First Steps
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To get started with the Conscia Device Portal after the initial setup, an administrator needs to follow these step by step tasks:

1. create some security aaa_group for defined user access
2. create some interface VLAN's for network access
3. create some device groups for users to use when managing their devices

It has to be done in this order, as

* no device can not be created if no device_group exist to hold the device.
* no device group can be created if no network interface exist, which is used for all devices in a device_group to get access to the network. 
* and finally if no aaa_groups exist, then there is no way to grant access for users to use and access devices within any device_groups.

As such follow step 1 - 2 and 3 to get started using the Conscia Device Portal.

The Conscia Device Portal is build as a cloud ready application, with open RESTful API's. All tasks and functionality done from the frontend GUI, can also be done directly using the API calls to the Device Portal backend.

The description in the getting started section, describes how the frontend GUI is used.

Create aaa_group
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In the menu Setting, select "AAA Groups", and Add a AAA Security Group.

A aaa_group has the following information:

* Name        : which is a unique identifier for the aaa_group
* Description : holds a free text description for this aaa_group

You can create as many aaa_group's as you need to group your users access rights.

Create interface
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In the menu Setting, select "Interfaces", and add a Interface definition.

An interface has the following information:

* Type        : this will always be VLAN in the current release
* Name        : which is the network interface name used by the network device, either a numbered or a nameed interface
* Description : holds a free text description for this interface

You will create as many interface definitions as you have in your network where IoT-like devices under the control of the Device Portal will have to get access.