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Viewing Individual Device Details
- Updated on 06 Apr 2022
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To view individual device details:
- In the global administration view, select Main > Devices in the navigation pane.
The DEVICES page opens, displaying all the devices connected to the portals. - Click the device name.
A warning is displayed that you will be redirected to the portal view for the selected device. - Click CONFIRM.
The device details are displayed in a new browser window. The details can be different for each device as well as the details 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 and add text to describe a device.
- 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, that is online:
- The license is displayed and if required, can be changed.
- You can download a report to send to CTERA support for troubleshooting the edge filer.
- Click Remote Access to access the device over the Internet for administration or to access files. The portal administrator must enable Remote Access.
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 edge filer (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.
Shares – Manage the edge filer shares from the portal.
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