Adding and Editing Devices

By creating a list of devices in ConfigWare you can keep track of all of the devices you manage, and quicken the connection process. You are prompted during the installation process to enter devices in the Device List. Whether or not you added devices during installation, you can add, edit and delete devices at any time. Also, you can decide which device on the network to make the default device – the device that appears in the opening screen fields when ConfigWare launches.

To add devices to the device list:

  1. From the ConfigWare opening screen, click Options.
    The General Option window opens.
  2. In the General Option window, click Configuration.
    The Configuration screen appears.
  3. Click Edit Device List.
    The Edit Device List window opens.
  4. In the Edit Device List window, click .
    The Insert A Device dialog opens.
  5. Enter a device name and the device’s IP Address.
  6. Click OK.
    The device is added to the Device List, and the Insert A Device dialog closes.
  7. In the Edit Device List window, click .
    The Edit Device List window closes, and the device is listed in the Devices drop down list in the ConfigWare opening screen.
To edit existing devices in the device list:
  1. From the ConfigWare opening screen, click Options.
    The General Option window opens.
  2. In the General Option window, click Configuration.
    The Configuration screen appears.
  3. Click Edit Device List.
    The Edit Device List window opens.
  4. In the Edit Device List window, click .
    The Edit A Device dialog opens.
  5. Click Edit.
    The Edit Device dialog opens.
  6. Edit the device’s IP Address.
  7. Click OK.
    The Edit Device dialog closes.
  8. In the Edit Device List window, click .
    The Edit Device List window closes, and the changes are made.
To delete devices from the device list:
  1. From the ConfigWare opening screen, click Options.
    The General Option window opens.
  2. In the General Option window, click Configuration.
    The Configuration screen appears.
  3. Click Edit Device List.
    The Edit Device List window opens.
  4. From the list, choose the device to delete.
  5. Click .
    The device is deleted from the list.
To set a device as default:
  1. From the ConfigWare opening screen, click Options.
    The General Option window opens.
  2. In the General Option window, click Configuration.
    The Configuration screen appears.
  3. Click Edit Device List.
    The Edit Device List window opens.
  4. From the list, double-click the device to set as default.
    The device appears in the Default Device field, and will appear in the Devices field of the opening screen when ConfigWare is launched.