Geofencing Locations

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Navigating to the Geofencing Page

  1. In the Main Navigation menu, open the Security Setup folder.
  2. Click on the Geofencing Locations page.

Adding A Location

Locations are assigned to mobile profiles to establish the allowable addresses that an employee assigned to that mobile profile will be able to punch. TimeStar will obtain GPS coordinates for the listed addresses, and the radius around those coordinates to allow punching will be established on the Mobile Profiles page.

1. Click the button.

2. In the pop-up window, enter the following:

A. The Name and Description for the location.
B. The street Address.
C. City.
D. State.
E. Zip Code.
F. Country.

3. Click button.

If you receive the below error message, please check the fields and correct any incorrect information entered.

Once saved, the Location will be listed along with any other Location that may have already been added.

Edit Or Delete A Location

A. Click the icon to edit the Location. This will also show the GPS coordinates for the address. (*Editing the address can also be done on the main Geofencing Locations page.)

B. Click the icon to delete the location. If the trash can icon is not available, see option C.

C. When no icon is present, this indicates the location is assign to a Mobile Profile. To delete the location, it must be removed from any Mobile Profiles. Once removed, the trash can icon will become visible. For instructions on adding or removing a location from a Mobile Profile, please see the Mobile Profiles page.

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