Notes: Only Platform administrators,
Delegated
Administrators,
or non-administrative users with appropriate privileges, including "Administration
- View", can access the Axeda Administration application.
The Axeda® Connected Product Management Applications
do not currently support all the capabilities of the Axeda® IDM Agents.
Refer to Axeda®
IDM Agents for
a description of the supported features.
Axeda Administration contains tools for configuring the Axeda® Platform, servers for remote sessions, its supported user groups, users, Delegated Administration, assets, asset groups, privileges, and so forth.
You configure the Platform and access to the Axeda Applications by performing the following activities:
o Searching for and viewing users, user groups, Delegated Admin Units, asset groups, data item groups, roles, and remote sessions.
o Creating and updating users, user groups, and Delegated Admin Units (if supported, see Support for Directory Service Operations in Axeda® Connected Product Management Applications), asset groups, and dynamic group definitions, data item groups, partners, and roles.
o Viewing and configuring report administration, audit log, system properties (system, license, and custom applications), parent server configuration, asset defaults, User Store details, User Branding, remote access, partner login, and settings for archiving and restoring data.
See About Axeda Administration for more information about user authentication and privileges and other Platform administrator tools.
To view items defined in the Axeda Platform
Click the item related to the Axeda Platform information you want to view or create, as follows:
o Users - Displays the View and remove application users page in which you can view users defined in the Platform (main) user group; search for specific users; filter the list of users shown; view and edit user properties; add users to user groups; delete users from Applications authentication (if supported).
o User Groups - Displays the View and remove user groups page. The displayed page shows all user groups specified in ServiceLinkUsers (within the Platform). User groups defined for Axeda Applications must be configured in ServiceLinkUsers. From this page you assign the privileges, users, user groups, asset groups, regions, locations, organizations, and data item groups to selected user groups, or delete user groups from Axeda Applications, if supported.
o Delegated Administration -- Displays the View and remove Delegated Admin Units page. The page shows all Delegated Admin Units currently configured in the Platform. From this page you can select a Delegated Admin Unit and go to the Overview page, where you can view and modify the privileges associated with the Delegated Admin Unit. You can also add and delete Delegated Admin Units from this page.
o Asset Groups - Displays the View and manage asset groups page, which shows all asset groups configured in the Platform. From this page you can select to configure the assets and asset groups for this asset group as well as the user groups with privileges to this asset group; you can also delete selected asset groups.
o Dynamic Groups -- Displays the View and manage dynamic groups page, which lists the dynamic group definitions configured in the Platform. From this page, you can select to add a new dynamic group definition or to update or remove an existing dynamic group definition.
o Data Item Groups - Displays the View data item groups configured in the server page, in which you can create and configure data item groups in the Platform. From this page you can select to configure the data items and data item groups for this data item group as well as the user groups with privileges to this data item group; you can also delete selected data item groups. Also provides tools to assign data items and user groups to data item groups.
o Roles - Displays the Select a role to view or edit its properties page, which shows all roles configured in the Platform. From this page you can select to configure users and user groups for this role; create and apply schedules to the roles; and delete users from the roles.
o Remote Sessions - Displays the View and remove remote sessions page, in which you can filter and view remote sessions and delete a session log.
o Reports - Displays the Report Administration page, which shows tools for administering and managing user access to reports and report tools.
o Auditing - Displays the Audit page, in which you can configure and select the audit information to view in a report.
o Asset Defaults - Displays the Set the default values for new assets page, in which you can set the default organization, location, and asset condition for new asset registrations.
o System Configuration - Displays the System Configuration page, in which you can view system properties for the Platform.
o License - Displays the current server license information.
o Upgrade History - Displays the current upgrade history for the Platform.
o Parent Server Configuration - Displays the Parent Server Configuration wizard page, in which you can create or edit a parent server for this Platform as part of Axeda Care communications.
o Data Archive Policy - Displays the Archive Policy page, in which you can view or configure how data is archived for this Platform.
o Restore Data - Displays the Restore Data page, in which you can view or configure how near-line data is restored to online for this Platform.