How to create/edit/remove Groups in Remote Manager

The groups feature allows you to add or create a group and assign a list of devices to that group. You can create a hierarchical structure of device groups to help organize your device inventory.
 
To create a group
  1. Click Device Management > Devices.
  2. Click the Groups button (folder icon) and select +. The Add Group dialog appears.
  3. Type a group name.
  4. Choose the folder where you want to place the new group. The default is the root level.
  5. Click the Add  button. The group name appears in the folder structure under the root directory in the left pane.
 
To add a device to a group
You can add one or more devices to a device group, and can add up to 500 devices to a group at one time.
  1. Click Device Management > Devices.
  2. Select the device(s) you want to add to a group:
  • Click any device list item to select that device.
  • Use Control-click or Shift-click to select multiple devices or a range of devices.
  1. Click Actions in the Devices toolbar and select Add to Group. The Add to Group dialog appears.
  2. Choose a group from the drop-down list.
  3. Click Apply. The devices are added to the selected device group.
 
To move/remove a device from a group
  1. Click Device Management > Devices.
  2. Select the Device ID of the device you want to remove from a group:
  • Click any device id link to select that device.
  1. Click X icon next to the group name on Device Details.
  2. Click Apply. The device is removed from the selected device group or root.
 
To edit device group properties
You can edit device group properties, including the group name and its parent in the groups hierarchy.
  1. Click Device Management > Devices.
  2. Click the Groups button (folder icon). Select the group.
  3. Click the edit icon.
  4. Make changes to the group name and location as needed.
  5. Click Save to confirm your changes.
 
To Delete a device group
Removing a device group removes the group itself and moves all devices in that group to the parent level in your device list.
  1. Click Device Management > Devices.
  2. Click the Show/Hide Groups button (folder icon) on the far right side of the Devices toolbar. Select the group.
  3. Select the Delete icon.
  4. Click Confirm to confirm. The group is deleted and any devices in that group move to the parent level in your device hierarchy.
 
To show or hide device groups
This feature will allow you to toggle the Groups display to hidden or visible.
  1. Click Device Management > Devices.
  2. Click the Show/Hide Groups button (folder icon) on the far right side of the Devices toolbar.
 

 

Last updated: Mar 25, 2019

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