<![CDATA[Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this]]>Hello, first off thank you for this amazing free product.  Secondly, just curious if it is possible to customize the name of my devices in the "object" tree view on the left (see attached picture).  They keep reverting back to what I think is the snmp sys name or DNS name or something.  I'd like to hand type a new name for the device and have it stick but not have to modify the hostname property of my actual network switch.  Hope that makes sense, thanks!

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]]>https://forum.netxms.org/topic/3489/device-name-keeps-reverting-back-i-d-like-to-hard-set-thisRSS for NodeFri, 13 Nov 2026 19:34:02 GMTMon, 24 Nov 2014 16:41:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this on Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:34:44 GMT]]>@walkertexasranger said in Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this:

@victor said in Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this:

Hi,

check server configuration variable SyncNodeNamesWithDNS - it must be set to 0 to avoid node names re-sync with DNS.

Best regards,
Victor

Thanks.  I just checked that setting and it was already set to 0 so for kicks I just changed it to 1.  We'll see if this makes any difference, thanks.

For future noobs such as myself this seems to have solved my problem and my hand-entered node names seem to be sticking now:
(in windows NetXMS Mgmt Console)
Configuration menu > Server Configuration > Set these 3 options:
SyncNodeNameWithDNS - 0
UseDNSNameForDiscoveredNodes - 0
UseFQDNForNodeNames - 0

Thanks everyone for your help.  I know DNS is usually a great way to go but I like hand typing even friendlier names like "Near the gymnasium" etc just so I can even more quickly identify a node's location in my head.

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/15415https://forum.netxms.org/post/15415Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:34:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this on Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:19:46 GMT]]>@victor said in Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this:

Hi,

check server configuration variable SyncNodeNamesWithDNS - it must be set to 0 to avoid node names re-sync with DNS.

Best regards,
Victor

Thanks.  I just checked that setting and it was already set to 0 so for kicks I just changed it to 1.  We'll see if this makes any difference, thanks.

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/15413https://forum.netxms.org/post/15413Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:19:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this on Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:01:55 GMT]]>Hi,

check server configuration variable SyncNodeNamesWithDNS - it must be set to 0 to avoid node names re-sync with DNS.

Best regards,
Victor

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/15411https://forum.netxms.org/post/15411Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:01:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this on Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:03:55 GMT]]>@alk said in Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this:

Right click on object, select "Properties", and change "Object Name"

I tried but after a while it reverted back to the hostname....

]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/15409https://forum.netxms.org/post/15409Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:03:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Device Name keeps reverting back, I'd like to hard-set this on Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:24:14 GMT]]>Right click on object, select "Properties", and change "Object Name"

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]]>https://forum.netxms.org/post/15408https://forum.netxms.org/post/15408Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:24:14 GMT