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--- equipmenttypes [2011/02/08 15:00] – [Add IP device complains] faltin
+++ equipmenttypes [2011/04/03 06:56] (current) – [Equipment Types] faltin
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-This page contains a list of types that may be unknown to NAV (we say **may** because they may have been included in a later patch/version).
+This page contains a list of types that may be unknown to NAV (we say //may// because they may have been included in a later patch/version).
-You can use this list directly and bulk in the types in your NAV installation using the "Edit database tool".
+You can use this list directly and bulk in the types in your NAV installation using the "Seed Database tool".
+:!: Please note that when you seed a new IP device of an unknown type into NAV, NAV will automatically create a new type record. The data in this type record may be a bit unreadable and you should then edit the typename, vendor and description using Seed database|Type.
-===== Add IP device complains =====
-Typically the //Add IP device// function in the //Edit database// tool will complain if you try to add equipment of an unknown type. You have to define the type first. :!: This is no longer true as of NAV 3.8.
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-:!: When you add an IP device to NAV that is of an unknown type, you may follow a link to add the new type. Here the sysObjectID will be filled in, which means you can skip the procedure above. **Note:** You will not be given this option when you bulk import.
 ===== Get the official typename =====