At the moment, the same UI of the edge component is being displayed regardless of whether it's connected to a Core or not.
If the Edge is not connected to any Core yet, there should be an alternative UI informing the admin/user that this is a "raw" Edge component, not connected to any Core. The UI is useless if it's not adopted.
The raw UI could explain how to atopt the Edge in Core.
This will be a much better UX for the users and should minimise support issues.