Devices Page Contents
To view the PDQ Connect Devices page, select Devices from the navigation side bar.
Deploy: Selecting the Deploy button will display the Deploy Packages menu, where you can search for packages and devices to create a new deployment.
Devices List: Your devices will appear in the Devices List shortly after installing the PDQ Connect Agent. If a device was offline when the PDQ Connect Agent was installed, it will not appear in the Devices List until the device is connected to the internet.
Device Count: The Device Count displays the total number of devices in PDQ Connect. When filters are saved, All Devices will be replaced with the name of the Group, and the Device Count will reflect the total number of devices in the Group. The Device Count only changes for Groups, temporarily applied filters do not affect the displayed Device Count.
Groups: Select the hamburger menu next to the Device Count to display the list of Groups. Select a Group from the list to quickly apply the filters to the Devices List. See Introduction to Filters & Groups for more details on creating static or dynamic groups.
Search Field: Use the Search Field to quickly filter the list of items on the current page. All items that meet the search criteria will be displayed in the list. Not every column is searchable. In order for data to be returned in a search result, it must exist in one of the following columns: Name, OS, OS Version, OS Full Name, Model, Manufacturer, Service Pack, Serial Number, Public IP Address, Timezone, or Last User.
Columns: Select Columns to display a list of available columns to enable or disable. Columns can be searched using the Find Column field. Toggle the switch for a column to enable or disable it or select Hide All / Show All to hide or display all available columns.
Filters: Select the appropriate Column and Operator, then enter the desired Value to filter what is displayed on the current page. Additional Filters can be applied by selecting Add filter.
Density: Select Compact, Standard, or Comfortable to configure how the rows of a page are displayed. Selecting Compact will make the rows smaller, while selecting Comfortable will make the rows larger. The default density setting is Standard.
Rows Per Page: Select the number of rows to be displayed (up to 100) on each page.
Navigating Devices
Upon installation, the PDQ Connect Agent will automatically scan the device and report the scan data back to PDQ Connect, where it can be viewed in the Device Info page.
Use the Search Field or Filters to find one, or more, devices in the Devices List.
Select any device's name from the Name column in the Devices List to view the Device Info page.
The Overview tab displays General, Operating System, and System information about the device.
The Commands tab is used to run one-time PowerShell commands on the selected device.
The Deployments tab lists the PDQ Connect deployments for the device.
The Remote Desktop tab allows you to access the Remote Desktop feature and connect to the device remotely (Plus/Premium).
The Software tab lists the software installed on the device.
The Vulnerabilities tab allows you to use the Vulnerability scanning feature and remediate vulnerabilities (Premium).
The Active Directory & Entra ID tab displays Active Directory information for the selected device, if the device is joined to a Domain, and/or Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) information if applicable.
The Active Directory & Entra ID groups tab displays the Active Directory Groups that the selected device belongs to, and/or Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) groups if applicable.
The CPU tab displays information about the device's processor.
The Disk Drives tab displays information about the device's disks.
The Drivers tab displays the drivers installed on the device.
The Files and Folders tab displays the results of a Files and Folders custom scanner on the device.
The Groups tab displays the PDQ Connect groups that the device currently appears in, including both static and dynamic groups.
The Networking tab displays network connections available on the device, including detailed adapter information, MAC address, status, speed, and IP address.
The Registry tab displays the results of a Registry custom scanner on the device.
The Windows Features tab displays the list of Windows Features and if they are Enabled / Disabled on the device.
The Windows Updates tab displays the installed Windows Updates on the device.
Manually Scanning Devices
To manually initiate a scan on a device: open the device you wish to scan, click the three vertical dots (kebab menu) in the top right, and select Scan Device.
Deleting Devices
To delete a device from PDQ Connect, navigate to that device's Device Info page, click the three vertical dots (kebab menu) in the top right, and select Delete device.
Note: Devices that are online at the time they are deleted from PDQ Connect will be sent a self-destruct command to uninstall the PDQ Connect Agent and remove the associated data from the deleted computer. If a device is offline at the time it is removed from Connect, the agent and associated data will be deleted the next time that machine comes online.
'New' Column
The Devices page contains a column called New, which will display any devices which have the "New" flag applied to them. The New flag behaves as follows:
- A device will be flagged as New if it has been added to Connect within the last 3 days, and has not yet had any package deployment activity.
- If you deploy a package to a New device, the New flag will be removed after 24 hours.
- As with any other column on the Devices page, it is possible to create a dynamic group which contains all New-flagged devices (Where | Device | New | is | true)
