Services
Location information
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2. At the command line, type
config
to enter configuration mode:
> config
(config)>
3. Add a remote host to which location messages will be sent:
(config)> add service location forward end
(config service location forward 0)>
4. Set the hostname or IP address of the remote host to which location messages will be sent:
(config service location forward 0)> server
host
(config service location forward 0)>
5. Set the communication protocol to either
upd
or
tcp
:
(config service location forward 0)> protocol
protocol
(config service location forward 0)>
6. Set the TCP or UDP port on the remote host to which location messages will be sent:
(config service location forward 0)> server_port 8000
(config service location forward 0)>
7. Set the number of
Location update intervals
to wait before forwarding location data to this
server. See
Configure the location service
for more information about setting the
Location
update interval
.
(config service location forward 0)> interval_multiplier
int
(config service location forward 0)>
8. Set the protocol type for the messages. Allowed values are
taip
or
nmea
; the default is
taip
:
(config service location forward 0)> type nmea
(config service location forward 0)>
9. (Optional) Set the text to prepend to the forwarded message. Two variables can be included in
the prepended text:
n
%s
: Includes the Connect IT device's serial number in the prepended text.
n
%v
: Includes the vehicle ID in the prepended text.
(config service location forward 0)> prepend __|%s|__|%v|__
(config service location forward 0)>
10. (Optional) Set the vehicle ID.
Allowed value is a four digit alphanumerical string (for example, 01A3 or 1234). If no vehicle ID
is configured, this setting defaults to 0000.
(config service location forward 0)> vehicle-id 1234
(config service location forward 0)>
11. (Optional) Provide a description of the remote host:
