Bring Your Own Structure to Domotz
Sometimes the biggest improvements don’t come from adding more data; they come from giving you better ways to make sense of it. Over the past little while, our network monitoring community made up of MSPs, IT teams, and AV integrators have been telling us the same thing: “We need more flexibility in how we group and categorize devices within Domotz.” And they were right.
Teams wanted a lightweight way to introduce their own structure and bring their own internal context to the devices they manage without adding unnecessary complexity.
So, we listened. And today, we’re excited to bring Custom Tags to Domotz.
Why Custom Tags Matter
With so many different types of customers, device mixes, and operational styles, it’s safe to say that no two businesses work or organize their environments the same way. If you’ve ever looked at a dashboard and thought, “I wish I could just organize these the way our team works,” well, now you can. So, what exactly are Custom Tags?
Custom Tags are simple, free form labels you can attach to devices to categorize, organize, and filter resources in a way that reflects your business. They are intentionally lightweight, so rather than forcing your workflow into predefined boxes, you can now bring your own language into Domotz. In short, they help Domotz adapt to you, not the other way around.
How do Custom Tags work?
A Custom Tag is a keyword you apply to a device to make it instantly identifiable and easier to organize. Examples of a tag you can create include:
- High Priority
- Customer XYZ
- All Office Displays
- Importance: Low / Medium / High / Critical
Tags are single-keyword labels designed to be flexible and easy to adopt. You can even color code them for further categorization and organization. It’s that simple.
How can I get started with Custom Tags?
We’ve created this guide to help you get started with creating, deleting, applying bulk Custom Tags and even how to filter devices quickly and easily.
What Problems Do They Solve?
Limited categorization options
Every team has its own language. SLAs may come in tiers. Rooms and system types mean different things to different AV projects. Internal IT might categorize by business unit, location, or compliance areas. Normally, this context lived outside of Domotz, often in spreadsheets or someone’s memory. Custom Tags bring that context directly into your monitoring workflow.
No dynamic grouping based on your own attributes
Until now, teams could not group devices using their own custom attributes. As a result, they relied on inconsistent workarounds that made it difficult to quickly surface the entities that mattered most across customers or sites.
What Can You Do with Custom Tags Today?
This release includes everything you need to start organizing your environments immediately:
Create and manage tags
Add, rename, and delete tags through a simple management interface.
Apply tags across your environment
Attach tags to devices as part of your everyday workflow.
Filter by tags
Quickly surface exactly what you need. For example, filter by “High Priority,” “Test Equipment,” or “Uplink” and save as part of your custom filters.
What Does This Look Like in the Real World?
MSPs
An MSP labels high-priority devices based on contract type such as Gold, Silver, Managed, and Monitoring Only, and quickly filters critical events during peak hours.
Internal IT Teams
A university IT team creates tags for devices to tie them to locations on campus such as Core Network, Research Lab, or Executive Office to bring clarity to prioritization and troubleshooting.
AV Integrators
An AV integrator tags devices by room such as Boardroom, Lobby, Home Theater, or even by system type like Audio, Video, or Control. This turns long device lists into clear and organized views.
In all cases, teams can now manage environments using the structure they have always relied on internally, without relying on workarounds.
Try Custom Tags Today
Log into Domotz and start tagging the devices that matter most to your business. It only takes a few minutes to add meaningful context to Domotz, and the results show immediately.
Ready to work faster, reduce risk, and command your networks with confidence? Start your free Domotz trial and see these new features in action.
