Devices

Under the Devices menu item in the Control Center, you can centrally manage your BERNARD devices and configure the cameras so that they generate data according to your requirements for your use cases.

Below you will find a description of the different parts of the device configuration:

Overview Control Center

Number	Description
1	Switch between devices, Data Analytics and administration
2	Device Name/ID of your hardware. You can customize the device name as you wish. The ID is used for communication between the edge device and Azure Cloud.
3	Metadata Organize your devices and create events with predefined metadata. You can define up to five key and value pairs for a device. The keys and values can be freely defined, we support the automatic completion of keys to avoid annoying typing errors. After defining metadata, you can filter the list of devices by metadata values, and the generated events contain the predefined metadata for further processing by your application. Details can be found in the event schema.
4	This connection status (Connection) indicates whether a connection has been established between your hardware and the Management Hub (Azure). Available statuses are Online, Offline or Unknown. If a device is unexpectedly offline, please contact our support.
5	The Status column provides information on whether the software is running on the respective device. Please refer to the section Camera and device control.
6	Auto refresh: This option allows you to automatically refresh the page as soon as changes are made or a status changes.