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Overview

 

There are two methods to add a device to a device group within a site. The standard "Add Device" (see Adding a Device) and the "Pairing".

Adding a device through Pairing represents an immediate link between device and account.

This method implies actions being performed on the device itself and in the account. In other words, you have to make sure the device contains MCL-Agent and register the device on the platform with the pin provided by that same MCL-Agent.

 

Make sure that a compatible device group already exists before adding a device (see Creating a Device Group).

 

 

The "pairing" operation will occur simultaneously in the device and in the MCL-Mobility Platform account because you are registering a device in your account with information provided by the device's MCL-Agent.

 

 

Depending on your device's OS, see:

 

 

 

If you pair a device that has already been connected to the account and, then, disconnected without removing the corresponding entry (meaning, you "unpaired" a device and left its entry in the site's device list), the device is identified and automatically adopts its former name/alias. The device also adopts its previous status (ex: If the device had an "enabled" status before the unpairing, it will resume that "enabled" status once the "pairing" is concluded).