Add Devices in Bulk

This topic describes how to add devices to Milesight Development Platform in bulk.

Restrictions

Click here to check the left number of devices that can be added to your account.

Prerequisites

  • You have collect the devices' SNs or EUIs.
  • You have upgrade the firmware version of device model to a supported version.
    Note: You need to reboot the device after the SN is added to platform.
  • If you have a large number of devices that need to be added, it's recommended to compile the devices' SNs or EUIs into a file with the following requirements:
    • Format: xlsx, xls, or txt.
    • Size: Less than 100 KB.
    • Content: For xlsx or xls files, each line contains information of one device, with three columns from left to right showing SN (or EUI), device name and description; for txt files, each line contains information for one device, with SN(or EUI), device name, and description from left to right and separated by ';'.

  • If you want to apply custom settings to devices that support Auto-Provision, you need to create custom Config templates for the devices.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Milesight Development Platform.
  2. On the top bar, select the Device tab.

  3. Click Batch Add.
  4. In the Add Device page, choose one of the following methods to fill in the devices' SNs or EUIs.
    • If you have compile the devices' SNs or EUIs into an xlsx, xls, or txt file, then click Upload to upload the file.

    • If not, do as follow:

      or

      1. In the SN/EevEUI section, enter the SNs or EUIs of the desired devices, with each SN or EUI on a separate line. If you require to add device name and description, please SN(or EUI), device name, and description from left to right and separated by ';' on each line.
      2. Click Add to Device List.
    If the SNs or EUIs are correct, the system will automatically display the device information in the Device List section.
  5. In the Device List section, edit the device name and description.

  6. If there are devices that support Auto Provision, you can configure Auto Provision for them.

    1. Turn on Auto Provision After Adding.
    2. In the Configuration File drop-down list, select the desired configuration file to apply settings to the device.
      Note:
      • The listed files include the default Config template and the custom Config templates you created.
      • If you do NOT want to enable auto provision for specific devices, then select [None].
    3. Click Custom to edit the selected file as needed.
  7. Click Save.

Result

The devices are added to Milesight Development Platform, the Status column displays the connectivity status and the Auto-Provision column displays the auto-provision status.

The devices initial connectivity status is displayed as Disconnected, which will be automatically transitioned to Online upon the transmission of the device's heartbeat or data through the platform.

Note: For Internet accessible devices, if you only enabled Auto Provision for a device and set it NOT to connect to Milesight Development Platform, the device's status will consistently stay Disconnected.