SkieHow do I create a geofence for a school, hostel or depot?
Open the geofence section of the dashboard, place the zone on the map around the site, give it a clear name, and save it. Then attach it to a group so Skie knows which devices to watch. When a device in that group leaves the zone, an alert appears in the dashboard.
A geofence is a named area on the map. Skie uses it to notice when managed devices move out of, or are outside of, a place they are expected to be. Typical areas are a school campus, a hostel compound, a company yard or a delivery depot.
To create one, open the geofences page, choose the position and size of the zone on the map, and name it in plain words that anyone on the team will recognise, such as Main campus or Boys hostel. Save it. A geofence on its own does nothing yet. It starts to matter when you attach it to a group, which is covered in attach a geofence to a group.
Draw the zone with some thought. A boundary traced tightly along a building wall will fire when someone walks to the gate. A boundary that includes the playground and the front road will stay quiet when a student steps outside. Match it to what you actually want to hear about. For a hostel, the compound wall is usually the right line. For a depot, include the loading area.
Alerts appear in the dashboard. Email alerts are not available yet, so someone needs to be looking at the breach centre or the relevant page on the dashboard. Skie does not publish location accuracy figures, so leave a margin rather than drawing a zone that depends on exact readings.
Practical tip: start with one geofence and one pilot group. Walk the boundary with a test device and see when the alert appears before you roll out more.