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Setting Up Telematics Devices

You need to add the IVG as a Telematics device in the portal. When adding the equipment, you will assign the IVG to the equipment it is installed in.

  1. Select the Maintenance icon to open Maintenance.
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  2. Click the green button and scroll to Telematics Devices. The Telematics Device list opens.
  3. To add a Telematics device, click the Add button.

    To change an existing Telematics device, click on the Telematics device, then on the Edit icon.

    To delete an item, click the Delete icon to the right of the item you want to delete.

    To restore items that have been deleted, click on the [Show Deleted] button. In the list, highlight one or more items, then click on the [Undelete Item(s)] button, or click on the Undelete icon to the right of the item you want to restore. The recovered items no longer display in the Show Deleted list. To show the list of current items, click the [Hide Deleted] button. Recovered and existing items may be affected if information related to an item has been deleted and/or recovered. Compliance users can not recover compliance-related items after they are deleted.

  4. Check Active if the Telematics device is being used by a worker. 
  5. Click the General Tab. On the General page you can enter the ID, description, and provider.
  6. To identify the Telematics device, enter an ID.
    The ID for the Telematics device that is provided by the manufacturer. You must enter the ID.
  7. To help identify the Telematics device, enter a Description.
    The description can help you differentiate between Telematics devices. You can use letters, numbers, characters, and spaces.
  8. Click the Provider arrow and select Omnitracs. 
  9. Click the Applications tab. The Applications page opens. 
  10. Check Enable Omnitracs Navigation. 
    If your organization is using the mobile device's phone number or serial number to connect with the system, Pre-Authenticated will be checked. You will not need to use an activation code. 
    To see whether Omnitracs Navigation has been started on the mobile device, check the Status. Once the application has been installed and started, the Status will change from Inactive to Active. 
  11. To select other regions that can see the Telematics device, click the Shared By Regions tab. On the Shared By Regions page, you can select the regions that the Telematics device can be shared with. The Telematics device is shared with the current region context by default. 
    To share the equipment with all existing regions, check Shared to All Regions.
    OR
    To choose the individual regions you want to share the equipment with, check each region in the Assigned Regions section.
    Notes: The Assigned Region section is only available if Shared To All Region is not checked. 
  12. Click the [Save] button.
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