SNMP Community - Reset SNMP Community password on selected devices to public.
displays when a device is not being scanned and monitored.