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Renaming Devices

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Once a device is provisioned, it’s given a default ID such as ESP-AND-001. However, you can give alias names to devices as well. An alias name differs from a device’s API ID, which can be found in the URL or through the API. Device names, also known as alias names, do not have to be unique. Device alias names offer another way to quickly identify devices in the Console. There’s a few methods for renaming (also known as giving an alias to) a device. 

In this article: 

Device Name Conventions 

Here’s the ways that device names and IDs are used in Esper. A single device is composed of a Device Console ID, a Device API ID, and an optional Device Alias.

Type Example Used In How to Find
Device Console ID* EPR-NNP-AAAW3 The Console In the Device Name column in Devices & Groups
Device API ID* (also called the device UUID) e45facc9-6ec8-4dbf-af86-6853cef1633d The API In the URL when you click on the device in Devices & Groups
Device Alias Andi’s Tablet

The Console

In the Alias Name column in Devices & Groups 
*Note: The Device Console ID and Device API ID cannot be changed. 

Rename a Device in the Console 

Navigate to Device & Groups, locate the device, and click the Device Rename button.

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Select Custom alias name.

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Enter a custom alias name and click Rename. 

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The Alias Name will appear in the Alias Name Column.

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Navigate to Device & Groups, locate the device. Then, expand the Actions menu through the Ellipsis (...) button, and select  and Rename Device.

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Enter a custom name and click Rename. 

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You can view the Alias in the Overview section of the device. 

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Rename a Device via EAST 

The EAST tool makes renaming devices in bulk quick and efficient, especially if they belong to the same Group. See Getting Started with EAST and Bulk Add Tags and Rename Devices.

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Rename a Device via the API 

Use the API to rename a device. Read more about Getting Started with the API. 

API 

POST https://{tenant_name}-api.esper.cloud/api/v0/enterprise/{enterprise_ID}/command/

Body

{
   "command_type": "DEVICE",
   "devices": [
       "device_id"
   ],
   "device_type": "all",
   "command": "UPDATE_DEVICE_CONFIG",
   "command_args": {
       "device_alias_name" : "alias_name"
   }
}

 

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