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Device onboarding - Overview

In order to establish the relation between an Industrial Edge Device and the Industrial Edge Management, the onboarding process is required. It will enable a signed and encrypted connection.

Onboarding process

The workflow of onboarding an Industrial Edge Device requires two steps:

Step 1: Creation of an onboarding file in the Industrial Edge Management

Step 2: Uploading the onboarding file to the Industrial Edge Device: Device Onboarding

Requirements

  • The Edge Device is switched on
  • The Edge Device is connected to a local network
  • The Edge Device in the local network is able to connect to:
  • IEM Pro: https://<fqdn>
  • IEM Cloud: https://<fqdn>
  • IEM ISO (deprecated): https://<fqdn>:9443 and https://<fqdn>:9444

Recommendations

  • The Edge Device can use a provided DNS server for name resolution
  • The Edge Device can use a provided NTP server for time synchronization