Models is a repository of all device models that are in use in your organization. The information that is populated here is a quick means to see which devices you currently have deployed and to configure features specifically to device models.
Manage Models
To manage models of a device type, locate the device model that you want to manage. Click on the model name. Use each of the sections to manage device model configurations as required
Model Detail
Model Detail displays (if available) a picture of a device in the model series. Also, displayed for your informational purposes is the current number of devices of this model, the number of approved devices of this model, and the number of unapproved models of this model.
Device Profiles
In Device Profiles, you view existing Device Profiles assigned to the device model for use by devices connected. Columns in Device Profiles are Name, Attributes (number), and Tags (number). You Add a device profile to the Device Profiles section by clicking Add.
When you click Add, you select one or more previously configured Device Profiles from a pick list of device profiles.
To remove a Device Profile from the device model, click Delete (a trash can icon) to remove the device profile.
You can filter device profiles by clicking Filter and typing the name of a device profile or attributes used in the device profile. This is a powerful feature, allowing you type a part of a device profile or the entire device profile.
You can sort the columns in Device Profiles by clicking the arrows to the right of the column label. After the first click, you should see a descending list result, items sorted from 0 – 9, A to Z. Click the arrow to change the ascending sort to a descending sort, Z – A, 9 – 0. You do the same on the other columns where ascending is the number 0 to the letter Z, and descending is from the letter Z to the number 0.
Any changes, additions or deletions in this section requires you to save your changes by clicking Save in the upper right, or Cancel to discard your changes (handy if you find you've made a mistake or have made changes to the wrong section). A pop-up on the bottom of the screen will confirm the save was committed, and clicking Cancel will warn that you will discard your changes. Click Proceed to continue with the cancel, or click Cancel to confirm that you did not intend to Cancel.
Software
The software section of the device model configuration assigns software to the device model for provisioning. Columns in Software are Name, Version and File Size. Click Add in the Software section to add a software package.
When you click Add, you select one or more previously uploaded software packages from a pick list of available software packages. Click Apply to add the software packages to your device model.
To remove a software package from the device model, click Delete (a trash can icon) to remove the software package.
You can filter software by clicking Filter and typing the name of a software package, version or file size of the software package. This is a powerful feature, allowing you to determine which software package is a given version or size. You can type a part of package name or version to limit the selection criteria.
You can sort the columns in Software by clicking the arrows to the right of the column label. After the first click, you should see a descending list result, items sorted from 0 – 9, A to Z. Click the arrow to change the ascending sort to a descending sort, Z – A, 9 – 0. You do the same on the other columns where ascending is the number 0 to the letter Z, and descending is from the letter Z to the number 0.
Any changes, additions or deletions in this section requires you to save your changes by clicking Save in the upper right, or Cancel to discard your changes (handy if you find you've made a mistake or have made changes to the wrong section). A pop-up on the bottom of the screen will confirm the save was committed, and clicking Cancel will warn that you will discard your changes. Click Proceed to continue with the cancel, or click Cancel to confirm that you did not intend to Cancel.
Speed Dials
The speed dials section of the device model configuration assigns speed dials to the bridge for provisioning. Columns in Speed Dials are Name, Entries (number), and Tags (number). Click Add in the Speed Dials section to add a speed dial set.
When you click Add, you select one or more previously created speed dial sets from a pick list of available speed dials. Click Apply to add the speed dial(s) to your bridge.
To remove a speed dial set from the device model, click Delete (a trash can icon) to remove the speed dials.
You can filter software by clicking Filter and typing the name of a speed dial. This is a powerful feature, allowing you to type a part of speed dial name to limit the selection criteria.
You can sort the columns in Speed Dials by clicking the arrows to the right of the column label. After the first click, you should see a descending list result, items sorted from 0 – 9, A to Z. Click the arrow to change the ascending sort to a descending sort, Z – A, 9 – 0. You do the same on the other columns where ascending is the number 0 to the letter Z, and descending is from the letter Z to the number 0.
Any changes, additions or deletions in this section requires you to save your changes by clicking Save in the upper right, or Cancel to discard your changes (handy if you find you've made a mistake or have made changes to the wrong section). A pop-up on the bottom of the screen will confirm the save was committed, and clicking Cancel will warn that you will discard your changes. Click Proceed to continue with the cancel, or click Cancel to confirm that you did not intend to Cancel.
Filter Models
The ability to filter your models is a handy feature as the number of bridges increase, making it much easier to locate the bridges that you need to manage.
To filter your Bridges, do the following:
- Click Filter and in the text field and start typing the name of a device model, typically a string from the Name column.
Tip! If you are looking for a device model that contains a given string, start typing the string. For example, to find all model that contains the string 'VVX', type VVX in the text box.
It's important to understand that if you type '5' the filter will find 5 for any string in the device model. The filter also returns device models that contain 5, such as 15, 510, or any string that contains '5'.
- Note that the list of device models is dynamically reduced the more you type
- Select the device model that you need to manage by clicking the name of the device model
- To clear your filter criteria, click the 'X' at the right side of the text field
Sorting Models
In addition to the Filter feature, you can sort device models on the Name or Devices (number) columns. To sort a column, ascending or descending, do the following:
- To sort the Name or Devices column, click the arrows to the right of the column label
- After the first click, you should see a descending list result, items sorted from 0 – 9, A to Z
- Click the arrow to change the ascending sort to a descending sort, Z – A, 9 – 0
- You do the same on the other columns where ascending is the number 0 to the letter Z, and descending is from the letter Z to the number 0