The Device → General tab is divided into two sections with general information about the device (on the left) and other settings (on the right). If a setting can be edited, then you will see an icon that can be clicked. If there is no icon, then the field provides information only.

Device Information

The area on the left provides general information about the device such as its label, location, device type, type number, software version, etc.

The label, location and device types are also shown on the main "Devices" page. The label and location can be edited by clicking on the Edit button (as described below).

The Identify Hardware function can be used to identify a physical device (as described below).

Device-Specific Settings

The area on the right provides access to other general settings for the device. These vary depending on the device type.

Edit a Label and Location

Follow the steps below to edit the device label and location.

1.    From the main "Devices" page, click on the label of the device you wish to edit.

This opens the "Device Details" page and General tab.

2.    Select the Edit button (below the current label and location) to open the "Edit Device Info" window.

3.    Enter the new label text into the "Full Label" field.

A label must be entered. This field cannot be left blank. The label can be changed, at any time, without affecting the configuration.

4.    Optionally, you can enter a location into the "Location" field.

This is particularly useful in a larger network as it allows you to filter or sort the "Devices" list by location. The location field can be left blank.

5.    Select Done to confirm and close the "Edit Device Info" window.

The label and location are updated everywhere in HOME, and forwarded to other devices on the network (where applicable).

Identify a Physical Device

The Identify Hardware function can be used to identify a physical device by flashing an LED or showing a message on its front panel. This makes it easy to identify the device you are about to configure.

Click on the ? icon (beside Identify Hardware) to read the on-screen help.

Follow the steps below to use this function.

1.    From the main "Devices" page, click on the label of the device you wish to identify.

This opens the "Device Details" page and General tab.

2.    Scroll down to the bottom of the page and turn on the Identify Hardware slider.

This sends a message to the device to flash an LED or show a message on its front panel. At the same time, an on-screen alert appears showing that the device "says hi".

3.    You can now identify the hardware device in the equipment rack. 

4.    If other users have the HOME Web UI open, then they will see the on-screen alert.

They can either click on the device label to open the "Device Details" page, or click on X to close the alert.

Tip: To quickly clear all of the on-screen alerts, refresh the browser window.

5.    Once you have identified the device, turn off the Identify Hardware slider.