1.Click the start menu and select Device Group.

2.In the Device Group pane, right-click the My Device Groups node or the Public node, and select New Device Group from the drop-down menu.

Note: The device groups in the My Device Groups category are accessible to yourself; the device groups in the Public category are accessible to all domain users.

3.In the Device Group Properties dialog, enter the name and short description for the device group.

4.Use one of the following ways to add devices or interfaces to the device group:

Adding devices or interfaces dynamically

Click Dynamic Search and select Dynamic Search Device/Interface from the drop-down list. See Dynamic Search for further operations.

Tip: A device group with devices or interfaces added by dynamic search can be updated in a Benchmark task. See Benchmark Task Settings for details.
Adding devices or interfaces manually

1)Click Static and select Static Device/Interface from the drop-down list.

2)Specify the scope and select the devices or interfaces.

3)Click Submit.
Importing devices

1)Click Import.

2)Select a .csv file with the required device information from your local folder. Here is a sample of the .csv file contained devices and interface:

3)Click Open.

Tip: If you don't want some devices or interfaces to be added to the group, click Exclude.

5.Click OK. The devices or interfaces are listed in the table.

Tip: The created device group with the icon in front means this group only contains devices, and with the icon means this group contains interfaces, or devices and interfaces.

Tip: To share your device group, right-click it and then select Move to Public.