Adding a Device

About this task

To add a device to SOTI Connect:

Procedure

  1. On the menu bar, click the menu button and select Rules.
    The Rules view opens.
  2. In the Rules view, create a new enrollment rule that will target any newly discovered devices of a given device type.
  3. On the menu bar, click the menu button and select Administration.
    The Administration view opens.
  4. In the left pane of the Administration view, click System Management.
    The System Management section opens in the right pane.
  5. In the System Management section, click Service Configuration.
    The Service Configuration tab opens.
  6. On the Service Configuration tab, click the menu button beside the device protocol for which you want to add devices and select Discover Devices.
    Note: The device protocol must have at least one running instance.
  7. On the menu bar, click the menu button and select Alerts.
    The Alerts view opens.
  8. In the left pane of the Alerts view, click New Devices.
    The New Devices section opens in the right pane, showing a list of newly discovered devices that are waiting to be either approved or rejected.
  9. Approve the newly discovered devices you want to add to SOTI Connect.
    The approved devices are added to SOTI Connect using the enrollment rule you created for that device type.

Results

After newly discovered devices have been added to SOTI Connect, they are listed initially under View All Devices in the Devices view. You can then move them into more specific device groups to keep them organized.