Manually create a device in N-able N-central

Last Modified

Thu Dec 29 16:30 GMT 2022

Description

This article outlines how to manually create a device in N-able N-central prior to installing an agent

Environment

  • N-able N-central

Solution

  1. Navigate to the customer level.
  2. Under Actions, click Add/Import Devices.
  3. Click More Options.
  4. Under Manually Create a Device that Represents an External Website or IP Address, click Add Device.
  5. Add all necessary details.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Navigate to the Device Details view by clicking All Devices and selecting the device name.
  8. In Device Details, select Settings > Local Agent.
  9. Download the agent from the link on the Local Agent page and install on the target device.
  10. Check the checkbox next to Install Local Agent
  11. Click Save.
  12. When prompted, enter the activation key. You can get the activation key by clicking the Get Activation Key button located above the download link.