What is the „Companion“?

what is the „companion“? the crawler companion is a specialized windows application (desktop software) that serves as a central local management tool for your crawler edge devices it is an essential component of the crawler platform (consisting of edge, hub, and companion) and was specifically developed for technicians and administrators who need to perform configuration and maintenance tasks directly on site in the local network (lan) core functionality and differentiation function description benefit for the user network discovery automatic search and listing of all crawler edge devices in the same local network quick finding and identification of devices without manual ip entry local management configuration of basic settings (e g , ip address) and device properties enables quick commissioning and adjustment of network configuration updates installation of firmware and software updates on the edge devices ensures that devices always operate with the latest, most secure, and feature rich software data backup/export backing up device data (e g , configurations or logs) or exporting csv files serves data backup, archiving, and preparation of data for analysis the crawler companion is designed for on site management , while the crawler hub is designed for central, comprehensive management and visualization of multiple devices across various locations general purpose to find, access, and configure a crawler device that collects, processes, and forwards data requirement pc must be on the same network as the crawler core tasks automatically find device (crawler) display live status and technical data set network parameters (ip, dns, gateway) install firmware updates direct jump to the device's web interface (webui) device overview