Device Group Management

IT360 lets you create device groups, which consist of a set of routers. A device group can contain any number of routers, and a router can belong to any number of device groups.

The Device Group Management option lets you create, manage, and delete device groups. Initially, when no device groups have been created, you will see a message that lets you start creating device groups.

Creating a Device Group

The device groups can be created in a hierarchical manner. This structure makes it easy for an user to classify the devices.

Follow the steps below to create a new device group under the root called "All devices":

Got to Admin--> Traffic, click Device Group.
Click the Add button to create a device group.
Enter a unique name and a desccription.
Select the routers needed for this device group from the list of available routers displayed.
Click Save.

Managing a Device Group

Select an existing device group and click the edit button to edit its name.

Select a device group and click the Delete button to delete the device group. When a device group is deleted, it is removed from the Device Group List and the Device Group menu. All users assigned to this device group will not see this device group on their Dashboard.

Interface Group :

Interface Group allows you to combine interfaces in order to monitor traffic. This can be useful for grouping multiple sub-interfaces into a single logical entity. Follow the steps below to create a new interface group:

Got to Admin--> Traffic, click Interface Group.
Enter a name to identify the interface group in the Interface Group Name box .
Use the Interface group speed box to enter the speed limit for the interface group.
Select the routers needed and the interfaces under them for this interface group. By selecting a router ,by default, all interfaces are selected. You can selectively unselect the unwanted interfaces from the list.
Click on Save to save the changes.

The Interface group that is created is listed under Traffic tab.The Interface group name, the In-Traffic & Out-Traffic for the last 1 hour can be seen in it.By clicking on the interface group name it is possible to further drill down to view further details.