A product consists of multiple devices of the same type. After you create a product, you must create devices for the product. You can create a device or multiple devices at a time. This article describes how to create a device at a time.
Procedure
Result
After a device is created, the View Device Certificate dialog box appears. You can view and copy the device certificate information. A device certificate consists of a product key, device name, and device secret. A device certificate is the credential that the device uses to communicate with IoT Platform. We recommend that you keep your device certificates confidential.
Parameter | Description |
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ProductKey | The key of the product to which the device belongs. It is the GUID that is issued by IoT Platform to the product. |
DeviceName | The device name. The identifier of the device. The identifier is unique within the product. DeviceName and ProductKey uniquely identify the device, and are used for authentication with IoT Platform. |
DeviceSecret | The device key that is issued by IoT Platform for device authentication and encryption. It must be used in combination with the device name. |
What to do next
View device information. For more information, see Manage devices.
The status of the created devices is Not Activated. Use a Link SDK to implement a device, connect the device to IoT Platform, and then activate the device. For more information, see the Link SDK documentation.
Connect the device to IoT Platform. For more information about best practices, see the following articles: