Importing a Computer List

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.  

Creating the Text File

If using a Domain Network, use the Active Directory Computer List

To create a text file list:

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

2. Make sure the computers are listed in this format:
   DOMAIN\\COMPUTER1
   DOMAIN\\COMPUTER2
   
   or
   
   DOMAIN\\COMPUTER1, DOMAIN\\COMPUTER2
   
   Entries are separated by 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.
   Each entry can be on separate lines, eliminating the need for the comma separator.  
   
   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.

Importing the Text File

To bring the text list into the Control Center:

1. In the left navigation pane of the Control Center, right-click Control Center and select All Tasks and 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.  The current list of computers is replaced by your text file list.