Install the connector on a Linux machine

The Device Connector is a standalone component for connecting devices to UFT Mobile. You can also install the connector as a standalone component on a Linux machine, and configure it to connect to the UFT Mobile server. Devices connected to distributed connector machines become part of the UFT Mobile device lab.

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Before you start

Before installing or updating the connector, check that your machine complies with the recommended system requirements. For details, see system requirements.

For a new installation only: 

1. Make sure that a UFT Mobile server is not already installed on the machine.

2. The server should be accessible to the connector.
   To check the connection run the following curl command and check that you get a 200 OK status:

   curl -I http/s://<UFT Mobile server IP address>:<port>

3. If Nginx is already installed on the connector machine, remove it before installing the UFT Mobile connector.

4. Obtain an access key for the connector.

   • Admin user: Select the Connectors tab. Click Generate New Key and provide a name, type (Connector), expiration date, description (optional).
   • Non-admin user: request one from your admin. Select Contact Your Admin from the Help menu (upper right).

Download the connector

Download the connector in one of the following ways:

• For admins, Select Download Connector in the Connectors page. Download the connector from UFT Mobile on ADM Marketplace.
• For a non-admin user, select Download Connector from the Help menu in the upper right corner of the UFT Mobile console.

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Install the connector

The standalone connector for UFT Mobile can be installed as a full installation, or as an upgrade to an existing installation of the connector for UFT Mobile 3.0 or later. The installer checks what files are already present, and installs or updates the relevant files.

1. On your Linux machine, log in as root .
2. Copy the file to your Linux machine and extract the installation files: 
   unzip <name of Linux connector installation file>.zip –d <Target directory Name>
3. Change directory to the target directory:
   cd <Target directory name>/
4. Run the connector installer:
   ./<install_connector-x64 file name>.bin
5. Read the License Agreement, and select Y to accept the terms and proceed with the installation. Choose an installation folder, and a local folder for temporary files. Fill in the information or answer the questions in each of the Installation sections following these guidelines:
   

User configuration
Use an existing Linux OS user, or click n to create the default user. Specify the password for this user.
Authentication
Enter your credentials. For UFT Mobile, enter the access key provided by your admin. UFTM SaaS: The SSL Enabled option should be selected.
If connecting over a proxy, select Server address in the proxy section, and specify the server, port, and credentials if required.
Connector configuration
Provide a meaningful name for the connector, as this will allow you to effectively filter devices based on connector names. Enter the Connector's IP address (if the IP is static) or FQDN, or accept the defaults.

For details on how to change the configuration after the installation, see Change the configuration of the connector.

Review the pre-installation summary and press Enter to continue with the installation of the connector.

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Connect and verify devices

1. If you have not already done so, make sure to follow the steps for initial device configuration when connecting Android and iOS devices .
2. Connect the device to the connector machine using a USB cable. On some devices, when you connect the device, there may be notification, trust, or location pop-ups. Accept these pop-ups.
   
3. Wait until the Agent is running on the device.

4. If the Agent does not start up on the device, verify that the devices are recognized:
   

   Android devices

   Run the following command on the Linux connector machine (If you are a root user, change directory to /opt/UFTMobile/connector/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools):
   

   ./adb devices

   All your connected devices should be listed. The status of the device should be "device" and not any other state, for example "unauthorized".

   Tip: If you are connecting with a C-Type USB device, such as One Plus, Nexus 5, etc, the idVendor value may not have been recognized.
   Workaround: Run dmesg to obtain the idVendor value, beginning with 0x. Log in as the user specified during installation. Run the sudo ~/add_android_vendor.sh <idVendor> script.

   iOS devices

   1. Navigate to:
      /opt/UFTMobile/Connector/libimobiledevice/linux/
      
   2. Run ./idevice_id –l

   
   The result of this command should be a list of devices IDs (UDID). If the command returns an empty result or ERROR message, try the following:

   1. On the UFT Mobile server or connector machine, log in as root .
   2. Locate the process ID of “usbmuxd”"
      ps aux | grep '[u]sbmuxd'
   3. Kill the process:
      kill –9 <processID>
   4. Start usbmuxd again:
      usbmuxd
   5. Run idevice_id –l again to see if the device is recognized.
      

   If the devices are connected correctly, try to manually launch the UFTM Launcher app. If you see an Untrusted App Developer notification:
   

   • Click Trust.
   • Disconnect the device.
   • Wait 5 seconds and then reconnect the device.
     

Additional considerations for iOS devices

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Start and stop the connector

You can stop and start the connector with the following commands:

• To start the connector: service UFTM start
• To stop the connector:  service UFTM stop
• To restart the connector: service UFTM restart

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Enable localization

To display system apps (apps that are used to run the device itself) in a supported language other than English, after installing the connector, navigate to /opt/UFTMobile/connector/conf/connector.properties and uncomment the following line in the file:
ENABLE_LOCALIZATION=true

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Uninstall the connector

You can uninstall the connector for Linux as follows:

1. Log into the Linux connector machine as root user.

2. Change directory to the connector installation directory:
   cd <path to installation folder> (Default /opt/UFTMobile/)
3. Run the uninstall script by entering the following command:
   ./UFTM_uninstall
   
4. Press enter to proceed with uninstalling the UFT Mobile connector.

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Change the configuration of the connector

If you need to modify your connector details, for example to switch between an on-premises UFT Mobile server or the UFT Mobile hosted device lab, or if you need to change the server or connector details, you can use the UFT Mobile update tool. When you run the tool, you can update any of the following :

UFT Mobile server details:

• IP address or FQDN

• Port

• Secure or non secure connection (SSL)

• Proxy information

UFT Mobile Connector details:

• Credentials

• Connector name

• Connector IP address

• Connector port

To change the configuration of the connector:

1. On the connector machine, log in as root or as a user in the Linux sudoers file.
2. Navigate to your connector installation directory.
   Default opt/UFTMobile/
3. Run the following command:
   ./UFTM_update
4. When prompted, specify the new details.
   
5. Restart the connector at the end of the process to allow the change to take effect.
6. SSL access only: When you modify the connector details following a change to the server details, a new certificate is generated for the connector. Testing tool users will also need to reconfigure their SSL access UFT Mobile.

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See also:

• View and manage devices
• Working with SSL and certificates