Administrator Guide

Edge Device Manager server Setup from the Portal

Admin

Following Server congurations can be done from the setup page:

• Enabling the CA validation

• Updating the SMTP details

• Updating the Domain/Well known certicate Authority details.(.pem and .pfx certicates can be uploaded)

• License can be imported from the Public cloud server.

Show device oine/online status

• Admin can lter devices by the online/oine status from the Device page.

• Admin can view the online/oine status from the device details page.

• Admin can export the online/oine status as part of the device export functionality.

Filter enhancements

• Filtering based on Subnet, OS Type and Platform is added on the device page.

• Filtering based on Device Types, Status and Detail status is added on the Jobs page.

Edge Device Manager localization (Preview)

• Edge Device Manager supports switching between English and Canadian French.

Simplied registration

Simplied registration is supported on Edge gateway and Embedded PCs.

• For public cloud, register your devices by providing Edge Device Manager URL and group token. You do not have to supply MQTT

server URL.

• For private cloud, register your devices by providing Edge Device Manager URL and optionally a group token. Group token is an optional

parameter in a single tenant private cloud server and the devices are registered to the unmanaged groups if the group token is not

provided.

Discover Edge gateway/Embedded PC using DNS

SRV records

Auto discover Edge Device Manager server using the DNS SRV record with following info:

• Edge Device Manager Server URL

• DNS Record Type : DNS SRV

• Record Name : _WMS_MGMT._tcp.<Domain>

• Example : Edge Device Manager-betaserver.Dell.com

• Group Token

• DNS Record Type : DNS Text

• Record Name : _WMS_GROUPTOKEN.<Domain>

• Example : defa-defadefa

• CA Validation

• DNS Record Type : DNS Text

Key features