Applications
Digidevice module
Digi Connect IT® 16/48 User Guide
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should be used with caution. As a result, support for this functionality is disabled by default on Remote
Manager.
Enable support on Digi Remote Manager for uploading custom device names
1. In Remote Manager, click
API Explorer
.
2. For the HTTP method, select
PUT
.
3. For
Enter and API or select an example
, type
/ws/v1/settings/inventory/AllowDeviceToSetOwnNameEnabled
.
4. In the HTTP message body text box, type the following:
{
"name" : "AllowDeviceToSetOwnNameEnabled",
"value" : "true"
}
5. Click
Send
.
Upload a custom name
1. Log into the Connect IT 16/48 command line as a user with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
shell
to access the device shell.
2. At the shell prompt, use the
python
command with no parameters to enter an interactive
Python session:
# python
Python 3.6.12 (default, Jan 11 2021, 10:25:21)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
3. Import the
name
submodule:
>>> from digidevice import name
4. Upload the name to Remote Manager:
>>> name.upload("my_name")
5. Use
Ctrl-D
to exit the Python session. You can also exit the session using
exit()
or
quit()
.
Help for uploading the device name to Digi Remote Manager
Get help for uploading the device name to Digi Remote Managerby accessing help for
digidevice.name
:
1. Log into the Connect IT 16/48 command line as a user with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
shell
to access the device shell.
