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3. Enter onboarding parameters in Local Device Manager.
Ø
Go back to the
Onboarding
>
Advanced
page in the
Local
Device
Manager
of your device.
Figure 23: Advanced Onboarding tab in device
Ø
In the
API Endpoint
field, enter the URL of the REST-API interface of
the portal.
For the Hilscher
netFIELD Portal
, this is:
api.netfield.io
If you are using a different instance of the portal, ask your portal’s
system administrator for the URL.
Ø
In the
API KEY
field, enter an API Key that possesses the right to
onboard devices. (See
Side note: How to copy an API Key for
onboarding
below).
Ø
Copy the activation code (which you have created in step 2) into the
Activation Code
field.
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In the
Upstream Protocol
drop-down list, select the protocol that the
netFIELD OS shall use for sending data to the netFIELD Cloud
(“device-to-cloud” communication).
Note:
Note that messaging over WebSocket causes more “overhead” per
telegram. This might limit the performance if you want to stream
large quantities of data.
netFIELD OnPremise | User manual
DOC200901UM02EN | Revision 2 | English | 2021-06 | Released | Public
© Hilscher 2021
