Models defined as "Gateways" contain assets that manage the communications of other non-gateway assets. Assets operating as gateways are configured and installed with the Axeda® Gateway agent.
Gateway assets are physically connected to one or more intelligent assets. These assets must be configured in the same manner as stand-alone assets installed with Axeda® Connector. The Gateway asset manages the communications and data reads and writes between the Axeda® Platform and the connected assets.
The Axeda® Connected Product Management Applications distinguish the different asset types within the Model definition. All assets of a Gateway-type model operate as Gateways; all assets of a non-Gateway-type model operate as either standalone assets or are connected to a Gateway-type model.
If you create a model of asset that is managed by a gateway model, you can specify parameters to pass to those assets. These parameters are useful in provisioning the assets for connection to the gateway. When an asset that the gateway needs to manage comes on line, the gateway passes the parameters to that asset. The asset sets these parameters and connects to the gateway for Axeda Platform operations.