[atlas] adding a device

On 2013.08.04. 23:20, folkert wrote:
>>> Yesterday I received a probe-device at a conference. I entered the
>>> details in the website (which was a lot of fun: finding out the ipv4
>>> prefix(?!) - I ended up trying a couple of entries found in the whois
>> [...]
>>
>> Probably: have some more patience. Those probes get added manually and 
>> it takes some time before someone has added your probe.
> 
> Oh sorry I thought it was all automatic.
> Sorry
> 
> 
> Folkert van Heusden

Hello,

When you get a probe from an ambassador and you register that probe, our
system tries to verify the data given by you (i.e. your logged in user and
the probe data) against the data provided by your ambassador. If the two
match, the probe is automatically registered to you. This usually takes up
to an hour or so.

If your data doesn't match with what we know (for example, you're using a
different email address / account than what the ambassador registered) then
we need to fall back to manual verification, which is obviously slower.

In your case I think the ambassador just didn't have time yet to record
his/her part yet. I'm sure it will happen soon -- and then one of the the
above two will apply.

Hope this explains,
Robert

PS: this comes up every now and then; we'll make a FAQ entry for it