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Administration Guide

Adding custom device groups

Adding custom device groups

You can create a custom device group and add devices to it.

To add custom device groups:
  1. Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.

  2. From the Device Group menu, select Create New Group.

  3. Enter a name for the group.

    A group name can contain only numbers (0-9), letters (a-z, A-Z), and limited special characters (- and _).

  4. Optionally, enter a description of the group.

  5. If you are using metadata variables you can click Edit Variable Mapping to specify the mapping value for each metadata variable in the ADOM. The mapping value will be applied to all devices in this device group. Devices that have been configured with a per-device value will use that value instead. See ADOM-level metadata variables.

  6. Add devices to the group as needed. Devices can also be added and removed after the group has been created.

  7. Click OK to create the group.

FortiManager allows nested device groups. For example, you can create Device Group A and add it under Device Group B.

Adding custom device groups

Adding custom device groups

You can create a custom device group and add devices to it.

To add custom device groups:
  1. Go to Device Manager > Device & Groups.

  2. From the Device Group menu, select Create New Group.

  3. Enter a name for the group.

    A group name can contain only numbers (0-9), letters (a-z, A-Z), and limited special characters (- and _).

  4. Optionally, enter a description of the group.

  5. If you are using metadata variables you can click Edit Variable Mapping to specify the mapping value for each metadata variable in the ADOM. The mapping value will be applied to all devices in this device group. Devices that have been configured with a per-device value will use that value instead. See ADOM-level metadata variables.

  6. Add devices to the group as needed. Devices can also be added and removed after the group has been created.

  7. Click OK to create the group.

FortiManager allows nested device groups. For example, you can create Device Group A and add it under Device Group B.