Menu path: Menu Bar > Devices

In this menu, you will find all commands that can be sent to the selected devices.

Most of these commands can also be accessed from the context menu, i.e. by right-clicking on a single device or a device directory.

Suspend: Puts the highlighted devices into suspend mode.

Shut down: Shuts down the highlighted devices.

Wake up: Starts the highlighted devices via the network (Wake-on-LAN).

Reboot: Restarts the highlighted devices.

Update: Carries out a firmware update on the highlighted IGEL OS devices.

Update when shutting down: Updates the firmware when the highlighted IGEL OS devices are shut down.

Download firmware snapshot: Downloads the firmware snapshot for the highlighted Windows clients.

Partial update: Carries out a partial update on the highlighted Windows clients.

Create firmware snapshot: Creates a firmware snapshot on the highlighted Windows clients.

Reset to factory defaults: Resets the highlighted devices to the factory defaults.

See also Reset to Factory Defaults (IGEL OS) or Reset to Factory Defaults (Windows).

Other commands:

  • Send message: Sends a message to the highlighted devices.
  • Reset to factory defaults: Resets the highlighted devices to the factory defaults.
  • Settings UMS ->Device: Sends the configuration of the UMS to the highlighted devices.
  • Settings Device ->UMS: Reads the local configuration of the highlighted devices to the UMS.
  • Update desktop customization: Updates the set desktop background and the boot logo on the highlighted IGEL OS devices.
  • File UMS ->Device: Defines a file which is sent to the highlighted devices.
  • Device File ->UMS: Defines a file which is sent from the highlighted devices to the UMS.
  • Download Flash Player: Downloads the Flash Player plugin for Firefox on the highlighted IGEL OS devices.
  • Remove Flash Player: Removes the Flash Player plugin for Firefox from the highlighted IGEL OS devices.
  • Store UMS certificate: Stores the UMS certificate on highlighted devices.
  • Remove UMS certificate: Removes the UMS certificate from the highlighted devices. See also Removing a UMS Certificate from the Device.
  • Refresh license information: The license information will be refreshed.
  • Refresh system information: The system information will be refreshed.
  • Refresh asset inventory data: Asset inventory data will be refreshed.

Specific device command: Executes the following commands:

Take over settings from...: Sends profile settings to the device on a one-off basis.

Clear 'Configuration Change Status' flag: Resets configuration change flags (blue dot next to the symbols for the devices).

Check template definitions: Checks the assignment of template values. See Assigning Template Profiles and Values to the Devices. For general information on template profiles, see Template Profiles.

Scan for devices: Searches for devices in the network of the UMS Server.