# Search

This page describes Admin Search.  See [Tree Search](https://help.highlight.net/getting-started/useful-information/searching) for an alternative method.

**Search term:** enter a string of characters, for example, AB123 will find uukAB123 and xab123txy. Searches are not case-sensitive. Then click the Search button (or use the Return key).

The search term will be compared against the name, the description (if available) and the email address (for users only). You can also search on the device IP address, reference, product type and interface for watches.

 Look in **everything** by default or narrow the search to one of the following item types:

* folders
* locations
* watches/controllers
* users
* containers
* test templates

**current folder only**  Check this to exclude results from folders below the current one

A bar appears under the search criteria showing the total items found and to indicate the results list below is filtered.\
Clear search returns the search criteria to default values.