This context is a container for all Device contexts connected to the LinkServer through a single Device Server.
Unique Actions [?]
This action is used to add a new directly connected Device to the system. It consists of several steps:
1. User is prompted to specify Device name (i.e. name of Device Context) and type (type of Data Transfer/Device Plugin that will communicate with Device).
2. A new Device Context is created on the server.
2. The user configures the connection properties for the new Device using an Edit Properties UI Procedure.
TUTORIAL: CONFIGURE A Device
This action starts an Interactive Guide to help connect a new Device to LinkServer and configure it.
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This context may provide some other unique actions, depending on the Data Transfer/Device Plugin managing it. For example, if it is managed by an AggreGate Agent plugin, it will contain a Configure Agent action, to configure an Agent application. |
Common Actions [?]
Replicate To Children, Edit Context Permissions, Monitor Related Events, various Grouped Actions according to child contexts.
Context States and Icons
This context has no states. It is always represented by the 
icon.
Advanced Information |
Context Information
Context type: DevicesContext
Context name: devices
Context description: Devices
Context path: users.USER_NAME.devices for directly connected devices, users.USER_NAME.deviceservers.DEVICE_SERVER_NAME.devices for devices connected via Device Servers
Context mask: users.*.devices for directly connected devices, users.*.deviceservers.*.devices for devices connected via Device Servers
Context permissions: User
Public Variables (Properties) [?]
This context has no public variables (properties).
Public Functions [?]
Common Functions: makeCopy (Make Copy), delete (Delete)
Public Events [?]
Common Events: info (Information)