Creating A Geofence Alert Rule
This alert rule defines actions that happen when a device enters or exits a Geofence.
About this task
To create a Geofence alert rule:
Procedure
- Navigate to Policies (Rules) tab of Android Plus then Right-click on rule.
- Enter a name for the rule and select Next.
- Select "Geofence Event" and select Next.
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Select the New button and configure the following
subections:
Option Description Fence You can select an existing Geofence from the dropdown menu or create a new one.Note: Select Start Drawing to draw a new Geofence or select Go to Location and type a street address/location/landmark of the area. Enter the name and select Save.Event Select either Device enters fence or Device leaves fence.
Action Select an action from the Scripts dropdown list or create a new script using the Scripts button.
Alert Select if you want to generate the alert message. If you choose to generate the alert, select the severity and enter a customized alert message.Note: Check Execute alert action even if this alert has been previously raised but not yet closed to receive alerts for more than one event. -
Select Next then choose a power policy for the GPS
radio: Continuous or Periodic.
Option Description Continuous GPS operates all the time. Alerts get generated immediately based on device location and the Geofence co-ordinates.
Periodic GPS operates for 1 minute, every "n" minutes as set in the rule.
Alerts get generated at this time using device location and Geofence co-ordinates.
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Select Next then choose one of the following actions if the alert gets
triggered.
- Send message to the device
- Relocate devices to
- Block access to Exchange Active Sync
- Block access to SOTI Hub
- Clear cached SOTI Hub content
- Select Next then choose if you want an email notification sent when the alert gets triggered.
- Verify the details on the Summary page then select Next.
- Select Finish.