In the Devices area of the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) Web App, you can manage devices registered on the UMS Server. All devices registered on the UMS Server are shown.
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Menu path: UMS Web App > Devices
You can structure the Devices area by creating directories and subdirectories. When doing so, you should bear in mind that each device can only be stored in a single directory.
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Avoid placing too many devices in one folder. If the user interface feels sluggish, refer to the tips regarding the folder structure under under Performance Optimizations in IGEL UMS. |
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1 | Directory Tree | Shows all created directories and subdirectories. The format (x/y) specifies 1) the number of devices contained directly in the directory and 2) the total number of devices in the directory & all subdirectories of this directory. | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Device list | Shows all devices directly contained in the directory selected in the Directory Tree.
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3A | Directory information | Details for the directory selected in the Directory Tree
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3B | Device information | Details for the device selected in the device list
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4 | Device commands | Device commands, e.g. power control commands, firmware updates, etc., are executed for an individual directory or an individual device. The status of the command execution is shown under Messages
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to view all available device commands. For details on the device commands, see "Device Commands" below. |
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When the device is connected via IGEL Cloud Gateway (ICG), a cloud symbol icon |
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The exclamation mark indicates that changes, i.e. new configurations, files, profiles, etc., have not yet been transferred to the device.  |
Icons for an IGEL OS Device
The following icons show the status of an IGEL OS device:
 | The device is online. |
 | The device is offline. |
 | The device is being updated. |
 | The status of the device is unknown or has not yet been processed. |
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The following commands can be executed for an individual device as well as for an individual directory (with the exception of shadowing and configuration editing).
Edit configuration | Allows you to edit configuration parameters for the selected device. Here, you edit the device setup as you would if you were working at the endpoint device itself. | ||||||
Shadow | Shadowing: Launches a VNC session for the highlighted device if shadowing is enabled for this device, see Shadow. For details on shadowing in the UMS, see Shadowing - Observe IGEL OS Desktop via VNC and IGEL UMS and Devices: Secure Shadowing Communication Flow. | ||||||
Assign object | Assigns / detaches an object, e.g. a profile, a file, etc. For details, see Assigning Objects in the IGEL UMS Web App. | ||||||
Reboot | Restarts the highlighted device. | ||||||
Shutdown | Shuts down the highlighted device. | ||||||
Wake up | Starts the highlighted device via the network (Wake-on-LAN). For details on configuring Wake-on-LAN in the UMS, see Wake on LAN. | ||||||
Suspend | Puts the highlighted device into suspend mode. | ||||||
Send settings | Reads out the complete last device configuration from the UMS database and sends it to the highlighted device. | ||||||
Receive settings | Reads the local configuration of the highlighted device, sends it to the UMS, and writes it to the database. | ||||||
Reset to factory defaults | Resets the highlighted device to the factory defaults; see Resetting a Device to Factory Defaults via the IGEL UMS Web App. For other methods of resetting a device to factory defaults, see Reset to Factory Defaults and Resetting a Device with Unknown Administrator Password. | ||||||
Update | OS 11: Carries out a firmware update on the highlighted IGEL OS 11 device. OS 12: Triggers the activation of the assigned app version for the selected IGEL OS 12 devices. The Update command is only needed if System > Update > Activate app after the installation is disabled; see How to Configure the Background App Update in the IGEL UMS Web App. | ||||||
Update on shutdown | Only for OS 11: Updates the firmware when the highlighted IGEL OS 11 device is shut down. | ||||||
Refresh system information | Refreshes the system information for the highlighted device. | ||||||
Refresh license information | Refreshes the license information for the highlighted device. | ||||||
Export as Profile | Exports device settings, see Exporting Device Settings as a Profile in the IGEL UMS Web App. | ||||||
Send message | Sends a message to the highlighted device; see Sending a Message to Devices via the IGEL UMS Web App. | ||||||
Specific Device Commands | Opens a menu of the specific device commands that are available for the folder or device. Which commands are available depends on the following criteria:
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If a user does not have sufficient rights, the command icons are grayed out. For information on permissions in the UMS, see Access Rights. |
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