Connecting to devices using the Terminal feature

You can use SMART Remote Management’s Terminal feature to open direct Android Debug Bridge (ADB) shell connections to SMART Board interactive displays and Android devices. This allows you to remotely execute commands and pull logs for executed commands and their output in real time.

To connect to a device

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. OptionalFilter the devices shown in the Devices view.

   SeeFinding devices

3. Click the device’s row.

   The device’s dashboard window appears.

4. Click Terminal.

   The Terminal window appears.

5. Use the Terminal window to connect to the device and enter commands.

   Tips 

   • To run the terminal session as a system administrator, click Enable run as system.

   • To download a log file for the terminal session, click Get log, and then click the link that appears in the Terminal window.

   Note 

   The log files you download from the Terminal window are for tracking commands run through ADB and not for general system diagnostics. They are not the same as iQ system logs.

6. Click Close when you’re done.