Node
View
Consult, modify and delete network nodes.
Interface to the pfcmd node
commands.
This allows you in particular to register a node by
changing its state from unreg
to reg
.
Categories
Consult, add, modify and delete node categories.
Interface to the pfcmd nodecategory
commands.
Categories are useful if you want to assign VLANs based on them,
prevent certain categories to be isolated or simply manage your
nodes in an easier way.
Add
Add a new network node.
Interface to the pfcmd node add
command.
You'll use this command only in some rare cases since the
Packetfence system will automatically add all nodes which
can be detected on the network.
Lookup
Search for a node by its MAC
Interface to the pfcmd lookup node
command.
Import
Import nodes in bulk.
Interface to the pfcmd import nodes
command.
Fileformat: one MAC address per line
Automatically registers nodes with pid = 1.