Manually changing the statuses of devices

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Only a user with the Administrator role can change the statuses of devices.

You can change the status (select either the Authorized, Unauthorized or Archived status) for one selected device or for multiple selected devices simultaneously. If you are changing the status of one selected device, you can enable or disable the automatic status change of that device to the Archived status.

The application automatically changes the status of an Archived device if it displays activity. Depending on the current asset management mode, the application assigns either the Authorized or Unauthorized status to the detected device.

You can change the statuses of devices in the following ways:

• Changing the statuses of devices when working with the devices table

  To change the status of one device when working with the devices table:

  1. Connect to the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks Server through the web interface using the Administrator account.
  2. On the Devices tab in the Assets section, select the relevant device.

     The details area appears in the right part of the web interface window.

  3. Click the Edit button.

     The details area will show the following tabs for viewing and editing device information: Addresses, Settings and Custom fields.

  4. Select the Settings tab.
  5. In the Status drop-down list, select the necessary status of the device.
  6. Enable or disable the automatic status changes of devices to the Archived status. To do so, use the Automatically change to Archived status toggle switch located above the Status drop-down list.

     You may need to disable automatic status changes if, for example, you want to prevent the Authorized status from changing to the Archived status for a rarely connected device.

  7. Click Save.

  To change the status of multiple devices when working with the table:

  1. Connect to the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks Server through the web interface using the Administrator account.
  2. Select the Devices section.
  3. In the devices table, select the devices whose status you want to change.

     The details area appears in the right part of the web interface window.

  4. Click the button with the name of the relevant status.

     A window with a confirmation prompt opens.

  5. In the prompt window, click OK.
• Changing the statuses of devices when working with the networking interactions map and the topology map

  When working with the network interactions map and the topology map, you can change the statuses of known devices represented by nodes on the maps.

  You can select the relevant nodes individually or as part of collapsed groups that include the relevant devices. When a collapsed group is selected, all devices in the child groups of any nesting level are also included in the device selection.

  To change the status of one device when working with the maps:

  1. Connect to the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks Server through the web interface using the Administrator account.
  2. Select the Network map section.
  3. On the Network interactions map or Topology map tab, select the node of the relevant device.

     The details area appears in the right part of the web interface window.

  4. Click the Edit button.

     The details area will show the following tabs for viewing and editing device information: Addresses, Settings and Custom fields.

  5. Select the Settings tab.
  6. In the Status drop-down list, select the necessary status of the device.
  7. Enable or disable the automatic status changes of devices to the Archived status. To do so, use the Automatically change to Archived status toggle switch located above the Status drop-down list.

     You may need to disable automatic status changes if, for example, you want to prevent the Authorized status from changing to the Archived status for a rarely connected device.

  8. Click Save.

  To change the status of multiple devices when working with the maps:

  1. Connect to the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks Server through the web interface using the Administrator account.
  2. Select the Network map section.
  3. On the Network interactions map or Topology map tab, select the objects which represent nodes of known applications and/or collapsed groups.

     To select multiple nodes and/or groups, do one of the following:

     • Hold down the SHIFT key and use your mouse to select a rectangular area containing the relevant objects.
     • Hold down the CTRL key and use your mouse to select the relevant objects.

     The details area appears in the right part of the web interface window. The details area shows the total number of selected nodes and groups while also showing the quantitative distribution of selected objects by type.

  4. If the selected objects belong to different types or categories of devices, you can exclude certain types of objects (for example, nodes of devices that are unknown to the application) or categories (for example, PLC). To do so, clear the check box next to the name of the category or type.
  5. Click the button with the name of the relevant status.

     A window with a confirmation prompt opens.

  6. In the prompt window, click OK.