Track Devices
About Device Tracker
Device Tracker enables you to track the group and specific location of a device on a Google map. This can be refreshed at intervals or manually.
Viewing history allows for the group and specific device to be selected and displays the location history of the device on a map. A start and end date and time can be entered to filter the device tracking for a specific time period.
To use this tracking, a Google API Key must first be obtained from Google, and then entered in the System Settings defined within Platform Manager.
View device location history
You can view the location history of a group and specific device on a Google map. You can additionally filter the results for a specific time period.
To view device history, complete the following steps in Platform Manager.
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Go to Monitor > Device Tracker.
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For Device group, select the device group that contains the device you want to track.
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For Device, select the device you want to track.
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To filter the results for a specific time period, for Date & time, select a Start time and an End time.Expected ResultResult: The Google map displays with an indicator of the device location.
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Optional. Enter an address in the Address field under the map and select Go.Expected ResultResult: The Google map displays the address.
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Optional. To start over, select Reset, enter new criteria, and then select Update.Expected ResultResult: The Google map is updated with the new information.
View device last known location
Viewing last known location allows for the group and specific device to be selected and displays the location of the device on a map. The results display on a Google map.
To view the last known location, complete the following steps in Platform Manager.
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Go to Monitor > Device Tracker
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For Device group, select the device group that contains the device you want to track.
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For Device, select the device you want to track.
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For Refresh interval (seconds), select the interval in seconds for the page to automatically refresh with the given filter criteria. This setting remains until you modify the interval or navigate away from the page.
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Optional. To have Google maps include traffic information, enable Show traffic .Expected ResultResult: The Google map displays with an indicator of the device location.
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Optional. Enter an address in the Address field under the map and select Go.Expected ResultResult: The Google map displays the address.
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Optional. To start over, select Reset, enter new criteria, and then select Update.Expected ResultResult: The Google map is updated with the new information.
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