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Set up a node

  1. Open a command prompt and ping the IP Address of the machine you want to add as a node. If the ping is unsuccessful, contact your IT administrator as the node is not reachable from the machine where you have installed the SolarWinds.
  2. Log in to the 
    Orion Web Console
     as an administrator.
  3. Click 
    Settings
     > 
    Manage Nodes
     > 
    Add a Node
    .
  4. On the 
    Define Node
     screen, in the 
    Polling Hostname or IP Address
     field, enter the IP address of the node you want to add.
  5. Select 
    Windows Servers: WMI and ICMP
     and provide the following information:
    1. Choose Credentials
      : From the list, choose the credentials you already have saved in your database. If you do not have credentials saved in your database, select 
      <New Credential>
      .
    2. Credential Name
      : Add any string that can identify the node for your reference.
    3. User Name
      : Enter a user to log in to the remote computer. The user must have administrative permissions on that node.
    4. Password/Confirm Password
      : Enter a password and re-enter the same password.
    5. Click 
      Test
      . If the connection test is successful, then you can connect to the node.
    6. Click 
      Next
      .