Before you can monitor GPS units in Security Center, you must add them to the plugin
role.
You can add GPS unit entities to Security Center
using a Digi router as a push data source.
Before you begin
Configure the Vehicle Monitoring plugin to accept data sources.
What you should know
For instructions on configuring your specific router model,
refer to the manufacturer's documentation.
Procedure
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From the Config Tool home page, open the Area view
task.
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Click Add an entity and select GPS
unit.
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From the Model list, select Data
source, and enter an entity Name.
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Click the Properties tab. In the Data
source section, enter a unique identifier for the data
source.
This identified is prefixed to each NMEA sentence sent from the router. If the
router cannot prefix a unique identifier to the NMEA sentence, use the IP
address of the router.
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From the router's configuration web page, navigate to .
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In the GPS Message section, select either Fix
data (GGA) or Position and Time (RMC) as
the type of NMEA sentence to include in IP messages.
NOTE: Only select one of the GPS message options. Fix data
(GGA) is the recommended method.
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In the IP Connection section, configure the following
settings:
- Enter the IP address,
Port, and unique Prefix
that you configured in the Vehicle Monitoring plugin.
IMPORTANT: By default,
the Digi router leaves a space in the Suffix
field, which invalidates the NMEA sentence for the system. Ensure
that the field is left blank for the NMEA sentence to be
valid.
- Ensure that UDP is selected.
After you finish
- Verify that your system is receiving data from
your data source. In Security Desk, drag the GPS unit entity to a monitoring
tile. Ensure that the entity is online and that the Current
data section is up to date.