Loading a Hosts File
You can load a hosts file (which lists IP addresses and their associated hostnames) and WhatsUp Gold creates an icon for each device listed in the file.
- Select an existing map or create a new map window.
- To create a new map, from the File menu, select New Map Wizard. In the New Map Wizard, select the Discover and Map Network devices option on the first screen and select Import devices from a Hosts File on the next screen.
- To add devices on an existing map, select the map, then from the Tools menu, select Discover Devices and select Import devices from a Hosts File on the next screen.
Note: This is also useful as a means to direct the scan to specific lists of addresses. You can use any ASCII text editor to create a simple text file that contains one IP address plus name per line. Then specify that file as the host file instead of the actual Windows host file.
- Locate the hosts file and click Next. WhatsUp Gold reads the hosts file and creates an icon for each network device it finds.
