Adding a router in Network Manager
Topic
This article describes how to add a Datto Router to a network through Datto Network Manager.
Environment
- Datto Network Manager
Description
You can add any Datto managed router by entering its MAC address in Datto Network Manager.
Procedure
1. Navigate to a device web session for your network or existing device.
2. In the Navigation menu, click Routers.
3. Click Add Router.
4. On the Add Router page, you can add a single router or multiple routers.
Adding a single router
1. Enter the Name and MAC address for your router. You do not need to capitalize digits in MAC addresses, but you must use colon-hexadecimal notation. Acceptable router names:
- can only contain letters, numbers, and dashes.
- must begin with a letter.
- cannot end with a dash.
2. Click Add.
Bulk adding routers
To add multiple routers using a CSV file:
1. Create a CSV file containing three columns:
- MAC: should contain the MAC address of each router
- Model: should contain the model of each router
- Name: should contain the name of each router
Click Download Sample CSV to generate a CSV file template containing these three columns.
2. Click Choose File to browse to your CSV file's location.
Figure 4: Browsing for a CSV file
3. Click Bulk Add.
Datto Network Manager will add the routers and make them available for management on the Routers page.