Merging devices

This section contains instructions on pairing devices.

If one device is represented by multiple devices in the table for some reason, these devices can be merged into one device. Devices can be merged automatically when the device activity detection method is enabled in learning mode. You can also manually merge devices.

Devices are automatically merged if the application identifies a connection between the MAC address of one device and the IP address of a different device, or identifies a connection between devices according to the results of an active poll or data received from EPP applications. If conflicts arise between defined values in device information, the merged device will retain the values that were defined for the following devices:

Devices with IP addresses, if a connection is detected between the MAC address of one device and the IP address of a different device.
Prior to enabling learning mode (and while working in this mode), it is not recommended to change information about devices for which only a MAC address is defined if they could be automatically merged with devices that have defined IP addresses.
Devices with IP addresses and the Endpoint Agent software component installed, if a connection is detected between devices according to the data from EPP applications.
Devices with the most IP addresses.
Devices with the most addresses, if the devices do not have an IP address.

When devices are merged, some information from the merged devices might not be saved in the new device (for example, the contents of dynamic fields and topology parameters). In addition, to merge devices, the total number of network interfaces in the new device must not be more than 512.

Only users with the Administrator role can merge devices manually.

In this section:

Merging devices when working with the devices table

Merging devices when working with the networking interactions map and the topology map