Manually Configuring an Inventory Beacon
| • | The inventory beacon shares its GUID that identifies all its uploads |
| • | The application server prepares packages of rules and other control information ("beacon policy") for download by this inventory beacon. |
Once an inventory beacon is registered, you might use this process to re-parent it, moving it around a hierarchy of inventory beacons within your enterprise.
Tip:If you use this process to re-parent an inventory beacon, the central application server is updated the next time the inventory beacon checks for updates. This means you can manage the re-parenting of inventory beacons within your hierarchy either from the inventory beacons themselves. The built-in communication processes mean that your changes are synchronized within about 15 minutes (by default).
Use the following process to review the parent connection details for an inventory beacon:
To manual configure an inventory beacon:
| 1. | In the FlexNet Beacon interface (on the inventory beacon), from the Beacon configuration group, select the Parent connection tab. |
| 2. | In the Configure inventory beacon connection group, select Configure connection manually, and click Enter configuration details. |
The Parent connection dialog opens.
| 3. | Complete the following fields as required: |
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Current parent |
Displays the parent identified to this inventory beacon by the central application server when the inventory beacon was last registered. For top-level inventory beacons, this displays Application server, since top-level inventory beacons report directly. Child inventory beacons that report to another inventory beacon higher up the hierarchy (a 'parent') display the name of that parent. The names of all other known inventory beacons are also included in the list. To re- parent this inventory beacon, moving it to a new spot in your hierarchy of inventory beacons, simply choose the new parent from this list. The following URL fields are automatically updated to the URL of the new inventory beacon (all three URL fields should be identical when the parent is another inventory beacon). |
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Parent URL |
The path to the parent device from this inventory beacon. Include the protocol (http and https are supported for child-to-parent links between inventory beacons. For the link from a top-level inventory beacon to the application server in the cloud, the https protocol is mandatory). If the inventory beacon is in the same domain as its parent, just the server name is sufficient; but for separate domains, include the fully qualified server name. Examples: http://myParentIB/ https://flexnetmanager.com https://flexnetmanager.eu |
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User Name |
The account name with which this inventory beacon accesses its parent (the parent displays in the Current parent control). For a top-level inventory beacon, this is the UID for FlexNet Beacon to access the application server in the cloud, and must not be edited. For a child inventory beacon lower down the hierarchy, the following considerations apply.
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Password |
The password for the above user name, completing the credentials for inventory beacon access to its parent. For top-level inventory beacons accessing the cloud application server, this password is supplied when you download the inventory beacon configuration file, and must not be changed. |
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Use the same account and password for the following specialized URLs |
Typically, this check box should be selected.
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Download URL |
If Current parent displays another inventory beacon, leave this value identical to the one for Parent URL. If Current parent displays Application server, this URL is set by the configuration downloaded from the cloud application server, and should not be changed. This is the URL where the ManageSoftDL web service supplies inventory beacons with their rules, control files (policy), and so on. |
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User Name |
For top-level inventory beacons, this is the UID for FlexNet Beacon to access the inventory server in the cloud (supplied in the configuration that was downloaded and imported), and must not be edited. |
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Password |
For top-level inventory beacons, this password is supplied when you download the inventory beacon configuration file, and must not be changed. |
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Upload URL |
If Current parent displays another inventory beacon, leave this value identical to the one for Parent URL. If Current parent displays Application server, this URL is set by the configuration downloaded from the cloud application server, and should not be changed. This is the URL where the ManageSoftRL web service receives uploaded data from inventory beacons. |
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User Name |
For top-level inventory beacons, this is the UID for FlexNet Beacon to access the inventory server in the cloud (supplied in the configuration that was downloaded and imported), and must not be edited. |
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Password |
For top-level inventory beacons, this password is supplied when you download the inventory beacon configuration file, and must not be changed. |
| 1. | Click Test Connection. |
| • | If the inventory beacon can successfully connect to the nominated parent using the details supplied, a success message displays. Click OK to close the message. Click OK to save the configuration. |
| • | If the compliance server cannot connect, a failure message displays, with information about why that connection could not be made. Click OK to close the message. Edit the configuration details and retest the connection. |
You cannot save the configuration details if the connection test fails. If you cannot get the connection test to succeed, click Cancel to cancel the manual configuration.
Once the edited configuration has been successfully saved, the changed details are sent to the application server typically within the next 15 minutes.