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.