OTbase Inventory for Admins

Planning and conducting a proof-of-concept (PoC)

• OTbase PoC license
• Planning an on-premise PoC

Installation and updates

• Picking an Appropriate Target for Hosting
• Installing OTbase Inventory on Linux
• Installing OTbase Inventory on Windows
• Installing OTbase Inventory on Kubernetes
• Configuring HTTPS access
• Add an SSL-Client Certificate

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System administration

• The administration area
• System maintenance
• Administrative settings

User and Session Management

• User management overview
• Managing user accounts
• Managing user groups and access rights
• Authenticating via LDAP
• OpenID / OIDC using Microsoft Entra
• Setting idle time for auto-logout

Data Import

• Importing Asset Discovery data manually
• Asset import logs
• Importing existing device and location data from Excel spreadsheets
• Importing vulnerability data (CVE)
• Importing Profinet Metadata (GSDML files)

Structuring Your Metadata

• Setting up your namespace (MUST READ)
• Managing locations
• Device groups
• Network groups
• Process models
• Custom fields

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Email notifications

• Overview
• SMTP settings
• Defining email templates
• Email Header and Footer

FAQ

• Why don't I see the devices that I have just imported manually in the inventory?
• Can I add custom fields to the database?
• What if the user roles defined in OTbase Asset Center don't fit my needs?
• Can I use Single Sign-On to authenticate users for OTbase Asset Center?
• What is Docker, and why is it required by OTbase Inventory?