Give a computer a better name

You can give each computer in your network a friendly name to use in Network Magic. Doing so makes it easier for everyone in your home to identify various computers.

Example

  1. Click Network Map.
 
  1. Click the computer you want to name.
 
  1. Do one of the following:

    In the Tasks tab, click the computer naming task. In the dialog box, type the name you want and click OK. In the map, right-click the computer. From the shortcut menu, select the option to change the friendly name. 

 

When you give a computer a friendly name, the computer keeps its computer name.