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Renaming a Network or Organization

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In a Dashboard Organization, there may be many networks containing many different devices. These networks should be named appropriately for ease of management. This article will cover how to change the name of any network or organization in Dashboard. 
 

Note: Only full organization admins have the ability to rename a network or organization. For more information about Dashboard admin types and permissions, please refer to our documentation on Managing Organization/Network Administrators and Guest Ambassador Accounts.

Changing a Network Name

There are two ways to update a network's name in Dashboard.

Under Network-wide

  1. In Dashboard, navigate to Network-wide > Configure > General.
  2. The first option on the page is to change the network name. Update this field as desired.
  3. Click Save changes.
    Renaming the Network under Network-Wide>Configure>General

Under Organization Overview

  1. In Dashboard, navigate to Organization > Monitor > Overview.
  2. Expand the network list on the right by clicking the arrow:
  3. Hover over the network to be updated, and click the pencil icon that appears:
    Clicking the Pencil Icon on the Organization Overview to rename a network
     
  4. Change the network name, and click the check box to save changes:
    Renaming the network on the Overview page

Changing an Organization Name

  1. In Dashboard, navigate to Organization > Configure > Settings
  2. The first option on the page is to change the organization name. Update this field as desired.
  3. Click Save changes.
    Renaming an Organization under the Organization Settings Page