Hostname Change

Provides the function to change computer name. You can control the hostname of Windows PCs.

  • Provides management features by changing hostnames to match departmental or corporate naming conventions.
  1. Go to Policy in the top menu.
  2. In the left Policy menu, go to Policy > Node Policy > Node Action.
  3. In the Node Action management window, find and click Hostname Change.

Below are Basic Settings.

  1. For CWP Message, add a message to display according to the policy.
  2. For Label, adding a label allows you to categorize the plugin with a custom label displayed in the "Description" input field.

Below are Plugin Settings.

  1. For Host Name, specify the hostname to change to. (Characters cannot exceed 15 in English, and only hyphens (-) are allowed.)
  2. Specify options for Reboot Method (Do not reboot / Notify user / Auto reboot).
    • If notifying the user, specify the reboot delay time. (Seconds - Hours)
  3. In Execution Account, select the execution account option for changing the hostname. (Agent default execution account or separate execution account setting)
  4. Execution Cycle performs the action at the set interval. (Seconds - Months)
  5. Click the Modify button.
  6. In the left Policy menu, go to Node Policy.
  7. Click the Node Policy you wish to apply.
  8. Find Node Action Settings and click Assign.
  9. In the Available items, find Hostname Change and drag it to the Selected items.
  10. Click the Add button.
  11. Click the Modify button.

Note

The name cannot contain all special and blank characters except the minus sign (-), and must be less than 63 bytes.