Creating labels

There are two ways to create a label:

  • Use Advanced Search and save the criteria to a new label.
  • Create a new label.

Procedure 

  1. From the Admin Portal, go to Device & Users > Labels.

  2. Click Add Label. The Add Label window opens.

    Refer to the guidelines in the Add label window table to complete the fields.

  3. Click Save. You can now apply this label to devices, policies, and configurations. See Applying a device to a label.

Add label window

The following system labels are always available, by default:

Table 36.   Add label fields

Field

Description

Example

Name

Enter a unique name that clearly identifies the purpose of the label. The following characters are allowed when entering a label name. All other characters, including spaces, are prohibited.

  • Letters (uppercase and lowercase)
  • Numbers (0-9)
  • Dashes (-)
  • Underscores (_)
  • Periods (.)
  • At sign (@)
  • Dollar sign ($)
  • Hash tag (#)
  • Extended ASCII/UTF-8

ExecutiveTeam

Description

Provide additional meaning and usage information.

For members of the executive staff reporting to John Smith

Type

By default, the type is Filter.

Change it to Manual if you want to manually associate devices with the label.

 

Criteria

If the type is Filter, use the query builder to create a search expression that defines the devices to apply the label to. Alternatively, manually enter a search expression.

The matching devices are automatically displayed.