PRTG Manual: Discovering a Single Device
You can discover a single device and add it to the currently-open discovery result by clicking the ‘Add Device’ icon on the Home toolbar. This will display the Add Device form. To discover a device, enter the following information:
▪IP Address / Hostname - Enter the IP address or DNS hostname of the device you want to discover. If you enter a hostname, UVexplorer will try to resolve it to an IP address before discovering the device.
▪Credentials – From the drop-down list, select the protocol credentials you want to use when discovering the device.
▪Ping Device First – Select this option if you want UVexplorer to ping the device before it tries to use other protocols to communicate with it. If the ping fails, the discovery will be aborted. If you unselect this option, UVexplorer will not ping the device before using other protocols, potentially resulting in a longer discovery. This is especially useful if your network or the device itself does not allow ping requests.
Clicking the ‘Discover’ button will start the discovery. You can cancel the discovery by clicking the ‘Stop’ button. When the discovery completes, you can click the ‘Add’ button to add the device to the current discovery result, or the ‘Cancel’ button to abort the operation.
