KACE as a Service 7.1 - Administrator Guide

Adding devices manually in the Administrator Console or by using the API

Adding devices manually in the Administrator Console or by using the API

You can add devices to inventory manually, either within the Administrator Console or by using the inventory API (application programming interface).

Adding devices manually is useful when you want to track device information, but you do not want to manage devices by installing the K1000 Agent or using Agentless management.

Inventory for manual devices must be updated or uploaded manually. The appliance does not receive scheduled inventory updates from manual devices.

About managing devices

About managing devices

Managing devices is the process of using the K1000 to collect and maintain information about devices on your network and performing tasks such as monitoring device status, creating reports, and so on.

To add devices to the K1000 inventory, you can:

NOTE: Your K1000 license agreement entitles you to manage a specified number of devices that are classified as Managed Computers, Assets, and Monitored Servers. Devices count toward these limits even if such devices are MIA (missing in action) or no longer in use. However, devices that are added to inventory manually, or through the API, do not count toward license limits. See View K1000 license information.

For information about the K1000 features available to devices, see Features available for each device management method.

Tracking changes to inventory settings

Tracking changes to inventory settings

If History subscriptions are configured to retain information, you can view the details of the changes made to settings, assets, and objects.

This information includes the date the change was made and the user who made the change, which can be useful during troubleshooting. See About history settings.

About inventory change history

Change history for devices begins when there is a change to the information collected during the first report.

The first time a managed device reports inventory to the K1000 appliance, the information is considered to be a baseline report. As such, it is not recorded in the change history.

Add devices manually with the Administrator Console

Add devices manually with the Administrator Console

You can add devices to the K1000 inventory manually by entering device information on the Device Detail page.

Once created, manual records are not touched or modified by the K1000 or Agents. Subsequently, the fields in a manual record can only be updated manually by an administrator.

In the Summary section, enter a Name for the device, then skip to step 10.

The manual device icon appears in the device’s Status column on the Devices page: . Inventory for manual devices must be updated manually.