Groups and Devices

GFI OneGuard periodically scans the network to discover devices joined to it. All discovered devices can be remotely managed in GFI OneGuard. To access the list of discovered devices, from the top navigation bar, go to Manage > DevicesMachines connected to a network that have been discovered by GFI OneGuard..

Managing and configuring devices

The left pane contains groups in a hierarchical structure. Devices can be added to these groups to apply the group settings on the devices. Click any group to display the list of devices within that group in the right pane. Use the right pane to monitor and configure individual devices in the selected group. Use the icon bar in the right corner to filter and sort devices, show or hide configured services and to change device view.

Start by choosing a group from the left pane:

Group	Description
Discovered Devices	This group contains a list of discovered devices that are not yet managed by GFI OneGuard. To start managing these devices, drag and drop a device onto a group under Managed Groups. Alternatively, select one or more devices and in the actions bar, click Move devices. Choose the group and click OK.
All groups under Managed Groups	These groups contain devices that are managed by GFI OneGuard through the AgentA GFI OneGuard component that runs as a background service on target devices and handles the deployment of patches, service packs and software updates.. Each group has a custom set of settings configured and applied on all the devices that are joined to the group. The hierarchical structure allows certain settings to be inherited from parent groups. When a device is added to a group, GFI OneGuard AgentsA GFI OneGuard component that runs as a background service on target devices and handles the deployment of patches, service packs and software updates. are automatically installed on that device.

Actions that can be performed on GFI OneGuard groups: