Searching With Keywords

Enter any word or set of words into the Devices search bar. SOTI MobiControl lists the devices that match the search term. SOTI MobiControl scans the values of device properties to match your search term. These properties are a subset of the device properties available in the Device Information panels as strings.

Keywords can be broad ("Apple") or specific (such as a device ID) However, with broad searches, you may get unintended results. Searching for "Apple" returns both iOS and macOS devices but also returns Android devices with the Apple Music app installed. Therefore, keyword searches are most effective when using specific values such as serial numbers or device IDs.
Tip: To filter devices by properties, see Searching With Properties.
A keyword search using a device ID as a search term

Use device IDs for specific keyword searches that return a single device.

A keyword search using the term "apple" for a broad search.

Use a broad term like "apple" to return many results.

Examples

Refer to the Sample Devices data set to see how SOTI MobiControl performs searches using different types of keywords.

Table 1. Sample Devices
# Device Name OS Version Device Family Serial Number
1 Timothy Smit's iPhone 11.0 Apple AABBCCEEDD
2 Sara's Nexus 5.0 Android Plus 1122334455
3 Tim Thompson's Desktop 10.0 Windows Modern ZZYYXXWWVV
4 Jane's iPad 10.3 Apple A1B2C3D4E5

The following searches return these results:

This keyword Returns these devices
AABBCCEEDD 1
Tim 1, 3
apple 1, 4
iOS 10 No results
Jane, Tim No results