Remote Device Action Step

The Device Action step can perform some actions with the Device Automation Service running on a remote computer.

Properties

Name
Name of the step.
Device
Select the remote device to manage the service on.
Action
  • Suspend: Suspends the device. To restore the service operation, a user or an administrator needs to manually start the Device Automation Service on the device.
  • Shutdown: Stops the service, which makes the remote device unavailable.
  • Restart: Stops and starts the service. A robot or Design Studio loses the connection to the device and must be reloaded to restore it.
  • Lock Screen: Locks the screen on the remote device. This action requires a password as a parameter. See Use Lock Screen for more information.
  • Restart Machine: Restarts a computer running the Device Automation Service.
  • Shutdown Machine: Shuts down a computer running the Device Automation Service.