Send commands using the Terminal Window

The Terminal Window enables the possibility to send commands from your applications to your assets.

Requisites

Read how to set up an SMS provider in your server.

Enabling the Terminal Window

1. Make sure you have installed the Terminal plugin in Site Admin (Legacy) > Plugins

2. Access the privileges and features of your application.

3. Enable the Terminal Window privilege

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4. Save the application properties.

How to use the Terminal Window

1. Login to your application and go to Main Menu > Window > Terminal 

2. Save your Workspace if you want to keep the Terminal Window open for this user

In the Terminal Window, you can see a list of available commands (from the template created) for your asset.

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When initiating a prompt command through the Terminal Window, it is subject to a timeout of 10 seconds. This means that if the command does not receive a response within this timeframe, it will be considered as having timed out or not successfully executed.

History Commands:

All the Commands or SMS history directly from the Terminal window under the Commands or SMS tabs.

Command status table with various entries.

Alternatively, the history command can be found under Site Admin › Diagnostics › Device commands. 

Device commands interface with status filters.

Cancel the commands

The ' X Abort All' button will stop all the commands from being sent out to the asset. 

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You can cancel a specific command in two ways:

Note: Only template commands can be aborted if they are in queue.

1. Navigate to Main Menu > Window > Commands and the Commands panel will open. You can abort a specific command by clicking on it, and pressing on the Abort button. 

Command queue with abort option highlighted.

2. Navigate to Main Menu > Site Admin > Diagnostics > Device Commands, and click on the icon symbol in the Actions column for a specific command that you want to abort. A window will open where you can abort this specific command or all commands from the asset.

Device commands table with status and actions.

Abort command options with cancel button.

Related Articles

Read how to see a queue of your current commands using the Command Panel

Read how to create predefined commands using Template Commands

Read how the terminal data should be read