ThinScale Management Console Admin Guide - User Interface

This article will describe the user interface of the Management Console.

Written by Diego

Last published at: February 12th, 2024

 

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: