Manage Computers
The Control Center provides a function to "discover" all computers on your network. This procedure is NOT recommended for large or slow networks, but if you do not have a domain network with ADS (Active Directory Service) enabled - for example, you are using Novell, Terminal Services, or a Workgroup - you may want to use this procedure once to start a comprehensive computer list. Once you have discovered all computers, you can add them to the list, save the list, and load the list on start up.
To discover all network computers:
Right-click Control
Center > Properties > Network > Edit OR
Right click Control Center
> All Tasks > Edit
Computer List
to open the Network Configuration Edit box.
Select <<Advanced to open the lower portion of the dialog box.
In the lower portion, click Discover.
A message asks if you want to use ADS to get the computer list. Click No.
A message asks if you are sure. The discovery process can take a long time. Click Yes.
Wait as the Control Center finds all computers on the network and lists them in the lower "Available Computers: Discover" portion of the Network Configuration Edit box.
Select computers from the lower portion and click Add to move them to the upper "Current Computer Configuration" list. You can use Shift and Ctrl to multiple select.
Click Save
to save the computers as the currently loaded list.
Click Save As to give the list
a different name.
You can use this list on Control Center start up to populate the Manage Computers view. See Selecting a Computer List to Load.
