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Aliases are easy-to-remember, human-readable
names that can be substituted for MAC or IP addresses displayed in
the event list. This can make it easier to recognize and
analyze network events.
Once
an alias is assigned to an IP or MAC address, it will replace the
corresponding address in the events list. You can choose how the hosts participating in
the communications are displayed: by IP
Address, by
MAC
Address, or by
Host
Alias. An alias may also be
assigned to a range of IP addresses. This is very convenient, as it
allows you to have just one name for a group of network devices
(e.g., all computers on a LAN). Each alias is unique. However, you
can assign the same alias to several MAC or IP addresses, thus
forming a group. This is useful if a computer has several network
addresses and you would like to identify them all by one name.
Additionally, the application can resolve IP addresses to
hostnames.
These
configuration settings can be found in the Events
=> View => Address
Mode ribbon
group. You can add, edit, or delete
aliases by clicking Aliases in that group.
Click
the Add button to add a station. Enter an alias name
and click the Add button. A dialog window will open, prompting
you to enter the address for the alias and select its type:
IP
Address, IP Address
Range, or
MAC
Address. If you would like
to add a range of IP addresses, select the IP Address
Range radio button and enter
the starting and ending IP addresses for the range in the
corresponding fields.
Click OK to update the list of aliases or
Cancel to discard the changes. You can edit an alias
by selecting it and clicking on the Edit
or Delete
buttons.
You
may also assign aliases to hosts by right-clicking on a network
event in the events list and choosing the corresponding item from the
pop-up menu.
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