How to use Mass Deployment on QNAP QIoT Suite Lite @ 觀察筆記

How to use Mass Deployment on QNAP QIoT Suite Lite

Mass deployment can help you upload infromation & resourceinfo.json, and commands via SSH to multiple devices ( Only for devices support SSH with port number 22 )

Setting Device connection

Create the Thing and setup the resource

Choose the Thing you want to set up and then click the "Setup" button

Enter the device connection information:
Hostname : <IP Address>
User Name : <User Name>
Password : <Password>

You can test the entered information is correct by clicking "Test Connect". When finished, click "Save"

Setting Deploy information

Click "Deplocy" button:

In "Code", there are two ways to deploy code to things :
- Sample Code: Upload a file containing sample code provided by QNAP using your chosen protocol to your specified "Destination Folder". After setting, click "Deploy" to deploy to your device

- Custom Code: Upload your own code to your devices
  "Name": Enter a name for the code
  "Destination Folder": Enter a "destination path"
  "Source Code Package": Upload a zip file containing your code (* This must be a zip file no larger than 50MB. After uploading your file to QIoT Suite Lite and clicking deploy, the file will be automatically unzipped to your device)

In "Resourceinfo & Certificates" : You can setup the deployment of the json file, to things
- Destination Folder: Enter a destination path
- Choose protocol: Choose whether to use MQTT, MQTTS, HTTP, HTTPS, or COAP (*If you choose MQTTS, you must set an SSH certificate and upload the certificate to the Destination Folder. You can also choose to use existing certificate or to create a new certificate) . After setting, click "Deploy"

In "Command Execution" : You can remotely run commands to start the service of your things.The commands and records will be saved in your home path (for example: ~/bundle)

Click "Run" to send commands to your device

Mass Deployment

Choose multiple "things" and click "Deploy" to set all of the things’ deployment information at the same time (*All of the things must complete the "Connection Setup" )