If you have selected a folder and Create New..., you see these options:

You can create the following items:

Folder. Find out more: create folder

Location which may contain devices, and potentially classes and performance tests. Find out more: create location

Watch, an individual monitoring task to collect a specific set of information from a given device at regular intervals. Find out more: create new watch Note: this button will only work if the folder contains at least one location

User. Find out more: create user

Container. Find out more: create container

Test templates. Find out more: create test template

Edit folder

Edit the selected folder using the cog to the left of the folder icon.

This opens the Edit Folder dialog. Find out more about editing a folder.

If you have selected a location and Create New..., you see these options:

It's not possible to create a folder or location within a location. You can create the following items:

Watch, an individual monitoring task to collect a specific set of information from a given device at regular intervals. Find out more: create new watch

Controller, used for Aerohive and Meraki WiFi monitoring

User. Find out more: create user

Edit location

Edit the selected location using the cog to the left of the location icon.

This opens the Edit Location dialog. Find out more about editing a location.

This section allows you to search for, edit and move items in Highlight starting from the folder or location you have selected in the Network Explorer tree (left panel).

Search term: enter a string of characters, for example, AB123 will find uukAB123 and xab123txy. Searches are not case-sensitive. Then click (or use the Return key).

The search term will be compared against the name, the description (if available) and the email address (for users only). You can also search on the device IP address, reference, product type and interface for watches.

look in everything by default or narrow the search to one of the following seven areas:

• folders
  locations
  watches/controllers
  users
  containers
  test templates

   current folder only  Check this to exclude results from folders below the current one

A bright blue bar appears under the search criteria showing the total items found and to indicate the results list below is filtered.
Clear search returns the search criteria to default values.

A bright blue bar appears under the search criteria showing the total items found and to indicate the results list below is filtered.
Clear search Returns the search criteria to default values

With the required permission, edit any item in the search results by clicking on the cog or on the line

Click on a folder/location icon or name to open it and browse the contents

The following information is specific to each area:

Folders/locations

Click on a folder or location icon to open it and browse the contents

Watches/Controllers

• There are 5 possible icons (on the left):
• for bearers, including switches and wireless controllers
• for bearers with an interface marked as dormant
• for classes, multilinks and VLANs
• for Wireless Access Points
• for controllers
• Name, bandwidth, product type (if available, otherwise watch type) and description (if available) are shown
• (On the right) Indicates the watch is set to Visibility: Internal meaning only service providers can see the watch
• Amber items show data but do not collect data
• Red items do not show data nor collect data (watches) or are disabled (controllers)

Users

• Users are sorted alphabetically by first name and the email address is shown
• A new user who has not yet set a password will have a faded user icon
• Expired accounts have an amber user icon and amber text
• Suspended accounts have a red user icon and red text

Containers

• the container is set to Visibility: Internal meaning only service providers can see it
• N the number of watches included in the container is shown
• indicates the container has a service tile enabled
• indicates the container has an App Test column in the Grid enabled
• indicates the container has a recurring, one time only or no maintenance window enabled, hover on the icon for more details
• Image: the logo that will appear on the container shown as a tile

Test templates

• Test name, type and description are shown

If you have the required user permission, you can move items. For example, you can move a user with the permission Manage users.

  Move an item to another folder (if a folder, location or user), or to another location (if a watch or user), by using drag and drop onto the Network Explorer tree. This control appears to the left of the item icon on hover.

  Alternatively click the clipboard on the right of any line to temporarily store the item. Then use Network Explorer to navigate to the new folder and click on the item in the clipboard to complete the move.
If an item in the clipboard is not to be moved, click to clear it. The item remains in its original position.

Find out more about moving items in Highlight.