Managing a Site > Device Management > Devices

Overview

Devices are added to a Device Group within a site. This can be done one device at a time or several at the same time. There are three methods to add a device:

•Standard “Add Device”

This method implies two main steps:

1. Adding an entry to the device list with the device's information/details.

2. Installing MCL-Agent in the device to establish a connection to the account.

The second step is essential to conclude the adding operation. Creating an entry in the device list does not automatically establish a link between the account and the device. The added entry will be static until a device with the same SSN (and containing the MCL-Agent) is connected to the account.

•"Pairing"

This method consists of adding a pin, provided by the device's MCL-Agent, to the account to establish a link between the account and the device. This method is mostly used to add one or a small number of devices.

For more information, see Pairing a Device.

•"Mass Pairing"

This method includes the use of a file (loader.ini), provided by the destination site or one of its device groups, which has to be copied into your device(s). This method is more suited for the pairing of a large number of devices at the same time.

For more information, see Mass Pairing Devices.

Before adding a device (with either the standard or pairing method), make sure a device group with the appropriate settings (meaning, compatible with the device) exists. If there is none, you must create it. For more information, see Creating a Device Group.

To install MCL-Agent in a Windows Mobile device, see Installing MCL-Agent into a Windows Mobile Device.

To install MCL-Agent in an Android device, see Installing MCL-Agent into an Android Device.

When entering the "Devices" page for the first time, you view the following message:

Click to go directly to the “New Device Group” page and create a Device Group. For more detailed information, see Creating a Device Group.

Standard "Add Device"

Step-by-step

1. To access the Devices sub-module, click Devices Button , in the "Control Panel" and, in the resulting row below, click Devices Sub Module Button .

This opens a "Devices" page.

Site Devices0

2. Click to open the "New Device" page, in "edit mode". The "Properties" tab is open, by default.

New Device Page Prop. Tab

3. Fill in the information regarding the new device (the fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory):

Name/Alias *	Enter the device's name. We recommend you avoid special characters and consider the related best practices when you define a device's name: •Use alphabetic/numeric characters (a-z; A-Z; 0-9) •Underscore and/or dash characters are allowed •Always start the entity's name with an alphabetic character
SSN *	Enter the device's SSN - this information is provided by the device, via the MCL-Agent installed in the device.
Manufacturer SN	Enter the device's SN - this information is displayed in the physical device and is unique to each device.
Logical Address	If required, enter the MCL Logical Address (Subnet ID – Device ID) (MCL Client Version 3 legacy).
Device Group	Select the destination device group from the drop-down list. Ensure that a compatible device group is created beforehand. See Creating a Device Group. In the case of a Samsung device, instead of adding it to a directly compatible device group (defined for the same specific model), you can add it to a device group that accepts all Samsung Android model types (the target for that device group is defined as "Generic Device Android"). This is NOT available for other manufacturers.
Info 1 > Info 5	These field labels can be customized - their designation can be modified according to the information they are supposed to retrieve. (See "Editing Site Details" - Custom Labels tab.) Enter the requested information.
Notes	If relevant, add notes regarding the device.

The other tabs (System, Network, MCL-Client and Location) do NOT provide any information at this point and are NOT editable. The information to be displayed in each tab is automatically entered, as soon as the device establishes a connection with the account, via MCL-Agent. (This product must be installed in the device and is responsible for the communication between device and the account.)

For more details on the information that will be contained in these tabs, see Device Details.

4. Click to save the entered information.

The added device is displayed in the "Devices" page.

Once the connection between the added device and the account is established, verify the device's current status. If it is "Disabled", change it. See Changing a Device's Status.