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title: Edge Devices
slug: bhdm/EIjw-edge-devices
createdAt: 2022-03-30T22:01:06.000Z
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Once you [Activate an Edge Device](docId\:bbgh94p0zHJUZ0JuaO6bY) from Belden Horizon Data Manager, you can do the following from the *Edge Devices* page:

- View details such as the device ID (UUID) and data/control status for each device
- View metrics
- Deactivate or delete a device
- Open the edge device UI in a new browser tab
- View edge devices that have expired licenses

# Access Edge Device UI

**To access the Edge Device UI:**

1. Log in to Belden Horizon Data Manager.
2. Select a company.
   The *Projects* pane appears.
3. Do one of the following:
   -
     Click a project from the Project pane.
   - Click the **Actions** icon for a project, and then select **View**.
     The *Dashboard* pane appears for the project.
4. From the *Navigation *panel, select **Edge Devices**.
   The *Edge Devices* pane appears.

Refer to the following actions you can take on the *Edge Devices *pane. The user interface below is for Belden Horizon Data Manager version 2.10.0 and later.

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\[1]** Show child devices: **Before a child device can be viewed, that child device's tag must be added or imported to the* Default Generic MQTT SSL connector* in the child's parent Belden Horizon Data Operations instance. See [Set up Default Generic MQTT SSL Connector with Imported Topics in Belden Horizon Data Operations](docId\:xZik31T9RVA2jbeOOLnrH) for details.

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**Note**: If the child device's tag is removed from the *Default Generic MQTT SSL connector*, the child device is not deleted from the list of available child devices and will still be displayed. 
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\[2] **View **[Edge Device Details](docId\:XrPIq1SOJpssyEc2VVo2h)**  **

\[3] [Open Edge Device](docId\:afcuMhcax_CUlRooNWnCD) 

\[4] [View Edge Metrics](docId:4mBgfF-3vO63VRFQpg1yQ) 

\[5]** View Data and Control Status**

\[6] **Action menu:**

- **Deactivate: **This action will disconnect the *Data | Control* for the selected edge device.
- **Delete: **Once an edge device is deleted, the delete status update updates in real time. However, the actual deletion from Belden Horizon Data Manager takes place after a 24-hour period.
- **Open UI** / **Open UI (new tab)**

\[7] **Open filter: **Search by *Id / Name*, *Friendly Name*, or *Version*

\[8] [Multi-Select Mode](docId\:ZWbMmLSznHimRqPctFdvp)**:** Use this feature to *group* several devices at the same time.

\[9] **Refresh device list**

\[10] **Advanced Filter**