Adding AVL unit entities to Security Center - Fleet Monitoring 5.10.7.0

Before you can monitor vehicles in Security Center, you must add AVL unit entities to the Security Center Fleet Monitoring plugin role.

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Area view task.
2. Click Add an entity, select AVL unit, and then enter an entity Name.
   Tip: For better search indexing, it is a best practice to include the vehicle type and identification number in the entity name.
3. Click the Properties tab.
   1. Optional: If you want to associate the AVL unit with an Instrumented area, click .
   2. If you want to associate the AVL unit with a GPS unit, click and select the GPS unit you require.
      IMPORTANT: You must set the associated GPS unit for this AVL unit, and it must be the same GPS unit that is used for the GPS unit auto create feature.
   3. Optional: If you want to associate the AVL unit with an Area, click and select an area.
   4. Optional: In the Type section, specify what type of vehicle the AVL unit is associated with.
      NOTE: If you need to change the size of the icon that represents this AVL unit on the map, select Custom. You must configure a custom icon in the Identity tab first.
   5. Optional: From the Label text color menu, select the color that AVL icon text is displayed in.
   6. Optional: From the Label background color menu, select the color that the AVL icon background is displayed in.
   7. Optional: If you selected the Custom icon type, you can show the entity type icon underneath a custom icon you have assigned to the AVL unit. To do this, activate the Custom icon show background setting.
   8. Optional: In the Custom icon preview section, adjust the Zoom parameter to configure the size the icon will be on the map.
   9. Optional: In the Metadata panel section, check the checkbox to use the default metadata panel for the vehicle type, or clear the checkbox and choose a different metadata panel type.
   10. Define speed thresholds.
   11. Define the tail history for the AVL unit.
   12. To add an adornment to an AVL unit, go to the Adornments section, click Add (), and configure the following:

       Position

       Choose a position for the adornment. There are five positions available.

       Value match rules

       Click Add (), and define the following:

       • Key type: choose a Health, or Regex (regular expression), or Text comparison.
         • If you selected Health, define an entity type, health key, and value.
         • If you selected Regex, or Text define a key for the value match rule.
       • Comparison type: choose a Numeric, or Regex comparison.
         • If you selected numeric, define a mathematical comparison and a value.
         • If you selected Regex, enter a Regex value.
         • If you selected Time, define a time period for use in the comparison.
       • Adornment color (when match): Define a color that the adornment will display when a value match occurs.

       To edit an existing value match rule, select the rule and click edit (). To delete a value match rule, click delete ().

       (Optional) Value match rule operator

       Define whether just one, or all of, your rules must be triggered for the adornment to be displayed.

       Show adornment (when no match)

       Enable this setting if you want the adornment to display a color when a value match does not occur.

       Adornment color (when no match)

       Define a color that the adornment will display when a value match has not occurred.

       Tip: You can specify multiple rule and color pairs for your adornments. Combine rules and colors to signify complex operational situations and events.

   13. In the GTFS identifier field, add a GTFS ID that will be recognized by the Fleet Monitoring plugin when the ID GTFS information
4. (Optional) Click the Data offload tab, and override default plugin options for the AVL unit.
   NOTE: It is recommended to set the Destination archiver at the AVL unit level.
5. Click Apply.