Categorize your assets

Lansweeper's categorization tools let you add context to your asset inventory with custom groups, types, states, and IP locations. For custom fields and derived fields, see Custom fields. For defining relationships between assets and users, see Asset relations.

Groups

Groups let you arrange assets together under a shared label.

Create a group

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > Groups.
2. Select Create group.
3. Enter the name of the group.
4. Select or search for an icon to represent the group.
5. Select Create.

Edit a group

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > Groups.
2. Select the group you want to edit.
3. Select Edit.
4. Update the name or icon.
5. Select Save.

Delete a group

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > Groups.
2. Select the group you want to delete.
3. Select Delete.

IP locations

IP locations let you group assets based on their IP address range.

Create an IP location

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > IP locations.
2. Select Create IP location.
3. Enter the name of the IP location.
4. Enter the IP range.
5. Select Create.

Selecting a discovery system determines the scope of an IP location:

• Global IP location: an IP location without a discovery system; applies broadly across your environment.
• Local IP location: an IP location with a discovery system; scoped to a specific system.

Edit an IP location

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > IP locations.

2. Select an IP location, then select Show Actions.

3. Select Edit to revise the IP location's:

   • Name
   • Installation
   • IP range input method

4. Select Save.

Delete an IP location

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > IP locations.
2. Select an IP location, then select Show Actions.
3. Select Delete.

States

States let you create a custom status for assets in your network.

Create a state

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > States.
2. Select Create state.
3. Enter the name of the state.
4. Select Create.

Edit a state

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > States.
2. Select a state, then select Show Actions.
3. Select Edit.
4. Update the name.
5. Select Save.

Delete a state

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > States.
2. Select a state, then select Show Actions.
3. Select Delete.

Types

Types let you create a custom asset type for machines in your network.

Create a type

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > Types.
2. Select Create type.
3. Enter the name of the type.
4. Select or search for an icon to represent the type.
5. Select Create.

Edit a type

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > Types.

2. Select a type, then select Show Actions.

3. Select Edit to revise the type's:

   • Name
   • Icon

4. Select Save.

Delete a type

1. Go to Assets > Categorization > Types.
2. Select a type, then select Show Actions.
3. Select Delete.