This page explains the parts of the Hermetry console that every screen shares: the menu on the left, the top bar, the lists, the phone layout and the guided tours. What you see depends on your role and on the modules your organisation uses: a page you may not open is not shown in the menu at all.
The layout
| Part | Where | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
| Menu (sidebar) | Left | Your organisation’s pages, grouped by area. |
| Workspace switcher | Top of the menu | Changes which group of pages the menu shows. |
| Top bar | Top | Language, light or dark mode, the bell, guided tours and your profile menu. |
| Page | Centre | The page you opened. Most pages have a header with a title, a short explanation and their main buttons. |
Workspaces and menu groups
The menu groups pages into workspaces. The switcher at the top of the menu changes the workspace; it appears only when you have more than one. Your choice is remembered in this browser. Dashboards and your own pages are always shown.
The workspaces you are most likely to use:
| Workspace | Pages (default names) |
|---|---|
| Home | Dashboards and your own work (for example approvals). |
| IoT | Devices, Device Profiles, Sites & Assets, Bulk settings, Firmware, Alarms, 3D Designs, Process Diagrams. |
| Automation | Automation: the flows of your organisation. See Flows. |
| Organisation | Members, Invitations, Domains, Plan & Billing, Settings, Branding and other organisation pages. |
| Developer | API Keys, Webhooks, Connected apps (AI assistants). |
Some IoT features have no menu item of their own because they live on another page:
| Feature | Where to find it |
|---|---|
| Add a device, a LoRaWAN gateway or device, a camera or a network device | Devices > New device |
| Devices awaiting approval | Devices > Awaiting approval (n) |
| Gateway map, LoRaWAN frames, LoRaWAN codecs, Certificates, Readings mapping, device settings | Devices > ⋯ (More actions) |
| Alarm settings | Alarms > Alarm settings |
| Rules (“when this happens, do that”) | The Rules card on a dashboard. See The Rules card. |
Note
The people who run your Hermetry installation can rename, hide, regroup and reorder menu items and workspaces. If a name in these docs does not match your screen, look for the page in the same area.
Find a page quickly
- Type in the search box at the top of the menu to filter the menu items by name.
- Collapse the menu to icons with its collapse button to give pages more room.
- Lists keep their search, filters, sort and page in the page address. Copy the address to share exactly what you see.
The top bar
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Language | Switches the console’s language for you. |
| Light / dark | Switch to dark mode or Switch to light mode. |
| The bell | Your in-app notifications, newest first, with unread ones marked. When you may read alarms, open IoT alarms appear in the same list. See The bell (in-app). |
| Guided tours | Opens the list of tours (see below). |
| Profile menu | Your name or e-mail. It holds My Profile (your own profile and preferences) and Sign out. See Your profile, language and time zone. |
When your installation has no in-app notifications, the bell shows only alarms: the five newest alarms that are not resolved, each with Acknowledge, an Acknowledge all (n) button behind a confirmation, and View all alarms.
Banners may appear above a page, for example during planned maintenance.
Lists
Most pages that list records (devices, profiles, alarms, members, firmware, invitations) use the same table:
- a search box (for example Search by name, serial or IP address on Devices),
- filters above the table (on Devices: Profile, Connection, Status, Gateway),
- sortable column headers,
- rows per page and paging (Previous page, Next page),
- a row menu or row buttons for actions such as Edit.
Some lists open a quick view when you select a row. On Devices, a row opens the device’s quick view on the right: ↑ and ↓ move between devices, Esc closes it, and Open full page opens the device page. The browser’s Back button closes the quick view.
Live lists update by themselves. A small note says Live when updates are pushed, or Updates every 30 s when the page asks again every 30 seconds.
On a phone or tablet
The console works in a phone’s browser:
- The menu moves behind the menu button in the top-left corner and opens as a drawer.
- Tables hide less important columns on narrow screens; open a row to see everything.
The Hermetry mobile app is in development. See In development.
Guided tours
Guided tours walk you through a task step by step, pointing at the buttons on the real page. The tours available today:
| Tour | Starts on |
|---|---|
| Draw a process diagram and link it to a device | Process Diagrams |
| Build a 3D view and link it to a device | 3D Designs |
| Build a dashboard: sites on a map and a list, each with its diagram and a switch | Dashboards |
| Build a dashboard: sites on a map and a list, each with its 3D view and a switch | Dashboards |
How tours work:
- The first time you open a page that has a tour, a small card asks Take a quick tour? with Start the tour and Not now.
- Guided tours in the top bar opens a drawer with the tours On this page and Other tours, each marked New, Done or Skipped, with Start or Start again.
- In a tour, use Next, Previous and Done, or Close the tour. The arrow keys move the tour too, except inside an editor’s canvas.
- A tour is offered again when its screens change.
Your tour progress is kept in this browser only.
Keyboard tips
| Where | Keys |
|---|---|
| Device quick view | ↑ / ↓ next or previous device, Esc close |
| Dashboard editing | Ctrl+Z undo, Ctrl+Shift+Z redo |
| Dialogs and drawers | Esc closes; Tab moves between fields |