Managing Host Properties
Chapter 5 Managing Object Properties 161
Managing Host Properties
You can set or modify the properties of an individual host, as well as being able to set
properties globally.
To Modify Individual Host Properties
1 In the Network portion of the navigation tree, right-click the host and choose
Properties.
The Host Properties screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 84:
Figure 84 Host Properties Screen
2 In Label, specify a new label to be displayed in the navigation tree.
3 In Notifications, specify the type, if any, of notifications that you want:
■ E-mail: Select the check box to send threshold-crossing e-mail notifications for
each object indicator.
■ SNMP: Select the check box to send threshold-crossing SNMP traps to the SNMP
managers.
■ Apply Notifications on This Object and All Sub Objects: Click this button to use
the same type of notifications for subordinate objects in the navigation tree.
4 In Other Properties, modify the properties as appropriate:
■ Enable Polling: Select this check box to activate the collection of counters. Clear
the check box if you do not need reports on this object, do not need statistics on
this object, or if you want to hide this object.
■ Show Objects: Select this check box to display the object’s hidden objects in the
navigation tree.
