Editing a Computer Description

Master Login

In the Dashboard, computers are listed alphabetically by description. A computer's description by default is the same as its name on the network. Because the name of a computer may be cryptic or non-descriptive, you may want to change the description to make the computer easier to identify when selecting criteria. For example, you might change a computer named "DELL8900EJ3" to "SALES-5 2nd Floor."  

Changing the computer description does not affect the computer itself; it only changes the Dashboard display.

Changing the Computer Description

To change a computer description:

  1. Click Management and select the Computers folder.

  2. In the right pane, double-click the computer you wish to change (or right-click on the computer and select Edit). The Edit Computer box appears.

  3. In the Description box, type the new description. The description can be up to 50 characters and include spaces.

  4. Click OK. The computer appears listed by its new description in the Computers list.

 

Related Topics

Adding a Computer

Criteria: Viewing by Computer

Grouping Computers

Deleting a Group

Importing Computers and Computer Groups

Deleting a Computer and Computer Events