Adding discovered objects
After a discovery job runs, devices that are connected to the network, but are not in the database need to be identified,
named and added to the database.
Prerequisites: The discovery job found devices that need to be added (they appear in the Discovered pane, but not in the Database pane).
- Select one or more discovered device(s) and in the Discovered pane.
- To add the device(s) to the database, click the Add button (
) or right-click the selected row and click Add.The Add button is available when you select (highlight) a device in the Discovered (bottom) pane.The Add window opens. The properties in this window already contain acceptable values, otherwise communication to the device would not have occurred. Usually, only the name needs to be changed. You can always edit these properties later. - Change the name and click Ok.The system adds the device(s) to the database and the device(s) appear in the Database pane.
- Double-click the module row in the Database pane.An edit window opens.
- For each added module, edit the available properties, including defining the
Alarm Classand click Save.