Adding A New Agent Friendly Name - SonicWALL CDP 6.0 Administrator's Manual

Managing Agents

Adding a New Agent Friendly Name

The Add New Agent feature within the Web Management Interface allows the administrator to
add friendly names for agents to SonicWALL CDP. SonicWALL CDP recognizes agents by
agent name, which is the same as the computer name. Follow the tasks in this section to add
a friendly name for an agent whenever you have a new server, laptop or PC that you would like
to backup using SonicWALL CDP.
Adding an agent to a SonicWALL CDP appliance is accomplished by installing the Agent
software on the agent computer, then launching it and connecting to the appliance. For
instructions on installing the Agent software on a client computer, refer to the SonicWALL CDP
Agent User's Guide.
To add a friendly name for an agent, perform the following steps:
In the Web Management Interface, navigate to the Agents > Manage page.
Step 1
On the Configure tab, click the Add button to open the Configure dialog box.
Step 2
Enter the name of the agent you want to add in the Agent Name field.
Step 3
The agent name is the same as the computer name. On Windows, the computer name can be
viewed and edited by right-clicking My Computer, selecting Properties, and clicking the
Computer Name tab.
Type a descriptive name for the agent in the Friendly Name field.
Step 4
Click OK to add the friendly name for the agent.
Step 5
To exit the dialog box without making any changes, click Cancel.
Install the SonicWALL CDP Agent application on the added computer, if it is not already
Step 6
installed.
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