Filters
The Filter section can be opened or closed using the + and: symbols in the title bar of a page, for example Network > L3 Polling. Wild card characters can be used in text based fields.
Using filters
- Navigate to a view that has a filter panel at the top.
- Click in the Add Filter field and select a data type to use as a filter, such as Host Name.
- A field is displayed for the data to be used as a filter. Enter the appropriate filter data.
- Continue adding filter fields and filter data as needed.
- Click Update to display the filtered data in the table.
- To remove a filter, click the - symbol next to the field. Click Update to refresh the data in the table.
Filter types
Each view that has filters has options that are specific to that particular view. For example, Guest Contractor Accounts allows you to filter by account type. However, there are some filter options that are common to any views. The table below lists filters that are common across many views. Detailed filter information is available in the Help for each individual view.
Type |
Definition |
Time |
Filters that involve date and time:
Use Calendar to select a date. |
Enabled |
|
Host Type |
|
Authentication Type |
|
IP address |
IP address of the connecting host or device. |
Physical Address |
MAC address of the connecting host or device. |
Location |
Name of the device and port where the host or device connected. |
Group |
Name of the group containing that contains devices, ports, users or hosts. |
Container |
Name of the Container in which a device is a member. |
Registered |
Shows Registered and Unregistered Hosts |
Wild cards
When searching using a text field you must enter specific search data, such as 192.168.10.5. Wild cards can be used in these fields. Possible wild cards include the following:
Option |
Example |
---|---|
* |
192.* in the IP address field searches for all IP addresses that begin with 192. |
[...] |
[192.168.10.10,172.168.5.22,192.168.5.10] Searches for each IP address in the series and returns multiple records. Any search field that starts and ends with square brackets "[]" and has one or more commas "," is treated as a list of values. |
! |
!192. in the IP address field searches for all IP addresses that do not contain 192. |
![...] |
![John, Frank, Bob] in the First Name field returns all records that do not contain John, Frank or Bob in the First Name field. |
![...] |
![Windows] in the operating system field returns all records that do not contain Windows in the operating system field. |
<esc>! |
<esc>!John in the First Name field returns records that match !John. The "<esc>" allows you to search for data that contains an exclamation point (!). |
<esc>! |
<esc>!Windows in the operating system field returns records that match !Windows. The "<esc>" allows you to search for data that contains an exclamation point (!). |