Provision your first device

Overview

This tutorial uses a combination of command line and UI steps for quick device provisioning. For comprehensive coverage of all provisioning methods, see [Begin device provisioning], which covers command line, UI, and API approaches in detail.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following:

• Guardian Cloud account

• Provisioning package for the system

• A test device or the mcguard_provision utility

• Basic device information (component name, system ID, hardware ID)

Steps to provision

Step 1: Generate a provisioning request (command line)

On your device or using mcguard_provision:

bash# Generate provisioning request offline./mcguard_provision \  --mode provision \  --component test_component \  --system test_system \  --hardware-id test_device_001 \  --offline \  /path/to/initial/provisioning/profile

This creates two files:

• test_component_test_system_test_device_001.mcpr (can be uploaded)

• test_component_test_system_test_device_001.mcpi (keep secure, never upload)

Step 2: Upload provisioning request to Guardian Cloud

1. Sign in to Guardian Cloud

2. Click Provisioning item on the sidebar

3. Click the Upload provisioning request button.

4. Select your .mcpr file.

5. Verify the device information shown

6. Click Submit.

Step 3: Download the system provisioning package

1. Wait for processing (usually 1-2 minutes)

2. Check the status in your dashboard

3. Download the .mcp file when ready

4. Transfer the .mcp file back to your device