Chapter 4      Managing Devices

Device Management

Step 4

To resolve discovered device IP addresses into hostnames, select the Use Reverse 

DNS Lookup check box.

Note

If devices do not have DNS entries or the Hosting Solution Engine does 

not have a DNS server configured, do not select this check box. If you do, 

it will significantly increase discovery time.

Step 5

To enter SNMP setting updates for a device or devices, enter the IP address and 

updated information using the appropriate syntax. Place each device on a separate 

line. Enter the IP address or range of IP addresses to limit discovery. See 

Modifying Multiple Device SNMP Settings, page 4 29

.

Use standard IP addressing format (4 octets separated by periods) in which any 

octet can be:

IP address a number between 0 and 255

172.20.4.9

Wild card an asterisk (*) denoting all numbers from 0 255, inclusive

172.*.4.9

Range [begin end], where begin and end are numbers between 0 255 and 

begin is less than end

172.[4 55].4.9

Step 6

Click Save. 

Step 7

Discover devices. See 

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.

Changing SNMP Settings

To change a single device SNMP community string:

Procedure

Step 1

Select Devices >Device Management >Device Manager. 

Step 2

Select the device you want to modify. Click Edit.

The SNMP Community String dialog box appears.

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