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Control Panel

The Control Panel at the top of the Devices page executes tasks, either for the entire Explorer Grid or for a single selected device.

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View

  • Horizontal – The Explorer Grid and Device Panel are oriented side by side.
  • Vertical – The Explorer Grid and Device Panel are oriented on top of one another.

Actions

  • Open - Display Device Inspector information for a selected device in a new window.
  • Device Type - Change the device type of selected devices.

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.
  • Collector - 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.

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. This will reset the selected devices to scan now.
  • 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.