Devices
  • 23 Sep 2023
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Devices

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Article summary

The devices section on the Dashboard gives an overview of the devices enrolled under Scalefusion. Along with this, there are certain additional features provided that facilitate admin in navigating for the enrolled devices. This document describes all such features that the Devices section offers.

Before You Begin

  1. Have a valid Scalefusion Dashboard account
  2. Devices should be enrolled with Scalefusion

How to Access

After logging in to Scalefusion, navigate to the Devices menu on the left panel.

Features

The following features are available precisely:

  1. Filters - Enables filtering of devices on the basis of different criteria
  2. Search - Search for specific devices
  3. Toggle between list view and grid view
  4. Other features
  5. Device level actions

These are explained in detail below:

Filters

There are various filters on the basis of which devices can be filtered for an organized view. Filters are available at the top in the Devices section

FilterDescription
View
  • All Devices - Lists all the enrolled devices
  • Platform wise - Choose a platform (Android, Windows, iOS, or Mac) and the devices will be displayed accordingly.
  • Device's state - Locked/Managed, Unlocked/Unmanaged, Inactive, Unlicensed
  • Devices with low battery - Lists devices with battery levels below 30%
  • Recently Added Devices - Based on device enrollment time in descending order, the devices enrolled latest will show on top and older ones at the bottom of the list.
  • Waiting for Activation - The devices that have to be activated from the client side after the enrollment process where you may choose whether the device should be locked or remain unlocked even after they are enrolled
Per Page

Choose the number of devices you want to view on one page from the following:

  • 100
  • 200
  • 300
Groups

Lists all the device groups you have created. Based on the group chosen, the devices which are part of the group will be displayed. For choosing a group, when you click on this option, a dialog box comes up which lists all the groups. Select the group from here.

Ungrouped devices - In the same dialog box, there is also a toggle to select ungrouped devices. If set to on, it displays devices that are not part of any group.

QR CodeLists all the QR codes created under Enrollment Configurations > QR Code Configurations allowing the admin to select and filter devices enrolled with a particular QR Code configuration.
EMM

Lists devices on the basis of EMM-managed status. The following options are available:

  • All Devices
  • Android Enterprise - Lists the devices that are EMM Managed (the ones with briefcase icon)
  • Legacy Devices - Lists the devices which are non-EMM Managed

Search for Devices

Admin can search for one or more devices. Click on the search icon on the top right side of the Devices page. This brings up a dialog box where you can perform a search for devices. There are two ways device search can be done:

  1. Basic -Search by typing in any one of the following in the search box:
    1. Name
    2. IMEI Number
    3. IMSI Number
    4. License Key
    5. Serial #
  2. Advanced - There are a few advanced search filters where you can search by device properties like status, OS, build version, etc. and also provide specific values against the filter to make it more specific and confined. Click on the Advanced button next to the search box. This brings up a drop-down listing all the attributes. Select an attribute, the operator and the value, and the results will filter accordingly.

For example, if you select OS as the attribute to search, there will be a prompt to select the operator. After the operator is selected, select one OS from the list, and the results will be filtered.

You can also save a particular search for future reference. Next, to the search box, click on the Save search button, give a name and click Save.

List View and Grid View

The devices can be viewed in the following ways:

  1. List view
  2. Grid view - By default, devices are shown in the Grid view

The icon to change the view is present next to the search. Simply click on it to switch from grid to list view and vice-versa.

Other features

Click on the three dots next to view where you have access to the following features:

  1. Customize Table View - If you are on a list view, you can even select the columns to be displayed. Click on this option and select the columns to be displayed when you are on the list view.
  2. Set custom fields - From here, admins can define custom fields and set values against them for each device. These custom fields can be used as wildcards when defining configurations for Play For Work applications or used in Device Profile to override the default URL. Click here to know more.
  3. Download Custom CSV - This allows you to download the list of enrolled devices in csv format, where you can select the fields that should be included in the downloaded csv.
  4. Download Complete CSV - With this feature, you can download a report of all enrolled devices in csv format.
  5. Rename Devices - Using this feature, the devices can be renamed in bulk.
  6. Move Devices between Groups in BulkUse this feature to move devices or users between groups in bulk.

Device Level Actions

For a quick look, both Grid and list view give summarized information about the device, viz., device name, group name, last seen, status (locked/unlocked/inactive), charge remaining on the device, link to view other details of the device.

Bulk Actions - Admins can perform actions in bulk on devices like Reboot, Lock/Unlock, Refresh, Rename and more. To perform bulk action on devices:

  1. Select the device(s) by putting a check in front of the device
  2. The Actions menu will appear on the top bar before the search icon
  3. From the actions menu, select the action to be taken on the device
  4. When the admins take this action, they will be told (in a dialog box) how many devices the action will impact where the number will show the supported devices. Click OK for the action will be implemented.

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