Get started with Digi Remote Manager Configure Remote Manager features by scheduling tasks
Digi XBee3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT Global Smart Modem User Guide
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5. Click Add to add the device. The XBee is added to your inventory.
6. Click OK to close the Add Devices dialog and return to the Devices view.
Verify the connection between a device and Remote Manager
By default, the XBee is configured to enable a connection to Remote Manager. The connection
between XBee and Remote Manager is maintained using periodic UDP operations.
You should verify the default settings to ensure that the connection will work as desired.
1.
Launch XCTU .
2. Verify that the MO command is set to 6, which is the default.
3. Configure the frequency of polls for Remote Manager activity using the DF command. The
default is 1440 minutes (24 hours).
4. Enable the SM/UDP feature in Remote Manager for each device. See Enable SM/UDP.
Configure Remote Manager features by scheduling tasks
Remote Manager provides tools to perform common management and maintenance tasks on your
XBee device. A Remote Manager task is a sequence of commands that can be performed on one or
more XBee Cellular devices. Tasks can then be assigned to a schedule. When a scheduled task is run it
becomes an active operation and can be monitored for status and completion.
Note You must upgrade your device to the latest firmware for this feature to be available. See Update
the firmware from Remote Manager or Update the firmware using web services in Remote Manager.
Some typical examples of useful things that can be done with scheduled tasks include:
n Change configuration
n Update your MicroPython application and libraries to add features and capabilities
n Update your security certificates
n Perform a data service device request
n Send an SMS message to your device
Scheduled tasks can be created and performed through the following methods: