Navigation:  Managing a Site > Device Management > Servers

 

Overview

 

A server is an entity that represents the application installed on a back end host server (to which the device will send and receive business data). It is possible to define MCL-Net servers or non MCL-Net servers (3rd party host applications).

 

Refer to the MCL-Net V4 User Guide for more detailed information on MCL Net subscription activation steps.

 

 

 

Click (in the Control Panel section) and, in the resulting row below, select .

 

 

The image below illustrates the page that is accessed when clicking .

 

 

The "Servers" page displays all the servers available within the current site.

This information can be displayed in a grid or a list view. By default, servers are displayed in a grid view but the view can be changed. Sometimes, depending on the selected view, you may have access to different information.

 

To do so, click (located below the Servers icon). This enables the grid view and the list view buttons. Select the most appropriate view.

 

 

 

This view displays the following information:

 

 

 

 

This view displays the following information:

 

 

The "Servers" page offers the following options:

 

 

Use this button to access the and buttons (which alter the view).

 

Use these buttons to control how many items are displayed at a time. Click one of the available options (10 items per page/20 items per page/50 items per page/100 items per page).

 

Use the search box to look for specific list items.

 

a. Enter what you want to search for.

b. Click or press <ENTER> in your PC keyboard to initiate the search.

c. To conclude the search operation, empty the search box and click or press <ENTER> in your PC keyboard.

 

Click this button to refresh the page's information.

 

Use the buttons, included in this bar, to organize the listed items of the corresponding column:

 

Click this button to select all the listed items. In this case, all the created device groups.

 

Click the server's alias (displayed in light blue) to access a page with the details of a particular server. See Server Details.

 

 

Available Operations

 

The "Servers" page provides direct access to specific operations concerning servers:

 

To add a server, use the button. For more information, see Adding a Server.

 

To delete a server, use the button. For more information, see Deleting a Server.

 

To export a server list ,click and proceed as follows:

 

 

Confirm the operation by clicking . The server list is exported to an Excel File format.

 

The conclusion of the export operation depends on the web browser used. You should be able to save the Excel file in your local computer or open it directly after the download.

 

 

This chapter includes all the aspects associated to servers (server details, the adding and deleting of a server, etc.). The table below refers the user profiles that have access to the described operations:

 

Keep in mind that the Account Administrator and/or the Site Manager, at a lower level, can restrict other users' access rights. This user guide is presenting all the possibilities in terms of access.