Use Smart Device Groups only when necessary

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Dynamic Device Management with Smart Device Groups
Smart Device Groups allow you to dynamically add devices to a group by using a user-defined rule. Once a rule is created any new devices that match the rule are added to the group automatically.
Best Practices
This section covers a few best practices for creating easy-to-use, effective Smart Device Groups. Follow these recommendations to ensure your rules are constructed properly.
Use Smart Device Groups only when necessary
Smart Device Groups are very powerful and can be instrumental in helping you to manage a large number of devices, but not every group should be a Smart Device Group. Generally, you should manage device group membership manually when:

Use Smart Device Groups only when necessary

Smart Device Groups are very powerful and can be instrumental in helping you to manage a large number of devices, but not every group should be a Smart Device Group. Generally, you should manage device group membership manually when:

There are no complex patterns to match
Devices are easily differentiated, such as cameras or Web servers
You are creating blacklists and whitelists