
Get started with Digi Remote Manager
Configure Remote Manager features by scheduling tasks
Digi XBee® 3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT Global Smart Modem User Guide
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5. Click
Add
to add the device. The XBee is added to your inventory.
6. Click
OK
to close the
Add Devices
dialog and return to the
Devices
view.
Verify the connection between a device and Remote Manager
By default, the XBee is configured to enable communication with Remote Manager. The
communication between XBee and Remote Manager is achieved using periodic UDP operations.
You should verify the default settings to ensure that communcation will work as desired.
1.
.
2. Verify that the
is set to
6
, which is the default.
3. Configure the frequency of polls for Remote Manager activity using the
. The
default is 1440 minutes (24 hours).
4. Enable the SM/UDP feature in Remote Manager for each device. See
.
Configure Remote Manager features by scheduling tasks
Remote Manager provides tools to perform common management and maintenance tasks on your
XBee device. A Remote Manager task is a sequence of commands that can be performed on one or
more XBee Cellular devices. Tasks can then be assigned to a schedule. When a scheduled task is run it
becomes an active operation and can be monitored for status and completion.
Note
You must upgrade your device to the latest firmware for all features to be available. See
.
Some typical examples of useful things that can be done with scheduled tasks include:
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Update your MicroPython application
and libraries to add features and capabilities
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Update your security certificates
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Perform a data service device request
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Send an SMS message to your device
Scheduled tasks can be created and performed through the following methods: