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Device Settings Profile

Mobile > Device Settings

The Device Settings Profile sets check-in and location options on devices. The default settings for a new device settings profile are set using the System Settings page. This is the only profile that applies to Blackberries.

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  • Profile Type - The type of profile.
  • Name - The name of the profile.
  • Description - A description of the profile.
  • Checkin only when connected to WiFi - If checked, the agent only checks in if a WiFi connection is available. This feature is not yet supported.
  • Track Device - If checked, tracking is enabled. Location data is filtered against a number or predefined parameters to ensure that only accurate and useful location data is actually sent to the VSA. Recorded location data is only sent to the VSA when the agent next checks in. The following general criteria is used:
    • Accuracy - Each location update received from a GPS tower or satellite has an accuracy rating, estimating the confidence GPS source has in the accuracy of the location data.
    • Age - A device caches location data and may at times pass old location data to the Kaseya Agent app if a new location update has not recently been received.
    • Distance traveled - The distance the device has moved since the previous location update. This could be zero if the device has not moved.
  • Agent Checkin Time (minutes) - The Kaseya Agent app communicates with the server at this interval. Setting slower times delays command execution until the next check-in but may increase device battery life.
  • Tracking Accuracy (meters) - This is the level of accuracy requested to record location data. The lower the value, the more accurate the request and the longer it takes to acquire the location data and the more power used by the device.
  • Minimum Accuracy before ignore (meters) - Location events that are less accurate then this parameter are not recorded. This value more than any other governs the quantity and quality of the location data recorded. It also has an impact on battery life.
  • Tracking movement distance - A new location is not recorded until the device moves at least this distance. Location events are evaluated against the accuracy and tracking time intervals before being recorded.
  • Minimum tracking time (minutes) - Minimum time allowed between recorded location events. The Kaseya Agent app waits at least this long to record a new location, even when the device has moved more than the distance specified in Tracking movement distance.
  • Maximum tracking time (minutes) - Maximum time allowed between recorded location events. If no location events have been recorded during this period then the next location event, regardless of accuracy or distance traveled, is recorded.