Sort devices into groups

Organize devices into groups to send custom commands to multiple devices at once. Note that the action will only take effect if the target device supports it. 

Create a group

Create a group that will be used to organize your devices. It is highly recommended to create groupings based on a logical feature, like location (office group, balcony group, etc.), department (Accounting, Marketing, etc.), or model (CDE, IFP50, etc.) so it will be easier to identify the devices you want to target later. 

1. Click the  Menu to open the side panel.
2. Click the  Devices option.
3. Click the All Devices tab.
4. Click the Groupsdropdown. 
   
   
5. Click Create Group at the bottom of the dropdown.
   1. Type a unique name for your group.
   2. Click OK.
      
      
6. The new group is added to the list inside the dropdown.  

Once you have some top-level groups, you can further organize by adding sub-groups:

1. Click the Groupsdropdown.
2. Click the   arrow to navigate to your target directory. 
   
   
3. Click Create Group inside that directory.
   1. Type a unique name for your group.
   2. Click OK.
      
      
4. The new group is added to the list inside the dropdown.  

Click   if you need to make changes to an existing group. The following actions are available:

┗	Create subgroup  Create a new subgroup under this group. Note that all actions applied to the parent group will also apply to the subgroups.
┗	Rename  Change the name of the group. The new name must not be similar to an already existing name.
┗	Delete  Remove the group. This action does not remove the devices inside the group.

Note the following behavior:

• Click   and type a few characters. Manager will return group names that contain the characters provided. To reset the search, click  .
• Groups with no sub-groups added will show a 0 on the far-right side.

Add devices to a group

You can start adding devices once you have your groups ready. To add devices, perform the following:

1. Click the  Menu to open the side panel.
2. Click the  Devices option.
3. Click the All Devices tab.
4. On the list below, click the checkbox of the devices you want to add to a group.
   
   
5. Click the Add to icon to open the Add to Group dialog.
   1. Select the groups where you want to add the selected devices.
   2. Click the   arrow to navigate to your target sub-group. 
   3. Click the breadcrumbs to go back to a previous group.
   4. Click Add once all desired groups have been selected.
      
      
6. The devices are added to the group.

Note the following behavior of the the Add to Group dialog:

• Click   and type a few characters. Manager will return group names that contain the characters provided. To reset the search, click  .
• Click Create subgroup to create a new subgroup inside the current group.
• The value of the Selected label indicates how many groups you have already selected, regardless of location. To reset the number and start over, click Cancel.
• The number of sub-groups are displayed beside the   arrow.

Send actions to a group

Once you have devices inside your groups, you can now use the group feature to only show all devices that are members of the group. 

1. Click the  Menu to open the side panel.
2. Click the  Devices option.
3. Click the All Devices tab.
   Note that Manager shows all devices on the Device List by default.
   
   
4. Click the Groupsdropdown.
   1. Click the  checkbox of a group to select that group.
   2. The Device List should update to show only the devices that are members of that group. Note that you can only select one group at a time.
   3. Click outside the dropdown to go back to the Device List.
      
      
5. Click the  checkbox of one or more devices on the list. 
   A side panel appears that shows all available actions.
6. Finally, select actions that you would like to send to the target devices.
7. To reset the view, click    besides the Groups dropdown.

For an overview of all actions that you can send, refer to the following article:

• Manager features overview

Note that the requested action will only take effect if the target device supports it. To check if your device supports a specific feature, refer to the following list:

• Manager device capability chart