USER INTERFACE
The Management Console dynamically updates based on what is selected in the tree menu on the left-hand side.
For example, selecting a Devices folder will update the top buttons with all the available actions that can be performed. You can also access these actions on the right-click context menu. To the right of the tree menu, the main area shows you a list of Devices in the selected folder.
MENU BUTTONS
- Disconnect - logs you off from the console
- Default Device Properties - shows some settings about the devices
- Audit Log - shows actions and events made with the console
- Global Settings - SMTP settings are used to add email-based Notifications
- License Report – will generate a report about license count that can be exported
- New Folder - creates a new folder
- Refresh - requests the latest data from the Management Server for the selected view
- Permission - Opens the Permissions dialog for the object selected
- Package Creator - a tool to help you create packaging for third-party software
- Migration Helper - a tool to create registry keys or a start-up script to move one device from one server to another
- Install-Module - Install the ThinScale Management PowerShell Module. (See ThinScale Management Platform PowerShell Guide document for more information)
- Knowledge Base - ThinScale Knowledge Base Web Site
- About Console - Version information about the Management Console
- ThinScale Portal - https://my.thinscale.com/ Website
FOLDERS
The folder context menu can be reached by right-clicking a folder.
- New Folder – Creates a new folder under the specific item.
- New Device – Creates a new device under the specific folder.
- Devices – Opens the Device Context Menu
- Edit Folder - Opens the edit folder Context menu
- Refresh – Refreshes the console with the latest server information.
- Rename – Renames the folder.
- Delete – Deletes a folder (You can’t delete a folder with contents or one you don’t have permission).
- Permissions – Opens the Permission view attached to the folder.
- Expand All – Open all the nodes within the folder.
A particular folder, like a protected folder or a multi-select, will have a limited menu:
SEARCH BAR
The search bar allows a few special queries:
- UniqueId (%uniqueid)
- Horizon version (%horizon)
- Receiver version (%receiver)
- IP Address (%ip)
- Notes (%notes)
- DeviceId (%deviceid)
- Last heard from devices (%lastheardfrom)
- Offline devices (%offline)
- Online devices (%online)
You can access examples by using the drop-down to the right of the search bar: