# Perspective Workstation Computer Name

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-computer-name/42467>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [January 20, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-computer-name/42467 "2021-01-20T23:32:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-computer-name/42467/1 "2021-01-20T23:32:47Z")

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Is there a timeline on adding a perspective workstation function to get the computer/hostname ?

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-computer-name/42467/2 "2021-01-21T08:54:23Z")

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You mean this?

 ![Screenshot_20210121-192320_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/a/fac9046725a3e84bbe9438601354f23495464c24.jpeg)

It’s either host name or ip… Not sure why there isn’t a key for both?

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**Author:** ![jpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-computer-name/42467/3 "2021-01-21T20:06:40Z")

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That does not show the computer name outside of the designer.