7.7.4  Creating the connection list

There are different methods available for creating the connection list. Select a method that is appropriate for the scale and operation of the network that you want to manage.

• By adding the connected computers in the Remote Controller window

• By using the existing connection list

• By adding the computers found in a search

• By importing from the hosts file

• By using the backup file

In addition, when you add a new item to the connection list (such as a group, computer, or dividing line), the location where the item is created varies as described below, depending on the item you selected first.

• If you create an item by selecting the root or group, the new item is created to the end of the hierarchy below the selected root or folder.

• If you create an item by selecting a computer or dividing line, the new item is created in the next position (in the same hierarchy level) of the selected computer or dividing line.

To create the connection list by adding the connected computers in the Remote Controller window:

1. From the menu of the Remote Controller window, select Connection List and then Add to List.

   You can also select the Connect button and then Add to List.

2. In the Set New Agent dialog box, specify the computer names in Name.

   The names specified here will be displayed in the Name field of the connection list.

3. To save the connection options for the connected computers, select Save connection options.

   For details about how to specify the connection options for a computer, see 7.7.1  Setting up a connection environment for individual computers.

4. Click OK.

The computers are added to the connection list.

To create the connection list by using the existing connection list:

You can add the computers to the existing connection list. You can use the connection list to create a group and then add the computers to the group, or create a dividing line to organize the computer configuration information. After a dividing line is created, the computer configuration can be easily understood from the menu by clicking the Connect button in the Remote Controller window.

The following describes the procedure for creating a group, computer, or dividing line:

1. On the connection list, select the location where you want the group, computer, or dividing line to be created.

2. From the menu of the connection list, select File, New, and then Group, Agent, or Separator.

3. To create a group or computer, specify the information on both the User tab and Settings tab of the displayed dialog box, and then click OK.

   Note that the information on the Settings tab can be changed even after the group or computer is created.

The group, computer, or dividing line is created in the connection list.

To create the connection list by adding the computers found in a search:

You can use the connection list to search for computers on the network, and add the computers that can be connected to to the connection list. The procedure for this method can be divided into three major steps:

1. Create a Network icon for specifying the range of the addresses to be searched.

2. Use the Network icon to search for computers.

3. Add the computers found in the search to the connection list.

For details about how to specify the search scope, view the search results, or set search restrictions, see 7.5.27  Searching for connectable computers by using the connection list.

Tip

The Network icon can be used for specifying the scope of the search. You can specify any range of addresses within the same subnet for each Network icon. By creating a Network icon on the connection list, you can repeatedly perform the search within the same scope. You can also search for computers by clicking the Connect button in the Remote Controller window, and then selecting the Network icon in the displayed connection list.

To search for computers and then add them to the connection list:

1. In the connection list, select the location where you want the Network icon to be created.

2. From the menu of the connection list, select File, New, and then Network.

3. On both the User tab and the Setup tab of the New Network dialog box, specify the information and then click OK.

   Note that the information on the Setup tab can be changed even after the Network icon is created.

4. Double-click the Network icon created on the connection list.

   The Search Agents dialog box is displayed, and the search for the computers is performed within the specified scope.

5. When the search is complete, click the Details button to display the Computer tab.

6. Arrange the information displayed on the Computer tab, so that only the computers to be added to the connection list are displayed.

   Tip

   For example, if you want to use the connection list to manage the configurations of all computers on the network, regardless of whether the computers are running, select all items that are in the statuses from Waiting for connection to Not responding. However, if you want to only add the computers that can be currently connected to the connection list, select Waiting for connection only.

7. Click the Close button.

The computers displayed on the Computer tab of the Search Agents dialog box are added as subitems of the Network icon. Note that if you click the Close button during the search, only the computers that have been found so far are added.

Important

The computers found in a search are temporarily displayed. The computer information disappears when you close the connection list. To save the information of the computers found in a search, move the computers into another group by dragging and dropping them. By doing so, you can save the computers as one item of the connection list. Once the computers are saved, they are handled as regular computers, and computer names and descriptions can also be changed.

To create the connection list by importing from the hosts file:

If you use the hosts file, you can add all computers that are defined in the hosts file to the connection list in a batch operation. The procedure for importing computers from the hosts file is as follows:

1. On the connection list, select the location where you want the computer to be added (read the hosts file information).

2. From the menu of the connection list, select File, Import, and then Hosts File.

3. In the Open dialog box, select the hosts file, and then click the Open button.

All of the computers defined in the hosts file are added to the connection list. Note that the information in the hosts file is handled according to the following rules:

• Spaces or tabs before and after an item are ignored.

• Lines that start with the character # are ignored.

• The characters between the first space or tab and the next space or tab are treated as a name.

• Aliases are ignored.

• If a line contains an IP address, a host name and the character #, the character string after the # is treated as a description of the computer.

To create the connection list by using the backup file:

You can save the connection list as a backup file with any name by selecting File and then Save As from the menu.

When you import the backup file, the connect list items can be added as they were saved. The procedure for importing the connection list from the backup file is as follows:

1. In the connection list, select the location where you want the computer to be added (read the information in the backup file).

2. From the menu of the connection list, select File, Import, and then System File.

3. In the Open dialog box, select the backup file, and then click the Open button.

The connection list information is added to the specified location as it was saved.

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