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Managing Folders

Create folders to organize your devices and make it easier to manage their settings. Instead of applying settings to devices individually, put devices that require similar management into a folder and apply settings to the folder.

Folders can be nested. For example, you might create a parent folder for a specific location, then create sub-folders within that folder for different device models. Then you can apply settings to all of the devices at the location by configuring the parent folder or only to a specific model at that location by configuring the sub-folder.

Creating a folder

Use folders to organize your devices by location, purpose, OS type, or other criteria that you establish.

1.In the Navigation Tree, select where you want to add the folder and click New Folder.
The New Folder page appears.

2.Type a name for the folder in the text box.

3.If you want to add Windows Mobile/CE (AIDC) devices to the folder, click Launch wizard to configure selection criteria for the folder.

4.Click Save.
The folder appears in the selected location.

For information about selection criteria, see Selection Criteria.

Assigning devices to a folder

Devices are assigned to folders differently depending on their OS type.

•Smart devices are assigned to folders depending on the enrollment rules you have created. When you create an enrollment rule, you associate the rule with a specific folder. Each smart device that connects using that enrollment rule is assigned to the associated folder. For information about enrollment rules, see Connecting Android Devices to Avalanche .

•Windows Mobile/CE (AIDC) devices are assigned to folders depending on selection criteria defined when the folder is created. For example, if Folder A is created with the selection criterion: ModelName = ITCCK30, Intermec CK30 devices automatically appear in the Folder A inventory when they connect to the server. For information about selection criteria, see Selection Criteria.

Applying a profile to a folder

A profile applies settings to a folder, which then applies those settings to devices within it.

1.In the Profiles tab, use the Navigation Tree to navigate to the folder where you want to apply the profile.

2.In the Available Profiles panel, select the check box next to the name of the profile and click Apply.
The Selected Profiles screen appears.

3.Click Apply to apply the profile without deploying it.

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If you want to schedule a deployment, click Schedule Deployment and configure the deployment options.

For information about the different kinds of profiles, see Configuring Profiles.

Deploying a folder

When you create or edit a folder, the changes you make are not immediately sent out to the network. Instead, you can schedule specific times for your changes to be deployed. This allows you to deploy changes during periods of low network activity to avoid workday interruptions. The Needs Deployment button will appear in the top right corner of the console any time you make a change that requires a deployment.

1.In the Navigation Tree, click on the folder you want to deploy.

2.Click the View icon at the top of the Navigation Tree.

3.Click the Needs Deployment button in the upper right corner of the console.

4.Select Deploy Now.

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Select Deploy Later and enter a date and time for the deployment.

5.Click Finish.
A system message will appear in the console when the deployment is completed.