When organizations are in the early stages of a VR deployment, they typically start with small pilot phases and low quantities of devices. As businesses start to scale their VR programs, device numbers increase drastically. It's not uncommon in this phase for companies to receive 50 - 100 devices at a time that need to be inventoried, provisioned, and managed. In these circumstances, it's best to have standard operating procedures in place for unboxing, labeling, and registering large numbers of devices in a single session.

This process can be broken up into 3 phases:

Note: Before embarking on a large bulk device setup, we highly recommend that you step through our Getting Started Guide on a single device to get more comfortable with the ManageXR platform.

Creating a configuration is important because it specifies which applications, files, and device settings will be applied to your devices. All devices with the same configuration will behave the same way, producing a uniform fleet of devices that are ready for production.

By the end of this phase, you’ll have a finalized ManageXR configuration that is ready to apply to your devices.

If you haven't already done so, you’ll first want to set up your ManageXR account.

Next, we'll need to upload our applications and build a configuration.

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Note: After your first configuration is complete, be sure to sample it on a test device. Once you've ensured the build is just right, you can rest confident that all of your devices using this configuration will behave just like their test device.

Now that your ManageXR account is set up, we need to prepare your physical devices for bulk enrollment. Here are a couple of key tips for setting up a repeatable process and preparing your deployment for success.

Do not throw away the boxes. Factory packaging is typically a great way to store and transport devices. When preparing your device setup procedure, make sure to keep the boxes and their contents as organized as possible.

Note: For Pico devices, we recommend keeping the controllers in the box. You do not need them for the Pico setup process, and using them increases your chance of misplacing them.

Naming devices is key for keeping track of your hardware and identifying each device once it's been deployed. Use the same name for the box, device, and name of the device in ManageXR.

We recommend a naming system that combines a prefix and a number, like Device_0001.

Once you label the hardware, be sure to use the same device name when registering the device in ManageXR!

Now that you have a ManageXR configuration and labeled devices, it's time to provision each device with ManageXR.

Because Quest devices require a Meta account or Test User account, there are options you must consider when deploying Meta devices at scale and specific setup instructions involved when setting these devices up in bulk. Check out the documentation below to learn more.

For all other ManageXR Supported Devices, you can follow our standard device setup instructions to apply your new configuration to each device. It's important to run this on a few devices to understand your exact process before setting up many devices simultaneously.

During the setup process, there are a few additional steps you should consider taking:

Our goal was to deliver fully provisioned devices that are connected to the ManageXR system. You can continue to use these best practices to provision all of your devices efficiently and manage them through the ManageXR Web Console.