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title: Manage Devices
slug: manufacturing-connect-edge/manage-devices
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createdAt: 2022-05-13T19:50:45.000Z
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After you connect devices to Manufacturing Connect Edge (MC Edge), you can navigate to **DeviceHub **> **Devices **to manage them. 

# Change Device View

Click the icons for **Show devices grid** or **Show devices table** to change how you view your devices. 

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# Manage Individual Devices

From the *Show devices grid* view, you can use device tiles to access management options. Refer to the image and callouts below.

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**Note**: If MC Edge is rebooted, the status of devices is maintained. For example, if a device is stopped and you MC Edge reboots, the device will remain in a stopped state when MC Edge restarts. 
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| **Action**                | **Details**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| \[1] **Action menu**      | - **Edit device configuration**
- **Stop**/**Start device**
- **Remove device**
- **Copy topics**
  - `devicehub.plcstatus.<topicID>`
  - `devicehub.manage.<topicID>`
    - See [Use the Manage Topic to Stop a Device](docId\:f0DFee9NT_TH-TrVa8W-c) to learn more.&#x20;
  - `devicehub.raw.<topicID>` |
| \[2] **Copy Driver Name** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| \[3] **Copy Device ID**   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

# Access Device Information

You can access device information and edit options by doing one of the following:

- In the *Show devices grid* view, click the device tile.&#x20;
- In the *Show device table* view, click the device name.&#x20;

## View Device Data

By clicking the **Data&#x20;**&#x74;ab, you can view dynamic information (data for the device).&#x20;

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**Note:** To access the *Data&#x20;*&#x74;ab, you must select the *Enable Data Store* option for the device.&#x20;
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The *Data&#x20;*&#x74;ab displays the following values:

- Last value
- Last Updated time of the tag

You can also download a CSV file with tag data for the last 24 hours.&#x20;

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## View Device Configuration

By clicking the **Configuration&#x20;**&#x74;ab, you can view and edit parameters for the device.&#x20;

## View Device Tags

By clicking the **Tags&#x20;**&#x74;ab, you can view tag information and manage them.&#x20;

For each tag, you can click the **Action menu** icon and do the following:

- Edit the tag
- View and copy a Write Topic
- View and copy a Poll Topic
- Remove the tag
- Clone & Edit the tag

You can also click the **Copy&#x20;**&#x69;con to copy the raw topic.&#x20;

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/KwLWkSPbkDs-FXc7lW88L_image.png "Copy icon and Action menu for device tags")

## View and Download Logs

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**Note**: If you view or download a log file, it will only display a maximum of the 50 most recent log entries.&#x20;
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Click the Logs tab (only available for Gen 2 drivers) to view log information for the device. You can also download a file of logs. You need to select the **Enable Logging** check box in the device configuration to view this tab.&#x20;

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/B68oZmQymzRHkAgW4itP3_image.png "Logs tab")