Restricting discovery

You can restrict the discovery process to devices on specified subnets. Use the Restrict Discovery dialog box to enter IP subnets that are available for discovery by Optivity Switch Manager. Only devices on a listed subnet are displayed in the Optivity Switch Manager contents pane.

To restrict discovery to certain subnets:

1. From the Optivity Switch Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Preferences.
2. Click Restrict Discovery.

The Restrict Discovery dialog box opens.

3. Click Insert.

A new row containing 0.0.0.0 appears under the To Subnet heading.

4. Click the row containing 0.0.0.0 and type the subnet address.
5. Click Close.

See also:

• Layout slider
• Discovering your network
• Accessing devices within different SNMP communities