Claiming single device

This chapter describes the general procedure for claiming devices for a Control Cockpit instance.

To claim a single device for your Control Cockpit instance:

  1. Connect the device’s control network port to the network.
  2. Open Control Cockpit and click on the “Device list” view.
    The new unclaimed device is automatically detected and displayed as “Claim device”

    . If the device does not appear in the device list, add the device manually by entering an IP address (see Adding devices).
  3. Click on Claim device.
  4. Read and agree to the software licenses and click on Next.
  5. Enter the device’s default password.
    If the device was previously claimed by another Control Cockpit instance, enter the previously set password. If you do not remember the previously set password, please perform a hardware reset of the device and try again with the default password. For information on how to find the default password, see the device's instruction manual.
    Next to ensure secure access to the device, you will be asked to enter a new password.
    Please note that the new password must meet the following requirements:
    • At least ten characters
    • At least one lowercase letter
    • At least one uppercase letter
    • At least one number
    • At least one special character: !#$%&()*+,-./:;<=>?@[]^_{|}~
    • Maximum length: 64 characters
  6. Enter the new password for your device and click Set password.
    The device has now been claimed by your Control Cockpit instance. You can now use all available functions (see Monitoring and controlling devices).
You can view and change the device password on the "Access" tab on the device page. You are also able to install a new Control Cockpit instance and claim the device by entering the set device password.