Importing a Computer List

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Create the Text File

Import the Text File

Manage Computers

You can create a simple list of computers on your network using any text editor. This is useful when you have the computers already listed for other purposes. All you need to do is create a version of the list following the format shown below and save it in a text file.  

To create a text file list:

  1. Open Notepad or export a list of computers to a text file (.txt).

  2. List the computers using this format:
    DOMAIN\\COMPUTER1
    DOMAIN\\COMPUTER2
    or
    DOMAIN\\COMPUTER1, DOMAIN\\COMPUTER2

    Each entry is separated by a return / line feed, a comma, or a space.
    A wildcard character * (asterisk) can be used at the start or end of the computer portion of the string. In the example below, MARKETING* loads MARKETING01, MARKETING22, and MARKETING_NT.  

    For example:
    CHICAGO\\ENG20
    CHICAGO\\MARKETING*
    CHICAGO\\DELL51
    DEVELOPMENT\\BARRACUDA
    DEVELOPMENT\\MARLIN

    The \\ between each domain-computer pair can be replaced with a space:
    DEVELOPMENT BARRACUDA
    DEVELOPMENT MARLIN  

  3. Save the text file.

To import the text list into the Control Center:

  1. Right-click Control Center and select All Tasks > Edit Computer List. This opens the Network Configuration Edit box.

  2. Click the Import button.

  3. Navigate to your .txt file. Select the file and click Open.  When the list of computers is imported, you can save it as an .xml file and select it to load on startup of the Control Center.

 

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