Setting Up a Geofence

About this task

To set up a virtual boundary for your devices:

Procedure

  1. Open a Device Information panel and switch to the Location tab.
    The Location tab is not visible on devices where location services are not available.
  2. Reposition the map to display the location where you want to place the Geofence.
  3. Select the Geofences icon in the Location menu bar.
  4. Select New Geofence and use your cursor to create a shape. Close the boundary by clicking the starting point.
    A Geofence can be any shape.
    Note: You can further process the Geofence using scripts. See Geofence Scripts for details.
  5. When you finish defining the Geofence, give it a name and select Save.
  6. Select the Geofence in the Geofences list to enable it for the device.

Results

By default, you will receive a notification whenever a tagged device exits the Geofence. To set up more sophisticated notifications and actions for exit and entry, create a Geofence Alert rule.

Note: If you are creating several Geofences within the same area, you may want to hide some of them so that their boundaries do not add confusion. Select a Geofence's name in the Geofence list to hide it. Hidden Geofences are still active.