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title: Multi-Select Mode
slug: multi-select-mode
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createdAt: 2022-07-18T19:32:14.000Z
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The Edge Devices module includes a *Groups section *and *Edge Devices *section. You can create and apply a group to selected edge devices from the *Groups *section.

Multi-Select Mode is used when you want to perform the same actions to multiple devices from the *Edge Devices* pane.

You can modify the properties, or start, stop and restart services for the selected devices.

**To enable multi-select mode:**

1. Log in to Manufacturing Connect.
    The *Status Overview* pane by default appears.
2. From the Navigation panel, select **Edge Management**.
   *Edge Management* pane appears with the *Edge Devices* tab by default appears.
3. Click the **Multi-Select** icon.
   Selection boxes appear next to each edge device.
4. Select one or more edge devices in the **Edge Devices** list.
   You can perform the following available actions for the selected edge devices.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/BUJNqgO25UZIMXimw5O9N_image.png "Multi-Select Mode options")

| **Action**                                              | **Details**                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| \[1] **Edit Selected Edge Device**                      |  Modify edge device properties and settings.                   |
| \[2] **Manage Edge device(s) Services**                 | Control services for selected edge devices.                    |
| \[3] **Backup Edge device(s)**                          | (available for Manufacturing Connect version 2.15.0 and later) |
| \[4] [View Edge Metrics](docId\:zp-u86tuhNzhk-zGR_vpn)  | Review performance metrics of edge devices.                    |
| \[5] **Manage Metrics Pulling**                         | Enable or disable metrics data collection.                     |
| \[6] **Change Password Policy**                         | Update security policy for edge devices.                       |
| \[7] **Delete Edge Devices(s)**                         |  Remove selected edge devices from the system.                 |

# Edit Selected Edge Devices

You can modify the properties for multiple selected edge devices using Multi-Select.

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1. Click **Select Image**, navigate to the image file, and click **Open**.
   The Image file appears in the *Device Image* field.
2. (Optional) In the *Device Description* field, enter a description for the selected edge devices. 
3. (Optional) In the *Add device groups *field, enter a group name for the selected edge device.
4. Click **Update**.
   The image for the selected devices updates to reflect your selection.

# Manage Edge Device(s) Services

You can modify the properties, or start, stop and restart services for the selected edge devices.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/kvgGDESvwXNApgWC94qXl_image.png "Manufacturing Connect User UI : Edge Devices : Multi-Select Mode : Manage edge device(s) services")

- Click the **Start service** icon next to a service.
   The service starts for the selected edge devices.
- Click the **Restart service** icon next to a service.
   The service for the selected edge devices restarts.
- Click the **Stop service** icon next to a service.
   The services for the selected edge devices stops.

# Backup Edge device(s)

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**Note**: Available for Manufacturing Connect version 2.15.0 and later. 
:::

You can back up multiple edge devices simultaneously. Once backed up, you can navigate to Edge Devices, click the device name you backed up, and navigate to the [Backup](docId\:LJHONGR2p8GW07H5Av854) tab. 

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# Manage Events Forwarding

You can apply or disable events forwarding to multiple edge devices.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/NdFVe7KawinHF2L57cBPX_image.png "Manufacturing Connect User UI : Edge Devices : Multi-Select Mode : Manage Events Forwarding")

- Click the **Start **icon next to *Forwarding *to apply Events Forwarding to the selected edge devices.

- Click the **Stop **icon next to *Forwarding *to disable Events Forwarding for the selected edge devices.

# Manage Metrics Pulling

You can apply or disable metrics pulling to multiple edge devices.

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- Click the **Start **icon next to *Forwarding *to apply Metrics Pulling to the selected edge devices.

- Click the **Stop **icon next to *Forwarding *to disable Metrics Pulling for the selected edge devices.

# Change Password Policy

You can apply a selected password policy to multiple edge devices.

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From the *Select Password Policy*** **dialog box, select an option from the **Selected Policy **drop-down list.