How to add a network
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Open the Networks
page.
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Select
Add network
.
- In the Create new network dialog box, enter Network name.
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Select
OK.
Next, you need to select the gateway (and thereby the computers) that should be part of the network.
- Select Unknown networks.
- Select the gateway (identified by IP and MAC address).
- On the Gateway properties page, select the newly added network.
- Select Save.
How to add a network/gateway from the computer properties page
This alternative method is useful if many unknown networks exist.
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The method assumes you know of a computer that is on the network you want to add.
- If you know the name of the computer, go to step 5. Otherwise, Search for the user whose computer is on the unknown network.
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Enter part of the user's name or email.
The search is not case-sensitive.
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Select
and Info to see information about the user.
- Select the Computer (COMPIX) link to open the Computer properties page.
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On the
Computer properties page, you can, for the gateway you want to add, either:
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Select Select network to add the gateway to an existing network.
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Select network. Optionally, enter part of the network name to Search for it. Select Select network.
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Select Create new network to create a new network with this gateway.
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Enter Network name and select Create new network.
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A computer with multiple network interfaces (Wi-Fi and LAN) will be listed with a gateway for each of these.
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How to manually add a gateway
If you know the IP and the MAC address of the gateway, you can either:
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Use Add gateway on the Network properties page.
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Use Printix Configurator to add the gateway to an existing network.