Location Services

MobiControl's Location Services provides the ability to locate and track mobile devices that are equipped with a GPS receiver that is internal or external to the unit. In order to locate a device, the GPS must be enabled and correctly configured on your device. The GPS determines the current location based on its position relative to orbiting satellites. In order for this to happen, the device requires a clear view of the sky. Determining location may not be possible if the device is inside buildings or has an obstructed view of the sky.

MobiControl's GPS functionality will work with Windows Mobile, and Windows CE based mobile devices, as well as Windows based computers.

You can activate Location Services for a device in MobiControl by right- clicking on a device and selecting the Location Services option from the menu. The first time you select an option from the Location Services menu for a device, it will automatically use the next available license. If there are no more licenses available, you will be notified to contact SOTI for information on acquiring additional licenses for Location Services.

Please See "Contact Us" page to contact us for more details on acquiring additional licensing.

To learn more about Location Services, read about its features on the following pages:

Locate Devices page to pin-point the exact location of the mobile device anywhere in the world.

Track Devices page to follow the location of the device in real time.

Show History page to plot where the device has travelled over a certain duration of time.

Go To Location page to locate and zoom the map to a specific address or landmark

Get Directions page to generate turn by turn directions and send them to the device.

Address Lookup page to find the physical address of a location on the map.

Using the Manage Geofences page to View, Edit and Delete the Geofences you have created.