Gateway wizard

Use the Gateway wizard to create an Axeda® Gateway asset entry in the Platform, and to view or modify an existing gateway asset entry as selected in the Gateway search page. If you want to add the actual assets that will communicate through this gateway to the Axeda Platform, click the Gateway Configuration page link.

The Gateway wizard prompts you for each configuration value you need to create a gateway asset in the Platform in the following pages:

o        Gateway Definition - specify the name, serial number, model and time zone for this gateway asset.

o        Gateway Organization - specify the organization and location of that organization for this gateway asset. If you do not see the organization you want, click Create new organization, and add the organization and location information requested to create the organization. If you see the organization but not the location you want, click Create new location and create an address for the organization.

o        Gateway Asset Groups - specify the asset group(s) in which this gateway asset is configured.

o        Gateway Contacts - specify the contacts and their relationships to this gateway asset.

o        Gateway Properties - specify properties specific to this gateway asset.

o        Confirmation - for the configuration specified for the gateway asset, save the gateway asset as configured to the Platform; otherwise, change the properties before saving or cancel the gateway asset configuration altogether.

Warning! When moving backward and forward through the wizard, use the wizard's Back and Next buttons. Do NOT use your browser's tools back and forward tools.

Gateway Definition wizard step

In this page, you can start the process of adding a new gateway asset or you can modify information for an existing gateway asset.

How to add a gateway asset

1.       Type a name for the gateway asset. This name provides a default alias to display in the Axeda® Service application for this gateway asset. This field is required to create a gateway asset. You can use up to 500 characters (including any alphanumeric and special characters) in this field. This name is NOT used in communications with the Agent.

Note: This name is displayed in the Axeda Service application's Asset dashboard for the selected asset, and can be overridden when editing the asset from the Edit link in the Tasks module of the Asset dashboard.

2.       Type a new serial number for this gateway asset. You cannot use the backslash character (\) in the serial number. You can use up to 500  alphanumeric and other special characters. This number is required to create a gateway asset and must be unique within the related model. The serial number and model name are used in communications with the Agent.  

3.       Select the model for the gateway asset. This is required to create a gateway asset. Only models configured as gateways appear for selection.

If the gateway-type model you want is not shown in the Model list, you may need to create it first in the Model wizard pages.

4.       Select the time zone in which the gateway asset is located. If blank, local GMT is assumed.

5.       Select the system for the gateway asset.

6.       Click Next to configure the Asset Organization.

How to modify gateway asset information

You cannot change the serial number or model number. To modify that information, delete the gateway asset entry and create another one.

1.       Type a different name for the gateway asset.

2.       Select a different time zone for the gateway asset.

When you are finished configuring or viewing the gateway asset definition, click Next to configure the organization for this gateway asset.

If you are all done configuring or viewing this gateway asset, click Finish and the gateway asset confirmation wizard page appears (or the Axeda Service application's Asset dashboard for the selected asset).

If you click Cancel and continue canceling, all information configured in this wizard is removed and a list of all gateway assets appears (or the Axeda Service application, if you are editing the asset from the Axeda Service Application's Asset dashboard for the selected asset).

Tips

o        If you have privileges to change the organization information for this gateway asset, you can select to edit this information in the Axeda Service Application's Asset dashboard for the selected asset. The Gateway wizard - Organization step appears. You can make changes to the information configured for this gateway asset and then save those changes; those changes appear immediately in the Asset dashboard.

o        If you have privileges to change the contact information for this gateway asset, you can select to edit the information for this gateway asset in the Asset dashboard. The Gateway wizard - Contacts step appears. You can make changes to the information configured for this gateway asset and then save those changes; those changes appear immediately in the Asset dashboard.

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