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How do you quickly wipe multiple compromised devices in Hexnode?Solved

Participant

6 hours ago

Hey people, if multiple devices are compromised at the same time, what’s the fastest way to wipe all of them using Hexnode? Is there a way to trigger it in one go instead of handling devices one by one?

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kylian_parker

Hexnode Expert

3 hours ago

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@bram, you definitely don’t want to be handling that one device at a time in a real incident. The quickest way is to group them and trigger the action once. Here’s how most admins handle it:

First, in the Hexnode UEM portal, go to Manage > Devices and select all the affected devices.

Then use Actions → Groups & Domains > Add devices to group and create a temporary group (something obvious like “INCIDENT” so you don’t miss it).

Once that’s done:

Go to Manage > Device Groups

Open that group

Hit Actions > Security > Wipe Device

That sends the wipe command to all devices at once.

One thing to keep in mind—this works best if the devices are still online. If a device is offline, the command will queue and execute when it reconnects. Also, if you’re doing anything that cuts network access (like scripts), make sure the wipe command is sent first. Otherwise, the device might never receive it.