Time for action – creating a new device in Cacti

  1. Login as an admin user to your new Cacti installation.
  2. Click on the Devices link under the Management menu. This will open a table with all devices added so far. For a new installation there should only be the localhost device showing its status as Up.
  3. On the top right of the new page click on Add. This is the default position for this Add link.
    Time for action – creating a new device in Cacti
  4. You will now be presented with the Devices [new] screen. Have a look at this screen and make yourself comfortable with the different fields.
  5. Enter a Description and Hostname (or IP address).
  6. If you add an SNMP-enabled device, select SNMP as the Downed Device Detection ...

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