Device Deployment

The deployment feature helps you roll out new devices quickly: connect a device to a prepared port, and PrivateLAN detects it and guides you through configuring it.

Preparing ports for deployment

On the deployment setup page, select a switch and choose which of its free, non-trunk ports should be available for deployment. For the selected ports, choose one of:

• Deploy — mark the ports as deployment ports and assign them to a device group, which determines the VLAN new devices will use (see VLANs and Device Management)
• Default — reset the ports to their factory default configuration and remove the deployment marking

Ports are shown with a color to indicate their status: gray (unconfigured or manually configured), green (marked for deployment), or red (reset to default).

Deploying a device

Connect the new device to a port marked for deployment. The deployment overview page then shows:

• The port the device was detected on (group, switch, interface)
• Connection speed, PoE status and the device's MAC address
• A suggested device type based on these characteristics, for example "Camera with PoE" or "End device without PoE"

If the detected MAC address matches a device you already created, click Program to assign the device to that port immediately. If not, click Add to create a new device, pre-filled with the detected MAC address.

Workflow summary

1. Mark deployment ports and assign them to a device group (setup page)
2. Connect the new device — it appears on the deployment overview page
3. Program an existing device, or add a new one
4. PrivateLAN configures the port and device automatically