# View devices The **View Devices** screen is displayed when you log on to **Verifone Central - Device Management**. **View Devices** lists managed devices under the estate, etc. **Actions** dropdown has the option to delete a device, move a device from one hierarchy to another, create a Rollout for the devices under the current estate, and configure hierarchies and groups. **View Devices** feature allows you to perform the following user tasks: * Search a particular device. * Clone the device details. * Delete a device. * Initiate Export request to export the details to XML or CSV format * Initiate Export request to export the Device Metadata * Initiate Export request to export VRK Certificate * Move the devices under one entity to another * Assign to Group * Move to the estate owner’s pool * Enable Automation * Disable Automation * Change the status of the device to Active or Inactive **To View devices.** 1. Once you sign in to **Verifone Central** > **Device Management**. 2. Go to **Device Management** > **Devices** > **View Devices**.

**View Devices** screen is displayed.

## **Actions** Select the device and click **Actions**.

### **Actions > Clone** **Clone Device** feature under **Actions** is an accelerated two-step process of onboarding the device on Verifone Central – Device Management. First, the device profile of the existing device is cloned as a template using the **Clone Device** option. The download management, key management, and software management details are also cloned. The second step is to enter the **Serial Number** and **Device ID**. The device information of the newly added device can be viewed on the respective **Device Profile** screen. Follow the option sequence below to clone a device. **Device Management** > **View** **Devices** > **Actions** > **Clone Device**

Enter the **New Serial Number** and **New Device ID and** clone the device details from the existing device. So that a new device is created with the cloned details along with the entered serial number and device ID. {% hint style="info" %} The following option sequence is also used to clone a device **Device Management** > **View Devices** > **Device Details > Actions**. {% endhint %} ### **Actions > Delete** Select the device checkbox. Select **Delete** option to delete the device. A confirmation popup screen is displayed. Upon confirmation, a **Success** message is displayed to confirm that the device is deleted. {% hint style="info" %} Once the device is deleted, the server will not accept any messages from the deleted device and **Deleted device contacting** alert is generated when the deleted device tries to send a message to the server. Refer to the Device Details section for more details on the steps to use the **Delete** option. {% endhint %}

### **Actions > Export** **Export** feature enables exporting the device details into CSV and XML formats and exporting the VRK Certificates into a zip file. Exporting the data is a two-step process, initiating the export request and then downloading the export-data file. Follow the option sequence below to **Export** the device details. **Verifone Central** > **Device Management** > **View Devices** > **Devices** > **Actions** > **Export**

Select the devices that you want to export and select the **Export** option from **Actions** Dropbox.

A confirmation popup message is displayed saying that the Request to export the data has been submitted. Follow the option sequence below to download the export-initiated file. **Verifone Central** > **Device Management** > **View Devices** Click the Notification icon to view all the requests.

Download the export-initiated file. ### **Actions > Export Device Metadata** Follow the option sequence below to **Export the Device Metadata**. **Verifone Central** > **Device Management** > **View Devices** > **Devices** > **Actions** > **Export Device Metadata**

Select the devices that you want to export and select the **Export** **Device Metadata** option from **Actions** Dropbox. **Export Options** screen will be displayed.

Enter the preference of data to be included in the export file and click **Export** to continue.

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Download the export-initiated file. ### **Actions > Export the VRK Certificate** Follow the option sequence below to Export the VRK Certificate. **Verifone Central** > **Device Management** > **View Devices** > **Devices** > **Actions** > **Export VRK Certificate**

Select the devices that you want to export and select the **Export** **VRK Certificates** option from **Actions** Dropbox. **Export VRK Certificate Options** screen will be displayed.

Enter the file name and click **Save** to continue. Follow the option sequence below to download the export-initiated file. **Verifone Central** > **Device Management** > **View Devices** Click the Notification icon to view all the requests.

Download the export-initiated file.

A confirmation popup message is displayed saying that the File is successfully downloaded. ### **Actions > Move** Select the device checkbox. Select **Move** option to move the device from one hierarchy to another under the estate. A popup screen is displayed.

Select the hierarchy to which the selected device to be moved. Select **Move** to continue. ### **Actions > Assign to Group** Group is another way of categorizing devices other than Hierarchies. The devices belonging to a group can also be assigned to a Hierarchy. **Groups** icon is used to perform operations on a specific group of devices.

**Assign Selected Devices to** screen is displayed. To assign the selected device to the existing group. Select **An Existing Group** radio button. Existing group list box is displayed.

Select the existing group and click **OK**. To assign the selected device to a new group. Select **A New Group** radio button. **Create a New Group** screen is displayed

Enter the details to create a new group and click **Add**. ### **Actions > Move to Estate Owner Pool** Select the device checkbox. Select **Move to Estate Owner Pool** option to move the device to the root level hierarchy. A confirmation popup screen is displayed.

Click **Move** to confirm. ### **Actions > Enable for Download Automation** The **Device Management** has the ability to efficiently download software packages and provides users with a powerful and customized way to manage changes to the devices in their estate automatically.

A confirmation popup message is displayed. Click **Yes** to proceed. ### **Actions > Disable for Download Automation**

A confirmation popup message is displayed to confirm to disable the device for download automation. Click **Yes** to proceed. ### **Actions -> Status** **Device Status Change** feature displays option to change the device state to Active or Inactive. A validation messages is displayed when the device status is changed: * When the device status is changed from Active state to Active state, “**Selected Device is already an Active device**” error message is displayed. * When the device status of two devices is changed to Active state, one device from an Active state and another device from Inactive state to an Active state, “**Devices with Pending Registration Status will not be affected, are you sure you want to continue**” message followed by the “**Device status successfully changed**” message is displayed. When the device status is changed for multiple devices to Active state, a device in Active state, a device in an Inactive state, and a device in Pending Registration state changed to Active state, the “**Device status successfully changed**” message is displayed. The **Device status** feature also displays the device status along with the sub-status.

### **Device Search** The device search feature allows you to search for a particular device quickly. The search is based on the criteria provided.


Model	Select the model(s) from the Model list box as a criterion for device search and click Go.
Device Status	Select the device status as a search criterion and click Go. Active Inactive Pending Hierarchy Assignment Pending Registration See Device Status section for more details. See Device Status section for more details on types of device status.
Last Heartbeat	Select the date and time of the last heartbeat received from the device to the server as a criterion for device search. See Heartbeat section for more details.
Hierarchy	Select hierarchy as a criterion for device search.
Device ID	Enter the device ID as a criterion for device search.
Serial Number	Enter the serial number as a criterion for device search. The devices with the charging base will have the same serial number.

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