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What kinds of devices do you picture when you think of device management? The usual – laptops, desktops, smartphones, rugged handhelds, and tablets, right? Some may even go as far as to include VR headsets and smartwatches on the list. But is that all that businesses use? Are \u201cnot-so-smart\u201d not a part of their device ecosystem? So why do businesses not feel the need to manage or monitor such devices?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, they do. However, it is nigh-impossible to bring these devices together onto the same platform(s) used to manage smart devices. Why? Because these embedded devices, sensors, and equipment (the so-called ‘not-so-smart’ devices) run on rudimentary hardware that cannot run apps built using general-purpose programming languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be aware that as the Internet of Things started gaining traction, some device management vendors started offering solutions that help manage connected (IoT) devices. Unfortunately, these solutions only worked with IoT devices that had been designed with connectivity in mind. Many peripherals and accessories, therefore, were still beyond the purview of traditional device management. But not anymore. With 42Gears\u2019 revolutionary Things Management Technology, businesses can now manage every kind of \u201cnot-so-smart\u201d device there is. And all they need to do so is a \u201cThings Connector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a \u201cthings connector\u201d?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot-so-Smart\u201d devices (such as printers, charging docks, handheld scanners, smart batteries, Bluetooth controllers, cash registers, and more) perform very specific functions. These devices cannot connect to the internet directly, but can connect to a host machine over USB, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A \u201cthings connector\u201d is a software module that logically connects a \u201cthing\u201d (in other words, a \u201cnot-so-smart\u201d device) or an IoT endpoint with the MDM agent running on the host machine. So in essence, 42Gears\u2019 Things Management framework introduces \u201csmart\u201d logic at the host machine level so the host machine can act as a proxy for one or more \u201cnot-so-smart\u201d endpoints connected to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this mean for OEMs, partners, and developers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This essentially means that \u201cthings connectors,\u201d powered by 42Gears\u2019 Things Management Technology<\/a>, afford businesses the ability to discover, enroll, and control traditionally unmanaged devices, peripherals, and accessories through the 42Gears device management (SureMDM) console. As a matter of fact, 42Gears was even recognized as an Honorable Mention in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management report for its ability to manage a variety of nontraditional endpoints using this technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, OEMs can now enable their customers to easily manage their products through SureMDM by developing \u201cthings connectors\u201d for their devices. And the best part is that anybody who has the technical know-how to connect with a given \u201cthing\u201d over a transport mechanism (like USB, Bluetooth, etc.) can develop a \u201cthings connector\u201d – be it a device manufacturer, a reseller, a 42Gears channel partner, or even an individual developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s even better is that 42Gears urges developers to develop their own things connectors so businesses can leverage these connectors for their benefit. Every \u201cthing\u201d needs a custom connector to be enrolled into SureMDM for convenient monitoring and control. Considering the large number and range of devices businesses around the world use, it\u2019s too good an opportunity for developers to pass up. This is especially true because 42Gears will also eventually enable developers to monetize the connectors they build using the 42Gears Developer Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The portal not only provides the basic framework for developing connectors, but also allows developers to deploy and test their connectors in SureMDM. 42Gears has already developed \u201cthings connectors\u201d for Zebra<\/a>, Datalogic<\/a>, and Chainway<\/a> devices, and hopes to strengthen its developer network by enabling developers to create and add more to the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What kinds of devices do you picture when you think of device management? The usual – laptops, desktops, smartphones, rugged handhelds, and tablets, right? Some may even go as far as to include VR headsets and smartwatches on the list. But is that all that businesses use? 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