A request is sent to an asset to query the current position. The mobile device will reply with the asset's AVL.
See below for supported mobile devices.
- In On-Road IoT, click Monitor.
- Under Tracking, click Live tracking.
- Select the Assets tab.
- Check the box next to the relevant asset.
- Click the three dots menu at the end of the row.
- Click Request current position.
- Select the transport method from the dropdown list. GPRS is the default.
- Click Submit.
A confirmation message, "Position requested", will display indicating that the message has been sent to the mobile device.
- You can view the latest received position by clicking view asset details or by hovering over the asset icon on the map.
- Click Go to asset to zoom to the asset's position on the map. The last position date and time should be the time you requested the position from the asset.
You can also set up an Info Hub stream by selecting the "Commands to mobile device" option to be notified of these in the Info Hub.
Note that the availability of this feature is based on your mobile device type.
This is only supported by the following mobile devices:
- FM and Tracer units
- MiX 4000
- MiX 6000
- Teltonika - Deafult, GPRS is the only option that is supported.
- Orbcomm ST6100 (SAT only)
- Orbcomm ST9100 (GSM and SAT)
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