Standard Naming Convention for Assets

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Standard Naming Convention for Assets

Please note the following: There is a maximum of 15 Characters on the workstation/laptop due to the NetBIOS naming convention.
  • Equipment numbering always starts with 01.
    • Workstation: 1010-WS01, 1010-WS02, etc.
    • Printers: Paper Printer = 1010-PTR081, Label printer = 1010-LPT061
      • The number is taken from the last octet of the IP address of the printer.

Pharmacy

WFH/CORP

Monitor

SiteNumber-MON01

FirstInitalLastName-MON01

Dual Monitor Arm

Sitenumber-DMARM01

Single Monitor Arm

SiteNumber-SMARM01

Docking Station

SiteNumber-DOCK01

FirstInitialLastName-DOCK01

Desktop

SiteNumber-WS01

SiteNumber-POS01

SiteNumber-SHIP01

Laptop

SiteNumber-PICLT01

FirstInitalLastName-LAP01

Barcode Scanner

SiteNumber-BR01

Document Scanner

SiteNumber-DS01

Battery Backup

SiteNumber-BB01

Headset

SiteNumber-HS01

FirstInitialLastName-HS01

Thermal Printer (Label Printer)

SiteNumber-LPT(0 with the last octet of the printer IP)

Laser Printer (Paper Printer)

SiteNumber-PTR(0 with the last octet of the printer IP)

Receipt Printer

SiteNumber-RPTR(0 with the last octet of the printer IP)

Signature Pad

SiteNumber-SIGPAD01

Network Phone

SiteNumber-Phone01

Mobile Phone

SiteNumber-MPHONE01

FirstInitialLastName-MPHONE01

Webcam

SiteNumber-WEBCAM01

FirstInitialLastName- WEBCAM01

Mobile Tablet

SiteNumber-TABLET01

Mi-Fi

FirstInitialLastName-MIFI01

Cash Drawer

SiteNumber-CD01

Network Cameras

SiteNumber-CAM01-10, etc...

Access Point

SiteNumber-AP01

Switch

SiteNumber-CS01, CS02, etc...

Pioneer Server

Primary = SiteNumber-PIONEERSERVER

Backup = SiteNumber-PIONEERSERVERS

Windows Server

SiteNumber-DC01

ARX-AZURE-DC01, DC02, etc...

Central Server

SiteNumber-Central01

Firewall

SiteNumber-FW01

Virtual Machine

SiteNumber-VM01

ARX-AZURE-(Department name)

Hypervisor

SiteNumber-HV01

  • Monitor:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-MON01
    • WFH/CORP
      • FirstInitalLastName-MON01
  • Dual Monitor Arms:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-DMARM01
  • Single Monitor Arms:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-SMARM01
  • Docking Station:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-DOCK01
    • WFH/CORP
      • FirstInitalLastName-DOCK01
  • Desktop:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-WS01
      • SiteNumber-POS01
      • SiteNumber-SHIP01
  • Laptop:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-PICLT01
    • WFH/Corp
      • FirstInitalLastName-LAP01
        Use Firstname-LAP01 if the name will be longer than 15 characters.
  • Barcode Reader:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-BR01
  • Document Scanner
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-DS01
  • Battery Backup:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-BB01
  • Headset:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-HS01
    • WFH/CORP
      • FirstInitalLastName-HS01
  • Thermal Printer:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-LPT(0 with the last octet of the printer IP)
  • Laser Printer:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-PTR(0 with the last octet of the printer IP)
  • Receipt Printer:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-RPTR(0 with the last octet of the printer IP)
  • Signature Pad:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-SIGPAD01
  • Network Phone:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-PHONE01
  • Mobile Phone:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-MPHONE01
  • Webcam:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-WEBCAM01
    • WFH/CORP
      • FirstInitialLastName- WEBCAM01
  • Mobile Tablet:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-TABLET01
  • Cash Drawer:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-CD01
  • Network Cameras:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-CAM01-10, etc...
  • Access Points:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-AP01
  • Switch:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-CS01, CS02, etc...
  • Pioneer Server:
    • Pharmacy
      • Primary = SiteNumber-PIONEERSERVER
      • Backup = SiteNumber-PIONEERSERVERS
  • Window Server:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-DC01
    • Azure
      • ARX-AZURE-DC01, DC02, etc.
  • Central Server:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-CENTRAL01
  • Firewall:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-FW01
  • Virtual Machine:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-VM01
    • Shared
      • ARX-AZURE-(Department name)
  • Hypervisor:
    • Pharmacy
      • SiteNumber-HV01

 

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