Deleting Device Attributes

ClearPass Device Insight provides you with the capability to delete attributes from devices. You can delete attributes from multiple devices at once or you can delete the attributes from a single device. You have the option to delete all of the device attributes from a device or devices or just the flow attributes. Flow attributes are:

Application ID
Application Group
Destination Connections
Destination Hosts
Ports

The attributes that will be deleted for each device can be viewed using the Device Details dialog - Profile tab for each device. The static attributes are displayed in the Static Attributes card and the flow attributes are displayed in the Flow Attributes card in the Profile tab.

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After all of the attributes are deleted for a device, the device then becomes a generic device Generic devices are unknown devices which cannot be classified using any of the system or user defined classification criteria. Generic devices do not contain enough fingerprint data to classify them. Generic devices are grouped into device clusters by similar properties and can then be classified by the user either by assigning a classification set to the device cluster or creating a user defined rule.. Otherwise, the device is reclassified based on the static attributes.

Deleting Device Attributes from Multiple Devices

To delete device attributes from multiple devices:

Go to one of the following:
- Menu > Classified Devices
- Menu > Generic Devices
- Menu > User Classified Devices
The Classified Devices page, Generic Devices page, or User Classified Devices page opens displaying the Dashboard.
Select the display options for the Dashboard.
After you select the display options, the device information that is displayed in the Dashboard cards matches those selections.
Select the Devices tab to view the specific devices represented in the dashboard.
(Optional) Filter the devices that display in the List view by performing one or both of the following:
To add filters using the Filters dialog:
The Filters dialog is only available from the Classified Devices page.
1. Click the Filters icon in the upper left corner of the page.
2. Select the filter criteria.
  For more information on adding filters, see Adding Filters Using the Filters Dialog.
To add filters using the grid column headings:
1. Hover over the grid heading row and click the Filter icon next to a column heading.
2. Enter the filter value for the column.
Click the down arrow in the Actions menu and select Delete Attributes.
The Actions menu is located in the upper right hand corner above the grid.
The Delete Attributes dialog opens displaying an All attributes button and a Flow attributes button.
Delete the attributes for the devices by performing one of the following:
- Click All attributes to delete all attributes for the devices displayed in the List view including the flow attributes.
- Click Flow attributes to delete only the flow attributes for the devices displayed in the List view.
A pop up box appears listing the number of devices that will be affected by this delete action.
Click Confirm.
The attributes are deleted from the devices. Device reclassification may occur.

Deleting Device Attributes from a Single Device

To delete device attributes from a single device:

Go to one of the following:
- Menu > Classified Devices.
- Menu > Generic Devices.
- Menu > User Classified Devices.
The Classified Devices page, Generic Devices page, or User Classified Devices page opens displaying the Dashboard.
Select the display options for the Dashboard.
After you select the display options, the device information that is displayed in the Dashboard cards matches those selections.
Select the Devices tab to view the specific devices represented in the dashboard.
The List view appears displaying all of the individual devices in a grid format.
Hover over the device in the grid in which you want to delete the attributes and click the details icon or click the MAC address.
The Device Details dialog opens displaying additional details for the device in the Profile tab. The attributes for the device are displayed in theStatic Attributes card and the Flow Attributes card in the Profile tab. The Delete Attributes button is displayed In the upper right hand corner of the Static Attributes card.
Delete all attributes from the device by performing the following:
1. Click Delete Attributes in the Static Attributes card.
  The Delete Attributes dialog opens displaying an All attributes button and a Flow attributes button.
2. Click All attributes to delete all attributes including static and flow attributes for the device.
  A pop up box appears stating that this action will delete all attributes for this device and that the device may become generic.
3. Click Confirm.
  All attributes are deleted from the device.
Delete the flow attributes from the device by performing the following:
1. Click Delete Attributes in the Static Attributes card.
  The Delete Attributes dialog opens displaying an All attributes button and a Flow attributes button. The Flow attributes button is not available if there are not any flow attributes for the device.
2. Click Flow attributes to delete the flow attributes for the device.
  A pop up box appears stating that this action will delete flow attributes for this device and that the device may become generic.
3. Click Confirm.
  The flow attributes are deleted from the device.