Management and development tools

The deviceWISE (dw) IoT Platform has three main tools that you will use to build, manage, and deploy your applications. The following provides a brief introduction to those three tools.

The Workbench is the main tool that you will use to configure the deviceWISE Edge Asset and the Enterprise Gateways. The Workbench provides full development capabilities and the ability to administer and debug an individual device in the field. It is also the same tool that is used to configure how to interface data to your enterprise applications through its easy to use click-to-configure features.

The following is a list of the most common tasks that you can perform using the Workbench:

• Build, manage, and monitor triggers and projects
• Configure and manage connections to devices and sensors
• Configure network settings (both LAN and cellular)
• Configure connection of Asset and Enterprise Gateways to the deviceWISE Cloud
• View logs and reports
• Configure connections to enterprise application programs.

The Management Portal Users Guide is a web-based program that is part of the deviceWISE Cloud. Using the Management Portal, you can view and manage all of the devices that are connected to the Cloud. In addition, the Management Portal lets you manage users, update firmware, and all of the other batch type processing you might want to perform on your devices.

Following is a list of the most common tasks that you can perform using the Management Portal:

• Define and manage user accounts
• Define the Things that represent your remote assets
• View usage reports and logs
• Manage Asset and Enterprise Gateway firmware and software versions
• Interact remotely with Asset and Enterprise Gateways
• Connect to tunnel services provided by Asset and Enterprise Gateways.