External Device Servers

This context is a container for all External Device Server Accounts, providing actions used to manage External Device Servers.

Unique Actions

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Discover Device ServerS

(Default Action)

This action instructs Iotellect Server to initiate Device Server discovery process.

Action Type:

Call Function

Action Name:

discover

Connect Device Server to Iotellect Server

This action allows connecting a Device Server that was not detected by the discovery process to the Iotellect Server. See details here.

Action Type:

Call Function

Action Name:

connect

Tutorial: Connect Device Server to Iotellect Server

Starts an Interactive Guide to help the user discover Device Servers and connect them to the Iotellect Server.

Action Name:

guide

Action Icon:

Non-Interactive Mode:

Not Supported

Permissions:

Accessible at Observer permission level

Common Actions

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Replicate To Children, Edit Context Permissions, Monitor Related Events, various Grouped Actions according to child contexts.

Context States and Icons

This context has no states. It is always represented by the icon.

Advanced Information

Context Information

Context Type: externalDeviceServers

Context Name: external_device_servers

Context Description: External Device Servers

Context Path: external_device_servers

Context Mask: external_device_servers

Context Permissions: Observer

Public Variables (Properties)

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This context has no public variables (properties).

Public Functions

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Discover Local Device Servers By Broadcast

Causes server to discover Device Servers available in a local network segment and returns a list of discovered Device Servers.

Function Name:

discover

Permissions:

Accessible at Observer permission level

Input Records:

0

Input Format:

None

Output Records:

0...unlimited

Output Format:

Name

Type

Description

mac

String

Nullable

ip

String


port

Integer

Nullable

owner

String

Nullable

name

String

Nullable

accessMethod

Integer


Connect Device Server to Iotellect Server

Causes Iotellect Server to connect an External Device Server.

Function Name:

connect

Permissions:

Accessible at Observer permission level

Input Records:

1

Input Format:

Name

Type

Description

dnsOnly

String


accessMethod

Integer


mac

String


ip

String


port

Integer


password

String


owner

String

Nullable

name

String

Nullable

force

Boolean


Output Records:

1

Output Format:

Name

Type

Description

owner

String


name

String


Public Events

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Common Events: info (Information)

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