The ability to manage the usage of IP Address has four options:
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Pack Usages
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Change IP Address Status
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View the Associates of the IP Address
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Add Exclude Range
The Change Status features allows you to modify the status of an IP address range without deleting the range.
The current status options are:
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Ready - Identifies the IP address ranges that can be used for device IP address comparison or inserted in an editor
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Used - Identifies the IP address ranges that are currently being utilized
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Held - Identifies IP address ranges that have been assigned by Network Configuration Manager -- but not yet deployed to a device
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Excluded - Identifies address ranges that are currently excluded from use in Network Configuration Manager.
To change the status of an IP Address range,
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From the menu bar, select Tools -> System Administration .
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Next, select Network -> Address Pool. The Address Pools List window opens. All existing IP Address Pools are listed.
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Select an Address pool, then click Manage Usages. The Manage Address Usages window opens.
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Select the IP address row, then click Change Status. The Change Usage Status window opens.
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From the drop-down list, select the new status for the IP Address.
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Click OK. The Change Usage Status window closes, and the Manage Address Usages window updates.