AZURE CERTIFIED FOR IOT DEVICE CATALOG ONBOARDING STEPS

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1 AZURE CERTIFIED FOR IOT DEVICE CATALOG ONBOARDING STEPS CONTENTS Intro and important notices... 2 Step 1: create a partner profile... 2 Step 2: adding your device... 2 General information... 2 Certification... 3 Connectivity... 3 Technical... 4 Marketing... 4 Step 3: steps after submitting the device... 5 Other steps... 5 Changing your device information... 5 Expanding the certification to other platforms and languages... 5 Adding more users to your partner profile... 5 Troubleshooting... 6 I haven t received the activation after signing up... 6 I don t have a work account linked to Azure Active Directory (AD) Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Device catalog onboarding instructions

2 INTRO AND IMPORTANT NOTICES The purpose of this document is to help device manufacturers create a profile and onboard their devices in the Azure Certified for IoT device catalog. For any questions around the process, please contact the Azure Certified for IoT support team at iotcert@microsoft.com. STEP 1: CREATE A PARTNER PROFILE Before you add your device, you need to create a partner profile in our system. This partner profile represents your company in the catalog. Instructions: 1. Click on Become a partner on the device catalog landing page (top right) 2. On that page, click on Get started 3. Fill out the form details. Important notes about this form: a. Your company must be either an organizational account (linked to Active Directory) or a Microsoft account. If you are unsure of what this is, please visit here for more information. You can create a Microsoft account here. b. Company logo should be no bigger than 100KB and 300x300 pixels. This is to optimize the catalog s loading time. c. If you have an MPN or Pinpoint ID, please include them in your profile. It will help us keep track of your different profiles at Microsoft. 4. After signing up, you will receive an from the Azure Certified for IoT to activate your account. Please click on it to perform the activation. (Note: if you haven t received it in 5 minutes, check your junk box). 5. Once activated, you can login your by clicking on Partner dashboard link at the top right. Not that any devices your company decides to include in the catalog should be included under the same profile, unless there s a business reason for it. For example, if your company has two different units that commercialized devices under different branding (Contoso Gateways and Contoso Device), you may create to partner profiles. Note: to add another user to your specific partner profile so more people can add devices, please contact iotcert@microsoft.com STEP 2: ADDING YOUR DEVICE 1. Login to the partner dashboard (top right of device catalog landing page) 2. Click on the + sign to add your device. The device form will appear. 3. Device registration form has 5 parts. Please navigate through them. You can come back to the form before submission any time you want, it will be saved as a draft. GENERAL INFORMATION 2 Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Device catalog onboarding instructions

3 Device name Device description Device type Industry(es) Device commercial name Device commercial description What kind of purpose does the device typically serves? Industries the device could be used No longer than 150 words Device image Device image Image should be no bigger than 100KB, 300x300 pixels CERTIFICATION OS Language Protocol CONNECTIVITY OS that you want to use for the certification Language that you want to use for the certification Protocol that you want to use for the certification We will only display the OS s you have certified with Azure IoT, so if for instance you want your device to be showcased as Windows and Linux, please make sure you mark both options to pass both tests. We will only display the languages you have certified with Azure IoT, so if for instance you want your device to be showcased as C and Java, please make sure you mark both options to pass both tests. We will only display the OS s you have certified with Azure IoT, so if for instance you want your device to be showcased as Windows and Linux, please make sure you mark both options to pass both tests. Built-in sensors Tested compatible sensors Any built-in sensor your device features (ex: GPS) Any external sensors that have been tested with this device and are supported by your 3 Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Device catalog onboarding instructions

4 company or the sensor manufacturer. Hardware interfaces (I/O) Hardware interfaces available Connectivity Connectivity mechanisms Industry protocols Any industry protocol your device supports. For example, BACNET, LWM2M, Modbus, etc. Our customers report this item as one of the key elements for choosing an IoT device, so we encourage you to include as many as possible. TECHNICAL CPU Memory (Flash) Memory (RAM) Device Tech Specs Any built-in sensor your device features (ex: GPS) Flash memory of your device RAM memory of your device URL where customers can see the full product specifications Chip Manufacturer Chip manufacturer Geo Availability Industry Certifications Where is your device commercially available Please use this field to include any relevant industry certifications your device may have. Example: CE, Wi-Fi, FCC, etc. Our customers report this item as one of the key elements for choosing an IoT device, so we encourage you to include as many as possible. Additional technical information Anything else that you d like to say about the device technical capabilities (ex: battery operated, weight, size, etc.) MARKETING 4 Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Device catalog onboarding instructions

5 Device marketing page Device sales contact Case study available Starter kit available Tags Link to your marketing page for the device or family of devices. contact you wish customers will send inquiries to If there are any relevant case studies regarding this device, please include URLs here If there is a Starter Kit available for this device, please include the URL here Any tags you would like to use to further describe your device No No No Note: this will not be visible to the customers. It will be used by our internal contact partner tool, so feel free to include any Case study must have an Azure component. It doesn t have to be an official Azure Starter Kit, but it does need to showcase compatibility. STEP 3: STEPS AFTER SUBMITTING THE DEVICE After you submit your device, the Certified for IoT support team will review your request and send you the appropriate instructions by . After this, you should send the certification results to iotcert@microsoft.com. Once the results are validated, your device will automatically show in the catalog. You will receive an notification on this. OTHER STEPS CHANGING YOUR DEVICE INFORMATION If you need to make any modification to your device s information, please contact iotcert@microsoft.com EXPANDING THE CERTIFICATION TO OTHER PLATFORMS AND LANGUAGES If you need to want to expand the certification to further languages and OS platforms, please contact iotcert@microsoft.com ADDING MORE USERS TO YOUR PARTNER PROFILE If you need to want to add new users to your partner profile, please contact iotcert@microsoft.com 5 Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Device catalog onboarding instructions

6 TROUBLESHOOTING I HAVEN T RECEIVED THE ACTIVATION AFTER SIGNING UP Check your junk inbox to ensure your company s policy hasn t moved the message there. If the is not there, try signing up again. I DON T HAVE A WORK ACCOUNT LINKED TO AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY (AD) Most companies use work accounts that are link in one way or another to AD. For example, if you have an Azure account or an Office 365 account, those are linked to AD and you ll be able to use them here. However, if you don t have one, you can create a Microsoft account here. 6 Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Device catalog onboarding instructions