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Changing the Standard Device Icons
You can edit or replace the standard icons used to represent generic device types (workstation, host, router, etc.). If you replace a standard icon, you must use the same file name for the new file. For example, to replace the router icon, you need to call the new file "router."
Note: WhatsUp Gold comes complete with an icon editor program. For more information on VDevice, see the VDevice help file.
The standard icons are internal to the WhatsUp Gold program, but we have made the icon files available in the WhatsUp Gold directory. You can use these icon files as a starting point for creating your own icons.
You can use the following icon files as a starting point: bridge.emf, host.emf, subnet.emf, container.emf, hub.emf, lanbox.emf, printer.emf, router.emf, server.emf, workstn.emf.
Note: For every .emf file in the WhatsUp Gold directory, there is also a .dse file. VDevice only edits .dse files and when saved, it will save the .dse file and also the .emf file (for WhatsUp Gold to use). DO NOT DELETE the .dse files or you will not be able to modify those icons in the future.
To change one of the standard icons:
- Open one of the icon files (.dse) in VDevice.exe. You cannot use a bitmap editor.
For example, if you want to change the look of your printer.emf icon, you should open printer.dse.
Note: VDevice edits the .dse file and saves it and a copy of the same .emf file.
- In VDevice, make your changes to the icon (.dse) file. Save your changes to a file with the same name as the icon you want to replace, and it will overwrite the icon file (.emf) in your WhatsUp Gold top directory.
- VDevice replaces the internal .emf files with the edited .emf files in the WhatsUp Gold top directory.
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