The Add/Discover Devices wizard supports several workflows, letting it adapt to your needs and the available network data. The following table lists the kinds of input data that can be used with each entry mode.
If you have…? You can use this Entry Mode… | A device info file exported from NetIM | A file that lists devices and access credentials | A file that lists devices only | IP addresses or host names | Range of IP address or subnets | An AD Server with device info and credentials to access device info on server |
Import Existing Device Info File | x | | | | | |
Add Devices from Simple Text File | x | x | | | | |
Enter a List of IP Addressesb | | | x | x | | |
Sweep an IP Address Rangeb | | | x | x | x | |
Auto-Discover the Networkb | | | x | x | x | |
Import from Active Directory Server | | | | | | x |
1 Device entries are imported. Credentials, access method, login script, and device driver are read from the file. NetIM does not attempt to contact devices.
2 NetIM contacts devices using SNMP. Device entries are only created for SNMP-reachable devices. NetIM autoconfigures device entries for CLI access if credentials are provided. Collection settings are set based on selected workflows.
3 Option applies only to WMI-enabled devices.