At anytime, you can view and update the settings of your devices from Kio Cloud Device Management. When you make a setting update to a device, it must synchronize to receive and download the configuration update. In this article, you'll learn how devices synchronize and how to view your devices that have pending updates.
If you need to know about how device firmware is managed see Manage and update device firmware.
Your Kontakt.io gateway to WiFi infrastructure determines how devices synchronize to receive and apply Kio Cloud updates. Regardless of your infrastructure, pending updates can always be synchronized locally at a device with the Kio Setup Manager app.
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For Portal Light models only. These devices automatically receive and synchronize their pending setting updates or firmware updates during each connection to Kio Cloud. Portal Lights require an active connection to the local WiFi network and online connectivity to Kio Cloud.
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Kontakt.io Portal Lights Portal Lights provide both the Bluetooth® LE connection to Kontakt.io tags and stationary infrastructure devices and the connection to the local WiFi network to send and download data from Kio Cloud. |
Devices receive over-the-air (OTA) configuration updates over their Bluetooth connection to a Portal Light. For OTA configuration updates:
The amount of time to receive and apply OTA updates depends upon several factors. Including, but not limited to, the number of devices within range of a Portal Light, the number of devices with a pending update, if the devices are moving or stationary, to the devices power saving configuration. OTA configuration updates may take a few to several minutes to complete. |
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Mobile app integrated with Kontakt.io SDKs Third-party apps integrated with the Kontakt.io SDKs, the app provides the Bluetooth connection to Kontakt.io devices and the internet connection (gateway) to receive and send device data to Kio Cloud. |
Pending configuration updates must be synchronized locally at a device with the Kio Setup Manager app. Use of the app Bulk Manager feature requires a Kio Cloud subscription. |
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Cisco Spaces integration When your Kontakt.io deployment is integrated with Cisco Spaces, the device synchronization method depends on the platform where you manage Kontakt.io devices. |
Kontakt.io devices claimed and managed from Cisco Spaces: configuration updates are received OTA from Bluetooth-enabled Cisco Access Points. Please refer to the Cisco Spaces Help Center and Documentation resources for complete details. Kontakt.io devices claimed and managed from Kio Cloud: pending configuration updates must be synchronized locally at a device with the Kio Setup Manager app. Use of the app Bulk Manager features requires a Kio Cloud subscription. |
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Cisco Meraki Access Point integration When your Kontakt.io deployment is integrated with Meraki Access Points, Kontakt.io configuration updates are made from Kio Cloud Device Management. |
Pending configuration updates must be synchronized locally at a device with the Kio Setup Manager app. Use of the app Bulk Manager feature requires a Kio Cloud subscription. |
From Kio Cloud Device Management, the synchronization status of a device indicates if it has a pending setting update.
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Go to Device Management 2.0 > from the left menu, click Beacons.
Beacons include device models such as Asset Tags, Smart Badges, Anchor Beacons, and Portal Beams. Portal Lights are viewed and managed from the Gateways menu.
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To quickly locate the devices with a pending update, from the Search & Filter Add Criteria (1) drop-down, select Synchronizing (2) > set the filter to Not Synchronized (3). The list only displays those devices that are required to be synchronized to receive a pending update.
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To view the details of the pending update, select a device to view its profile. From the displayed tabs, the tab with the sync icon (2) indicates a pending update.
To view the pending update details, select the tab (2) > from the details, there is a pending setting update notification(1) and the setting update displays the sync icon (3) .
