Add Devices in Bulk

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

Restrictions

Confirm with your enterprise administrator whether current account role permits access to this feature and the left number of devices that can be added to the enterprise.

Prerequisites

  • You have collect the devices' SNs or EUIs.
  • You have upgraded 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 or xls.
    • Size: Less than 100 KB.
    • Content: Each line contains information of one device, with five columns from left to right showing SN (or EUI), device name, organization ID, tags and description.

      The organization ID can be copied beside the organization name on Device or Organization page.

  • If you want to apply custom settings to devices that support RPS, you need to create custom Config templates for the devices or export the configuration file from the devices.

Procedure

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

  3. Select the desired organization or sub-node from the list on the left.
  4. Move to Add Device button, select Add Devices in Bulk.
  5. In the Add Device page, choose one of the following methods to fill in the devices' SNs or EUIs.
    Method 1: Upload an xlsx or xls file.

    1. Click Upload to upload the file.
    2. Click Download to download the device import template, and to compile the devices' SNs or EUIs into this file.
    3. Click upload button or drag the file to here to upload.
    4. Click Import to upload the information from this file.
    Method 2: Manually add devices.

    1. Click Add+.
    2. Enter the SN or EUI of the device.
    3. Select the organization to which the device belongs.
    If the SNs or EUIs are correct, the system will automatically display the device information in the Device List section.
  6. (Optional) In the Device List section, edit the device name, tags and description as needed. Admin account and password are supported for IP cameras only.
  7. If there are devices that support RPS, you can configure RPS for them.

    1. Enable RPS.
    2. Select the configuration type and configure the related parameters. If you require device to receive configurations from configuration URL, see Add RPS Records in Bulk.
      • Configuration Template: In the Configuration File drop-down list, select the desired configuration file to apply settings to the device. You can click Custom to edit the selected file as needed.
        Note:
      • Configuration File:Upload the .dat format configuration file from the device by clicking upload button or dragging it to the file box. This file can be exported from the device.
        Note: Ensure that the hardware and firmware versions of the device from which the configuration file is exported match those of the target device.
  8. Click Save.

Result

The devices are added to both Device page and Application page of Milesight Development Platform, the Status column displays the connectivity status and the RPS Status column displays the RPS activate 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.

The RPS records will be generated when RPS statuses are Enabled.

Note: If you only require RPS for this device and set it NOT to connect to Milesight Development Platform, please go to RPS tab to add the device RPS record.