Viewing Individual Device Details
To view individual device details:
1 In the global administration view, select Main > Devices in the navigation pane.
The DEVICES page opens, displaying all the devices connected to the portals.
2 Click the device name.
The device details are displayed in a new browser window.
The details are different for each type of device and whether the device is connected to the portal or not. For example, the details for a mobile device displays an option to wipe and portal data from the remote device.
From this window:
Click
Remote Access to access the device over the Internet for administration or to access files. The portal administrator must enable
Remote Access.
Note: For a PC, the CTERA Agent must be installed on the PC and connected to the portal. For a gateway, the device must be connected to the portal. Access to the device configuration with the portal is then available.
Click the
icon to edit the device settings, rename or delete the device. This is equivalent to clicking
next to the device in the list of devices.
Click the
icon to view information about the device: The IP address, software version, serial number, MAC address, firmware version and physical location. For a virtual gateway, the license is also displayed and if required and enabled, can be changed.
The device details are divided over a number of tabs.
The agent details include the following tabs:
Overview – An overview of backup and cloud sync between the agent and the portal.
Cloud Backup – When the next backup is scheduled and when the last backup was run. You can also run a backup from this tab.
Cloud Drive – File sync details. You can also sync a folder, as described in
Syncing Content to the Portal and view agent statistics, by clicking
Statistics.
Notifications – A list of notifications for this device.
The color of the exclamation mark to the left of each notification indicates the severity.
Blue – Information
Orange – Warning
The gateway details include the following tabs:
Overview – Details of the device, including an overview of the following:
Cloud backup
The cloud drive status
Local backup, including the number of agents that can backup to the device.
Local storage
Cloud Backup – When the next backup is scheduled and when the last backup was run. You can also run a backup from this tab.
Cloud Drive – File sync details. You can also sync a folder, as described in
Syncing Content to the Portal and view gateway statistics, by clicking
Statistics.
Local Backup – Backup details for every agent that can connect to the gateway.
Local Storage – Details about the gateway volumes and arrays storage utilization.
Notifications – A list of notifications for this device.
The color of the exclamation mark to the left of each notification indicates the severity.
Blue – Information
Orange – Warning