## Discovery Page

This page enables you to add new devices to system inventory.

Field | Description
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Agent | The host agent which will conduct the discovery process.
Discovery Mechanism | The method used to discover devices. Options are: IP - Devices are discovered by searching the intranet for specified IP addresses or a specified range of IP addresses. In-Band - Devices are discovered using I/O instructions on the data path only. File - Devices are added from a list in a file (/etc/deviceIP.conf). This discovery method only works for devices that support out-of-band discovery.
IP List | When using the IP discovery mechanism, specify the IP addresses to be discovered.
Prefix | Optional. Value that helps you to name discovered devices. Options are: None - No prefix will be attached to the name of the discovered device. Custom - Specify a prefix to be attached to he name of all discovered devices. Agent Name - Attach the name of the monitoring host to the name of all discovered devices.
Monitor When Discovered | If Yes, devices are automatically monitored when added to system inventory.
Add Automatically to Inventory | If Yes, devices are automatically added to system inventory when discovered.
Start Discovery | Click to start the device discovery process using the information specified.
Cancel | Click to cancel the device discovery process.

### Related Topics

- Preparing to Discover Devices
- Discovering Devices