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Overview

One of the steps in the Discovery process is assigning a name to the discovered device. When running a Discovery, devices are initially named according to SysName, or, when SysName is empty or unavailable, the IP Address. At the end of discovery, Statseeker will rename devices according to a specified naming hierarchy.

Statseeker’s default device naming hierarchy is:

  • Hosts File > SysName > IP Address

In this way, even when running a Discovery via IP Address Ranges, the Hosts file is still referenced for the purpose of device naming.

Note: Statseeker Admin users can manually apply a name to a device record, overriding the name assigned via the naming hierarchy. See Manually Assigning a Device Name for details.

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Modifying the Device Naming Hierarchy

The default device naming hierarchy is Hosts File > SysName > IP Address – this setting can be modified in the Admin Tool see:

  • Administration Tool > Network Discovery – Advanced Options > Advanced Options > Device Naming


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Manually Assigning a Device Name

Statseeker users with the Is Admin permission can manually assign a device name, overriding any other assigned device name. Refer to Manage Devices for details on manually assigning device names.

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