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Understanding device types
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Every device in JOATOS has a type. The type decides which tabs, data, and actions appear on the device's detail page — so a switch shows ports and VLANs, while a UPS shows battery and load. This keeps each page focused on what that kind of equipment actually does.
The device types
| Type | Shown as | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Switch | Switch | Managed network switches |
| Router | Router | Routers and layer-3 gateways |
| Firewall | Firewall | Firewalls and security gateways |
| Access Point | AP | Wireless access points |
| UPS | UPS | Uninterruptible power supplies |
| Other | Other | Anything that doesn't fit the above |
What each type can show
The detail page adapts to the type. This matrix shows which capabilities each type supports. Whether a given tab has data also depends on what the device exposes and which credential is assigned.
| Feature | Switch | Router | Firewall | AP | UPS | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview (name, IP, model, status) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Physical ports | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — |
| Interface stats (RX/TX) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — |
| VLANs | ✅ | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAC address table (on-demand) | ✅ | — | — | — | — | — |
| LLDP neighbours (on-demand) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — |
| PoE status | ✅ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Routing table | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — |
| WAN interfaces | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — |
| Firewall rules / zones | — | — | ✅ | — | — | — |
| VPN tunnels (not yet available) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wireless SSIDs / clients | — | — | — | ✅ | — | — |
| Radio / channel info | — | — | — | ✅ | — | — |
| Battery / load status | — | — | — | — | ✅ | — |
| Input / output voltage | — | — | — | — | ✅ | — |
| Logs | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Scan / lifecycle history | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
VPN tunnels are not collected yet. The capability is planned for routers and firewalls but nothing collects it today, so no device type shows tunnel data. | Outage & alert history | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Setting or changing the type
- On a manual add, you choose the type in the form.
- Discovery sets a best-guess type, which you can change from the device's Edit form.
- Every type supports the Overview, Logs, and history views, so nothing is ever a dead end.
Notes & tips
- Choose the closest matching type — it determines what JOATOS collects, not just how the page looks.
- Use Other for equipment that doesn't fit a specialised type; it still supports overview, status, logs, and asset linking.