Category

To easily assign applications, printers, and policies, you should always assign your devices to a device category. In group management you can create, edit, and remove categories.

Default Categories The following categories are automatically created and cannot be deleted:

• Teacher Devices: Devices used by teachers in a 1:1 relationship.
• Student Devices: Devices used by students in a 1:1 relationship.
• Administration Devices: Devices used by administrative staff in a 1:1 relationship.
• Shared Devices: Devices used by many different users in a 1:N relationship.
• Student (Shared Devices): Devices used by many different students in a 1:N relationship.
• Teacher (Shared Devices): Devices used by many different teachers in a 1:N relationship.
• Administration (Shared Devices): Devices used by many different administrative staff in a 1:N relationship.

Create Category

To create a new category:

1. Navigate to Numiato Group Management.
2. Click Add in the top right.
3. Select Category as the type.
4. Enter a name and description.
5. If needed, enable the Shared Device Category checkbox to configure the category as a shared device category. This is suitable for devices used by many different users.
6. Click Add Group.
7. Monitor the progress in Status & History.
8. The category has been created successfully.

Edit Category

To edit a category:

1. Navigate to Numiato Group Management.
2. Select the category you want to edit.
3. Change the name or description.
4. Click Apply Changes.
5. Monitor the progress in Status & History.
6. The category has been edited successfully.

Delete Category

To remove a category:

1. Navigate to Numiato Group Management.
2. Select the category you want to delete.
3. Click Delete Category.
4. Monitor the progress in Status & History.
5. The category has been removed successfully.