Logging in to Device Cloud

After you complete the account registration process, you are ready to log in to Device Cloud.

You receive an email with a link to complete your registration with Device Cloud. After you complete the form, you can log in with your email address, which is your user name, and the password you chose. If you do not receive an email, check your bulk email folder.

Ensure that you disable pop-up blocking for Device Cloud.

The URL you use to log in to Device Cloud is based on your geographic region.

Note:

The URL to the main Device Cloud LaunchPad page does not start with portal. If you do not see the LaunchPad shown below when you log in, remove portal from the URL.

In your browser's address bar, type the URL you were given when you received your Device Cloud account.
Sign in with your email address and the password you chose.

The LaunchPad appears and shows the applications you are authorized to access.
To access the Management Portal, click Development Tools.
If you see the Live Updates For Things window, click Update in the window.

Closing the window does not enable live updates, but if needed, you can go to your profile page and enable live updates later.

The Home page of the Management Portal appears and shows recent activity and status information about Device Cloud.

You can update your user profile to customize your experience with the Management Portal. For more information, see Device Cloud Management Portal User's Guide: Updating Your User Profile.

If you have organization administrator privileges, you can start performing administrative tasks, such as inviting other users. For more information, see Device Cloud Management Portal User's Guide: User Management.

You can follow one of the Quick Start guides to connect a thing to Device Cloud and run a sample application to transmit data. For more information, see the following:

Device Cloud Quick Start for Linux
Device Cloud Quick Start for Windows
Device Cloud Quick Start for VxWorks 7