Create a UDP/IP broadcast to IPv4 address

To locate a Host computer by polling a specific IPv4 address, follow these steps:

1 From the Manage Polling Ranges window, select New > UDP/IP. The Polling Ranges Definition window appears.

2 Select Broadcast to IPv4 address.

3 Enter the Host computer network address that you want to poll in the Address field.

4 Enter a name for the search next to Descriptive Name.

5 To specify a UDP port number to use for polling, enter it in the Port field. The default <Standard> port is 1505.

6 To omit the search from the Ranges list located on the Peer-to-Peer Hosts tab, click Hide this range on the Peer-to-Peer Hosts page.

7 Save your search using one of the following methods:

u Click Apply to save changes and leave the Polling Range Definition window open.

u Click OK to save changes and close the Polling Range Definition window.

NOTE: Select Broadcast to IPv4 address to search for remote Host computers by sending a packet to a specific address. Note that broadcasts to other networks or subnets only work if intervening routers are configured to forward broadcasts.