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How to Add a Device
What is a Device?
Section titled “What is a Device?”A Device represents a physical machine, sensor, or system connected to CoCoCo. Devices send data to the platform (metrics, events, status updates) and can receive commands.
CoCoCo supports four protocols for device communication: MQTT, HTTP, JMF, and SQL.
Before you start
Section titled “Before you start”You need a Network set up first.
How to Create a Network
How to add a Device
Section titled “How to add a Device”- Go to Menu → IOT → Devices
- Click + Add Device
- Fill in the details:
- Name — a clear label for the machine (e.g.
HP Indigo 12000) - Network — select the Network this device belongs to
- Protocol — how the device communicates (MQTT, HTTP, JMF, or SQL)
- Name — a clear label for the machine (e.g.
- Click Save
Authentication
Section titled “Authentication”Most devices need a Device Token to authenticate with the platform. After saving the device:
- Open the device
- Go to the Tokens tab
- Create a token and configure it in your device or machine software
How to Create and Manage Device Tokens