This topic describes how to start the Spatial Management Client.
About this task
Start the Spatial Management Client by
completing the following steps:
Procedure
- Start the Spatial Management Client by
typing the following URL in a browser: http://fully_qualified_host_name/Tracking
GUI/AtlasMonitor.html If you are an administrator, see Starting the Spatial Management Client (administration).
- Enter your user name, and password if security
is enabled, and click OK. Your
individual preferences are displayed. You can save your preferences
for each area you view by clicking Save under DEFAULT
VIEW. Setting preferences prevents rescaling and repositioning
each time you view an area of interest.
- In AREA, select the area
that you want to monitor from the drop-down list.
- In TAGS, select the class
of tags that you want to monitor. For example, select Asset to
view all hardware that has been defined or All to
view all tags.
- In ZONES, under Visible,
select the category of zones that you want to view.
- In ALERTS, turn the
alert sound on or off and choose whether to hide or view all alerts. You can also click Acknowledge All Alerts to
acknowledge and turn off all current alerts.
- In DEFAULT VIEW, click Save to
save the current pan and zoom settings. You can customize
the view and scale of the area without having to repeat the process
every time you log in to the Spatial Management Client.
The OVERVIEW window
provides a view of the entire area. Drag the blue box around the overview
window and notice that the main graphic window of the Spatial Management Client reflects
the highlighted area. The box size is controlled by the zoom slider
and zoom box controls below. The upper-left corner of the blue box
and the upper-left corner of the main graphic window are the same
point.
See Spatial Management Client for more information.
- To start monitoring tags in the GUI, start
the tag processing servlet:
- Open the WebSphere® Application Server administrative console and
click .
- Select the WebSphere Application Server that
is related to your installation and click Start Selected.
If you do not start the tag processing servlet, tags are displayed
at their last reported location.
Results
In the Spatial Management Client,
the defined tags are displayed with the icons you define, either for
the item or the class. These icons move on the Spatial Management Client according
to the reported coordinates. If you turn alerts on, a red circle highlights
the tag icon when an alert related to the tag is reported. You can
click the icon and see the alert details and acknowledge the alert.
The circle goes away when you acknowledge the alert.
In some
cases the tags fade, which means that there is no current position
information available about the tag. Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Sensor Events assumes
that the tag remains at the last reported position. Use
the InactivityDelay system property to set the length
of time after which a tag starts to fade. To avoid moving tags away from the last
reported position, set this parameter to a high value. See System Properties for a complete list of system
properties.