# Moving Items in Highlight

## Overview

If the Network Explorer tree structure needs to be changed, or a user or watch needs to be moved, follow the procedures shown below.

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Moves are recorded in the [Highlight Audit Log](https://help.highlight.net/reporting/audit-log).
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**Move notes**

* Containers and test templates cannot be moved.
* Discovered watches (for example, classes) will move automatically with their parent bearer, **except** WAPs, which can move independently from their controller.

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## Moving a User

On the Admin Browse page, either open the containing folder or search for the user name to be moved.

Position the cursor over the user to be moved, then drag and drop it into the target folder or location. Highlight will ask for confirmation — click **Yes** to confirm.

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## Moving a Watch

On the Admin Browse page, either open the containing location or search for the watch to be moved.

Position the cursor over the watch to be moved, then drag and drop it into the target location. Note that watches can only be moved to another location. Highlight will ask for confirmation — click **Yes** to confirm.

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Discovered watches (for example, classes) will move automatically with their parent bearer. This does not apply to Wireless Access Points (WAPs) — see below.
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## Moving a Controller Device

On the Admin Controllers page, open the folder or location containing the device to be moved.

Position the cursor over the device to be moved, then drag and drop it into the target location. Note that devices can only be moved to another location that has been manually created, not auto-generated. Highlight will ask for confirmation — click **Yes** to confirm.

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All associated watches (including pending watches) will move automatically with their parent device. The number of non-pending watches moving with the device is shown on drag and in the confirmation message.
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Controller devices can also be moved via the clipboard — see [Moving via the Clipboard](#moving-via-the-clipboard) below.

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Once a controller device has been moved out of its auto-generated location, it cannot be moved back to its original location.
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## Moving WiFi Access Points and WiFi Controllers

It is possible to move Wireless Access Points (WAPs) away from their controller, unless the controller was created in Highlight using the legacy bearer method.

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WAPs can only be moved to locations below the controller's folder in the tree structure.
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On the Admin page, either open the containing location or search for the item to be moved.

Position the cursor over the item to be moved, then drag and drop it into the target location. Note that WAPs and controllers can only be moved to another location. Highlight will ask for confirmation — click **Yes** to confirm.

If a Wireless Access Point (WAP) is now in a location separate from its controller, this is indicated in the interface. To view the full path to the location of the controller, hover on the controller name. From the WAP, you can also click the controller to edit it.

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Moving a legacy controller will also move its associated WAPs.
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## Moving a Location

On the Admin Browse page, either open the containing folder or search for the location name to be moved.

Position the cursor over the location to be moved, then drag and drop it into the target folder. Highlight will ask for confirmation — click **Yes** to confirm.

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## Moving a Folder

On the Admin Browse page, either open the containing folder or search for the folder name to be moved.

Position the cursor on the folder to be moved, then drag and drop it into the target folder. Highlight will ask for confirmation — click **Yes** to confirm.

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## Moving via the Clipboard

As an alternative to drag and drop, you can move an item or multiple items to another folder or location using the clipboard.

**To move using the clipboard:**

1. Click the clipboard icon on the right to temporarily store the item. Any number of items can be selected before moving.
2. Use Network Explorer to navigate to the new folder or location.
3. Click on the item in the clipboard to complete the move. Repeat as needed.

**Move notes**

* Containers and test templates cannot be moved.
* Discovered watches (for example, classes) will move automatically with their parent bearer, **except** WAPs, which can move independently from their controller.

**To remove an item from the clipboard:**

When an item is removed from the clipboard, it does not affect the original Highlight entry. You can remove items from the clipboard by clicking the bin icon to the right of each item, or close the clipboard using the **X** and confirm when prompted.