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Introduction
This article is designed to guide IT Staff through the process of adding a custom attribute to an IP address within the Netdot database.
This requires that the user has:
- User access to Netdot
- IP address block assigned to the user
Note: If you do not have access to Netdot or do not have IP Blocks assigned to your Netdot Account,
submit a ticket with Enterprise Systems.
Also note: The terms
tag and c
ustom Attribute mean the same thing, for the purposes of this article, and are used interchangeably.
Overview
- Log Into Netdot
- Access the DNS Record
- Access the IP Record
- Append the Custom Attribute
Procedure
Log in to Netdot with your credentials
Access the DNS Record Page in Netdot
- Enter the IP address of the device you wish to tag and press <ENTER>
- This is what the DNS Record page looks like:
Access the IP Address Record in Netdot
- Click the IP Address (172.19.128.244, in this case) under the Address element on the webpage and you will be taken to the IP Address Record page, it looks like this:
Append the Custom Attribute to the IP Address Record
- From the page displaying the IP Address Record, in the Custom Attributes element, Click [add] on the right hand side of the page, to get to the IP Block Attribute page.
- Select the appropriate Attribute ID from the drop down menu, Click Name (e.g. PCI-DSS).
- Type a value of Yes, and click on Insert.
- And you are now done. The display should look like this:
