Groups

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Groups are a prescriptive management system that allows for arbitrary grouping of endpoints. You can manually add devices to the Device Group.

The added devices are not tested against any conditions, unlike the devices in a Device Query. A single endpoint may exist in multiple groups concurrently.

This organizational structure is most useful when establishing permissions for users within the Syxsense Console.

Important Information

A device can be within as many groups as necessary; no limitations.

A device group can contain as many devices as desired.

There are no limits to how many device groups can be created.

Typical uses include phased approaches (testing, production), departments, or manual choices.

Prerequisites

A device in the Console

An account with the 'Groups' permissions

Discovery: Groups OverviewDiscovery: Groups Overview

	To create a new group
	To create a folder to store the group
	To run a report
	To edit a device group. This allows to Add or Remove Group members. Group Members list (Names/Types) can be sorted ascending and descending by clicking on header.
	To delete a device group
	To move a device group
	To search a device group
	To edit a column set

Guided walk-through: How to Create a New GroupGuided walk-through: How to Create a New Group

❶	To access the Device Groups area of the console, click on 'Devices' > Click or expand 'Groups'Drop-down TitleDrop-down Title
❷	To create a new folder or group either right-click on Groups or use the options at the top of the screen.Drop-down TitleDrop-down Title
❸	Name ① a group and Add Members ② to it. You can also import group members from the CSV file by clicking 'Import from CSV' ③ In this case, you must select a CSV file from your hard drive by clicking Then it to the console and the changes.Drop-down TitleDrop-down Title
❹	Click 'Save' to save the group.

Guided walk-through: How to Create Groups Automatically During Agent DeploymentGuided walk-through: How to Create Groups Automatically During Agent Deployment

Automate the process of creating new device groups during agent deployment using specific command-line syntax.

This feature allows you to dynamically create groups and add devices to them during installation.

Command-Line Syntax:

❶	To achieve automatic group creation, use the following command-line syntax during installation: msiexec.exe /i ResponderSetup.msi /GROUPLOCKNAME="<GroupName>" /qb
❷	Replace ResponderSetup.msi with the installer's actual name.
❸	Replace <GroupName> with the desired group name.
❹	Execution: The /GROUPLOCKNAME parameter creates a new group if absent, adding the device to the group seamlessly.

Last Update: July, 2024