Automatic grouping of devices based on a specific criterion

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You can automatically group devices in the device group tree based on one of the following criteria:

• Affiliation of IP addresses with subnets that are known to the application
• Device categories
• Device vendors

Only users with the Administrator role can automatically group devices.

You can automatically group devices in the following ways:

• Automatically grouping devices based on a specific criterion beginning with the top level of the hierarchy in the group tree
  1. Connect to the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks Server through the web interface using the Administrator account.
  2. On the Network interactions map tab in the Network map section, click one of the following buttons for selecting a grouping criterion in the toolbar located in the left part of the network interactions map display area:
     •  – for grouping devices by subnet.
     •  – for grouping devices by category.
     •  – for grouping devices by vendor.

     A window opens with a prompt for you to select a grouping option.

  3. If you need to group devices by category and vendor based on address spaces, in the prompt window select the Take into account the address spaces check box.
  4. Click one of the following buttons depending on your desired result:
     • If you want to group devices by subnets, click the Group button.
     • If you want to group devices by category and vendor based on address spaces in all groups of the device group tree, click the With child groups button.
     • If you want to group devices by category and vendor based on address spaces only at the top level of the device group tree hierarchy, click the Selected only button.

  The application will identify the devices that match the selected grouping criterion, create groups for these devices, and place the devices into these groups.

• Automatically grouping devices in a selected device group:
  1. Connect to the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks Server through the web interface using the Administrator account.
  2. On the Network interactions map tab in the Network map section, select the group in which you want to automatically group devices.
  3. Right-click to open the context menu.
  4. In the context menu, select one of the following options:
     • Group by subnet.
     • Group by category.
     • Group by vendor.

     A window opens with a prompt for you to select a grouping option.

  5. If you need to group devices by category and vendor based on address spaces, in the prompt window select the Take into account the address spaces check box.
  6. In the prompt window, click one of the following buttons depending on your desired result:
     • If you want to group devices by subnets, click the Group button.
     • If you want to group devices by category or vendor in all child groups of the selected group, click the With child groups button.
     • If you want to group devices by category or vendor only in the selected group, click the Selected only button.

  The application will identify the devices that match the selected grouping criterion, create groups for these devices, and place the devices into these groups (however, devices that are already in other groups will not be put into the new groups).