Information

Information shows device details such as MAC address and serial number, along with license and version information.

Information — device identifiers

Click Request device identifier to have the device request and display a fresh device identifier from Scout.

The following table lists every field shown on the page:

Field Description
MAC The device’s MAC address.
IP address The device’s current IP address.
Device name The device’s host name.
Serial number The device’s serial number.
Installed image The Image Definition File (.idf) currently installed on the device.
Scout server The Scout server the device is managed by.
Host ID The device’s unique Scout host ID.
Operating system The eLux® version currently running.
Subscription valid until The expiration date of the device’s subscription.
Device The device’s model name.
CPU Frequency The processor’s clock speed.
RAM The amount of installed memory.
Manufacturer The device manufacturer.
BIOS The BIOS version.
Keyboard The detected keyboard model.
Monitor The detected monitor model.

Scroll down to see three editable fields and two more buttons:

Information — Info fields and license/version buttons

Field Type Description
Info 1, Info 2, Info 3 Text field Free-text fields an administrator can fill in to attach extra information to the device. These are the same Info 1/Info 2/Info 3 values shown read-only on the Scout page.
Button Description
View license info Opens a License information dialog (see below).
View version info Opens a Versions dialog listing the copyright notice, the installed image name and install date, and a version breakdown of the individual OS components (for example BaseOS eLux, Core installer, Minimal Linux system, Plymouth splash screen, System binaries and libraries, Language locales).

License information

License information dialog

Field Description
Status Whether the license is currently Valid.
Issued Date and time the license was issued.
Valid until Date and time the license expires.
License The licensed product(s), for example eLux® & Scout Management Licenses.
Subscription The subscription covering the license, for example Software Maintenance for eLux® & Scout.

Further down (scroll within the dialog) there is a second Valid until date for the subscription, and a Renew button.

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