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Table of Contents3
Introduction to UDT19
- What Is a Device19
  - What Solarwinds User Device Tracker Offers19
  - How Solarwinds User Device Tracker Works20
Installing Solarwinds User Device Tracker21
- Scalability21
Discovering and Adding Network Devices36
- Adding Devices36
- Adding Ports36
- Network Discovery36
Adding Active Directory Controllers and Users46
- Managing Active Directory Credentials46
Managing the UDT White List52
- Enabling DNS Resolution for Wireless Nodes53
Managing UDT58
- Getting Started with Orion59
Configuring Solarwinds UDT66
- Port Management66
  - Manage Ports66
  - User Device Tracker Discovery66
- Track Users and Endpoints66
- UDT Settings67
- License Summary68
  - UDT License Summary68
- Thwack Community68
Viewing Status: Device, Port, User, SSID70
- Using the Device Tracker Summary70
Common Tasks with Solarwinds UDT79
- Finding the Switch and Port Where a Particular Hostname, IP, or MAC Address Is or was Connected79
- Seeing Rogue Endpoint Connections in Real-Time80
- Tracking Status for a Group of Ports81
- Shutting down a Network Device Port83
- Creating and Managing a Watch List83
- Finding Wireless Endpoint Connections84
- Finding a User's Connections84
- Finding Endpoints in a Subnet85
- Resolving IP Address Conflicts with IPAM and UDT Integration87
Alerting and Reporting90
- Editing Alerts90
  - Configuring Solarwinds UDT Alerts90
    - Configuring a Default UDT Alert91
    - Setting up the Alert Trigger Action91
  - Creating Solarwinds UDT-Specific Reports93
Solarwinds Core Components102
- Discovery Central102
Managing the Orion Web Console117
- Logging in for the First Time as an Administrator118
Managing Devices in the Web Console167
- Adding Devices for Monitoring in the Web Console168
Managing Groups and Dependencies179
- Managing Groups179
  - Creating Groups180
  - Managing Dependencies184
Managing Web Accounts189
- Creating New Accounts189
  - Editing User Accounts190
Managing Solarwinds UDT Polling Engines198
- Viewing Polling Engine Status in the Web Console198
Monitoring Network Events in the Web Console209
- Viewing Event Details in the Web Console209
  - Acknowledging Events in the Web Console210
Using Orion Platform Advanced Alerts211
- Creating and Configuring Advanced Alerts212
Creating Network Maps249
Creating and Viewing Reports250
- Predefined Orion Platform Reports250
Monitoring Syslog Messages283
- Configuring the Orion Syslog Port284
Monitoring SNMP Traps299
- The SNMP Trap Protocol300
Creating Custom Properties310
- Creating a Custom Property311
Creating Account Limitations316
- Using the Account Limitation Builder316
  - Creating an Account Limitation317
    - Deleting an Account Limitation317
Managing the Solarwinds UDT Database319
- Using Database Manager320
Common Orion Tasks324
- Creating an Alert to Discover Network Device Failures324
Additional Polling Engine and Web Console340
- Additional Polling Engine System Requirements340
Troubleshooting347
- Checking Device Compatibility347
Regular Expression Pattern Matching361
- Characters361
- Character Classes or Character Sets [Abc]361
- Anchors363
- Quantifiers364
- Dot366
- Word Boundaries366
- Alternation366
- Regular Expression Pattern Matching Examples367

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