Searching for Devices

About this task

Find or filter devices with the Devices view search bar. See Searching With Keywords for quick searches and Searching With Properties for advanced filtering options.

Procedure

  1. Define the scope of your search:
    • Select View All Devices to search across all devices.
    • Select a device group to run the search within that device group only.

    Search field for specific groups
    Important: If searching within a device group, you can include subgroups in Search Settings. If enabled, SOTI MobiControl includes devices within nested subgroups in its search. Otherwise, it only considers devices directly within the selected device group.
    The device search settings menu.
  2. In the Devices view, activate the search bar and enter a keyword or complex search query. See Searching With Keywords or Searching With Properties for more details
  3. Press Enter or select the arrow button to execute the search.
  4. [Optional] To save a search once executed, select Save in the search bar. View your saved searches in the gear drop-down list. Searches get saved to specific SOTI MobiControl user accounts, not across entire instances.
    Tip: To share a search query, copy the browser URL after executing the search.

Results

Your results are displayed. A notification appears in the search bar if there are changes to a device in the current Devices list. Select Refresh to update the results and apply the updated information.