On Urbana platform, the user can add a new device by entering its serial number. To add and commission the device and view it on the platform, it is necessary to fill the fields relating to the generic information like assign a name to the device, choose the group to place the device, selecting a time zone for the group, etc., as well as other optional fields that can be helpful for management of the devices like an optional tag and a duration alert for supported devices.
Device
Easy
management
Quick
action
Device
documentation
Easy
installation
process
Filter
area
This option allows user to filter the device list based on group selection, device type selection and device model selection. The user can start applying the filter from the first selection that is the group, followed by the device types, and device models.
Export
device
list
The device list can be exported and is available in pdf and csv formats which contains information visible on the list.
Ease
changing
group
Platform provides the option to change a device’ group. To do this, the current user has to have appropriate permission and must select the device. After this, the user can change group by selecting the change group option from the settings and following the migration flow.
Quick
action
This action lets user to perform quick commands on supported devices, the example can be for a lighting device, where user gets the following options like setting temporary dimming, restarting node, etc.
Device
details
The user can see information about device, command history, consumptions, lifecycle notes, installation information, and device graphs. Depending on the type of device, the items may vary slightly.
