IP Address Management Grid

Overview

When an IP Address is added to either a piece of Equipment or a Port/Pin/Len record, PCR-360 will check if that IP Address is already in use. If no existing IP Address records match the new IP Address, then PCR-360 will automatically add it to the IP Address Management Grid. If a match is found, then, it will use that IP Address. If the IP Address is not assigned the status of "in-use". If the IP Address is in the "in-use" status, the save attempt will fail, unless the IP Address is defined to be an internal address.

Internal IP Addresses can be configured using the internalCIDR parameter.

IP Addresses in the "reserved" status will prompt a User attempting to assign the IP Address for a record, to alert them that, that IP Address is intended for a specific item.

IP Address Statuses

Available -  This defines the indicated IP Address is currently available to be assigned to another record.

In-Use - This defines the indicated IP Address as currently used within PCR-360, and it may not be available for use on other records.

Reserved -  This defines the indicated IP Address as Reserved, so it can not be used on accident.

Edit IP Addresses

When editing a single IP Address, a User can only Update the IP Address' status and its description. The actual IP Address value can not be edited.

To open the Manage IP Addresses form, either click on the button, or double click the entry in the grid.

Delete IP Addresses

When an IP Address is deleted from the grid, any associations it had to Equipment or Ports/Pins/Lens will be removed.

To delete an IP Address from the grid, click on the button. The system will prompt to confirm that you do indeed wish to delete the record(s).

Bulk Add/Update IP Addresses

If the IP Address does not exist, then PCR-360 will create it. If the IP Address does exist, and the status is "in-use" no update is performed; otherwise, the update will occur.

Note: it is important to remember that this is a combined Add-Update process.

To open the Add New IP Addresses form, click on the  on the grid toolbar. You can now define the Protocol, IP Address Range, Description, and the desired Status for the IP Addresses.