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Device types

The Device Types view allows you to view and manage device types that are used in Vendor OUIs, Hosts (registered as devices), Device Profiling Rules, and Pingable Devices. Both system and custom device types are displayed. You can view all device types in the system, as well as each device type icon state. You can also add, modify, or delete custom device type icons. The In Use button allows you to see whether a device type is currently being used in the system.

The supported formats for custom device type icons are .jpg (or .jpeg), .bmp, .wbmp, .png, and .gif.

Field

Definition

Name

The name of the device type. Custom device type names can be changed. System device type names cannot be changed.

Small Icon

Shows how the small (16 x 16 pixels) device type icon is displayed in the system.

Large Icon

Shows how the large (32 x 32 pixels) device type icon is displayed in the system.

Owner

Indicates whether the device type icon is a pre-defined system icon or a user-defined custom icon.

Icon States

Displays how the device type icon appears for each icon state. See FortiNAC GUI icons for a definition of the icon states.

Buttons

Add

Allows the user to add custom device types.

You must add both a small (16 x 16) and a large (32 x 32) version of the device type icon.

Modify

Allows the user to modify a custom device type icon.

You cannot modify system device type icons.

Delete

Allows the user to delete custom device type icons. Only device type icons that are not in use may be deleted.

In Use

Indicates whether or not the selected device type icon is currently being used by any other FortiNAC element. See Device type in use.

Device types

The Device Types view allows you to view and manage device types that are used in Vendor OUIs, Hosts (registered as devices), Device Profiling Rules, and Pingable Devices. Both system and custom device types are displayed. You can view all device types in the system, as well as each device type icon state. You can also add, modify, or delete custom device type icons. The In Use button allows you to see whether a device type is currently being used in the system.

The supported formats for custom device type icons are .jpg (or .jpeg), .bmp, .wbmp, .png, and .gif.

Field

Definition

Name

The name of the device type. Custom device type names can be changed. System device type names cannot be changed.

Small Icon

Shows how the small (16 x 16 pixels) device type icon is displayed in the system.

Large Icon

Shows how the large (32 x 32 pixels) device type icon is displayed in the system.

Owner

Indicates whether the device type icon is a pre-defined system icon or a user-defined custom icon.

Icon States

Displays how the device type icon appears for each icon state. See FortiNAC GUI icons for a definition of the icon states.

Buttons

Add

Allows the user to add custom device types.

You must add both a small (16 x 16) and a large (32 x 32) version of the device type icon.

Modify

Allows the user to modify a custom device type icon.

You cannot modify system device type icons.

Delete

Allows the user to delete custom device type icons. Only device type icons that are not in use may be deleted.

In Use

Indicates whether or not the selected device type icon is currently being used by any other FortiNAC element. See Device type in use.