Device ownership in reference Cloud

To use a device, a user must first claim his or her device ownership in the reference Cloud. The user should present a unique claim code to claim device ownership. Device ownership can only be claimed once by a single admin or power user. The admin or power user of the device can then use cloud APIs to assign and configure restricted device access for other users. User can either use the mobile app or the device claim API and present device claim code to claim a device ownership. For details on claiming a device ownership using API follow the steps documented here: Cloud APIs.

Internally, as soon as the device successfully connects to the cloud, a unique claim code for the device is generated and provisioned. Users should manually locate and retrieve the Device Claim code on the device from the file at /var/persist/claim_code. This claim code is then used to claim device ownership.

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In addition to the valid claim code, For a user to claim a device:

  • Device should be online and connected to the Cloud

  • Device ownership not already claimed

For details on claiming a device ownership using API follow the steps documented under Device claim via cloud API section in the document.

Note

Device claim code is considered as a security asset. Until device ownership is claimed, it is strongly recommended to keep the device claim code safe and not shared with others.