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Manage Airwall™
Provision and manage Airwall Edge Services and devices, monitor activity, and install updates.
Manage Devices and Airwall Edge Services
Set up tags, groups, and Smart Device Groups to help you manage the devices connected to your Airwall secure network.
Managing devices dynamically with Smart Device Groups
Use Smart Device Groups to simplify the creation and management of large groups of devices. Dynamically add devices to a group by defining rules to create a Smart Device Group. Rules can match criteria such as organizational hierarchy, geographic location, or network domain. When you create a Smart Device Group, any new devices that match the rules you defined are added to the group automatically.
Best Practices for Smart Device Groups
Create easy-to-use, effective Smart Device Groups by following these recommendations to ensure your rules are constructed properly.
Use Smart Device Groups only when necessary
Smart Device Groups are very powerful and can be instrumental in helping you to manage a large number of devices, but not every group should be a Smart Device Group. Generally, you should manage device group membership manually when:

Use Smart Device Groups only when necessary

Smart Device Groups are very powerful and can be instrumental in helping you to manage a large number of devices, but not every group should be a Smart Device Group. Generally, you should manage device group membership manually when:

There are no complex patterns to match
Devices are easily differentiated, such as cameras or Web servers
You are creating denylists and allowlists