Downing a Standalone Device

Requirements for Downing a standalone device:

• The device status must be up.

• The device must be released (not acquired).

To Down a standalone device, do one of the following:

• Right-click the required device name or icon to display a context menu. If the device is up, select Down Device.

• Select the device you want to down and do one of the following:

  • From the menu bar, select Device > Down.

  • On the task panel, click Down Device.

Downing appears in the status field. After you have downed the device, Downed appears in the status field.

After the device is downed, Up Device replaces Down Device on the context menu of the downed device.