USER INTERFACE

The Management Console dynamically updates based on what is selected in the tree menu on the left-hand side.

For example, selecting a Devices folder will update the top buttons with all the available actions that can be performed. You can also access these actions on the right-click context menu. To the right of the tree menu, the main area shows you a list of Devices in the selected folder.

MENU BUTTONS
 

• Disconnect - logs you off from the console
• Default Device Properties - shows some settings about the devices
• Audit Log - shows actions and events made with the console
• Global Settings - SMTP settings are used to add email-based Notifications
• License Report – will generate a report about license count that can be exported
• New Folder - creates a new folder
• Refresh - requests the latest data from the Management Server for the selected view
• Permission - Opens the Permissions dialog for the object selected
• Package Creator - a tool to help you create packaging for third-party software
• Migration Helper - a tool to create registry keys or a start-up script to move one device from one server to another
• Install-Module - Install the ThinScale Management PowerShell Module. (See ThinScale Management Platform PowerShell Guide document for more information)
• Knowledge Base - ThinScale Knowledge Base Web Site
• About Console - Version information about the Management Console
• ThinScale Portal - https://my.thinscale.com/ Website

FOLDERS

The folder context menu can be reached by right-clicking a folder.
 

• New Folder – Creates a new folder under the specific item.
• New Device – Creates a new device under the specific folder.
• Devices – Opens the Device Context Menu
• Edit Folder - Opens the edit folder Context menu
• Refresh – Refreshes the console with the latest server information.
• Rename – Renames the folder.
• Delete – Deletes a folder (You can’t delete a folder with contents or one you don’t have permission).
• Permissions – Opens the Permission view attached to the folder.
• Expand All – Open all the nodes within the folder.

A particular folder, like a protected folder or a multi-select, will have a limited menu:

SEARCH BAR


The search bar allows a few special queries:
 

• UniqueId (%uniqueid)
• Horizon version (%horizon)
• Receiver version (%receiver)
• IP Address (%ip)
• Notes (%notes)
• DeviceId (%deviceid)
• Last heard from devices (%lastheardfrom)
• Offline devices (%offline)
• Online devices (%online)

You can access examples by using the drop-down to the right of the search bar: