This feature is available for:
✓ Templates ✓ Blueprints
Overview
The Devices & Groups section enables you to manage devices and groups in one place. You can assign devices to Groups or move devices from one Group to another. Once devices are assigned to a Group, you can use a single command to perform an action on all the devices in the Group. You can, for example, ping every devices in that Group to see if it is online.
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The Devices & Groups Section
Once your devices are enrolled, the Devices & Groups section will list all the devices and Groups. You can see all your Groups and Subgroups by enabling Show nested devices on the left pane of the screen. For a selected Group, you can see all the associated devices on the right pane.
Nested Groups
Nested Groups are a way to organize devices based on location, function, or other criteria. For example, you may have a restaurant chain that operates in a several locations. Nested Groups enable you to apply commands to a single Group instead of thousands of individual devices. There are two types of Groups:
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Parent Group: A group at a higher level of the hierarchy. Users can create multiple parent groups at the same level.
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Subgroup: A group at a lower level of hierarchy associated with a Parent group. Any action intended for a Parent Group will be cascaded to all subgroups.
You can create nested groups at any level. You can create a maximum of five sub-levels for any parent device group and create as many parents as you want.
By default, there is always one super parent group named “All Devices.” Devices are automatically added to this group unless otherwise specified during provisioning via a template. You cannot delete the “All Devices” group.
Groups Pane
As groups may be deeply nested, the Groups pane has a dynamic horizontal scroll bar to pull groups and their options into view. You can resize the pane by hovering over the vertical bar separating the Groups and Devices panes. You can use the left pointer to collapse the Groups pane to give you the maximum view for the Devices Pane.
Device Pane
All the devices in a selected group will be displayed on the right Devices pane.
Click on the name of the device to access the device's details.
The Devices & Groups section enables you to manage devices and Groups in one place. You can assign Blueprints, manage settings for the devices or Groups, move devices from one Group to another, and more. Once the devices are assigned to Groups, you can use a single command to perform an action on all the devices in the group. You can, for example, apply a Blueprint to all the devices in the Group at once.
Once your devices are enrolled, the Devices & Groups displays all the devices and group structure.
Nested Groups
Nested Groups are a way to organize devices based on location, function, or other criteria. For example, you may have a restaurant chain that operates in a several locations. Nested Groups enable you to apply commands to a single Group instead of thousands of individual devices. There are two types of Groups:
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Parent Group: A group at a higher level of the hierarchy. Users can create multiple parent groups at the same level.
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Subgroup: A group at a lower level of hierarchy associated with a Parent group. Any action intended for a Parent Group will be cascaded to all subgroups.
You can create nested groups at any level. You can create a maximum of five sub-levels for any parent device group and create as many parents as you want.
About Directories
The Directory is a common location for all Devices & Groups. It is a root level that supports nesting. Parent gGoups are the first level of groups that are created within the Directory. This is where the devices can be associated with a Blueprint and manipulated remotely. Subgroups can be created inside Parent Groups. Groups can nest up to 5 levels deep and can host an unlimited number of devices at each level.
Parent Group
Subgroup Level 1
Subgroup Level 2
Subgroup Level 3
Subgroup Level 4
Subgroup Level 5