Device Passwords
Each device has an administration password. To manage the devices, Confire Cloud must store and communicate the correct password every time it interacts with a device.
Newly added devices are placed in the group Ungrouped
.
- To assign an admin password to the device, click on the lock icon:
When it comes to managing device passwords, there are two main differences between the editions of Confire Cloud:
Lite¶
- With the Lite edition, the password must be entered manually for each device:
- An entry for the device's password is created under the Device Passwords function:
- To change the existing password entry of a device, click the pencil icon next to the device:
- Change the password and click
OK
:
Professional¶
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With the Professional edition, a predefined password can be assigned to multiple devices:
-
To define a new password, click on the
Device Groups
function:
- Click on the "Plus" icon:
- Enter a name and the password. Then click
OK
:
- The created password will be displayed and is now available as a predefined password:
- Now return to
Devices
:
- Now you can select an entire group of devices with a single click:
- Select the menu item
Set Password
:
- Choose the predefined password:
- A password has been assigned to multiple devices: