Monitoring options control information/action items in the unit list of the Monitoring tab.
By default, the Monitoring tab includes the following items:
- address (in the secondary information section under the unit names);
- track unit on the map;
- motion state;
- data recency;
- connection state;
- quick track;
- properties;
- remove unit from list.
To customize the available items, press the icon 
 in the upper right corner of the Monitoring panel. For each item, the left checkbox determines if it is displayed in the Monitoring panel (as a column) and in the monitoring options menu (a floating widget that appears when you click on a unit on the map). The right checkbox is typically for items that are rarely used — this checkbox adds them to the additional menu with is shown using the dropdown icon 
in the rightmost column.
The monitoring options are divided into 5 sections.
1 – Secondary information
The Secondary information option allows displaying the contents of the text columns under the unit names. The following alternatives are possible:
- None;
- Address;
- Geofence;
- Driver’s name;
- Driver’s phone number;
- Trailer.
2, 3 – Information
The next two sections include the options related to unit information.
Location
 This column displays the location of the units either in the form of addresses or in the form of geofences. Resolving means the address is being searched. N/A appears for units whose location is not available, for example, in case a unit has never sent any messages.
| Option | Description |
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| Addresses | Street and building number, street name, state, country. |
| Geofences | If geofences are chosen to determine the location, once a unit gets into several of them, all the geofences are displayed and separated by commas. They are also sorted by area (from smaller to a larger one) and highlighted in the color selected in the geofence properties. If a unit is outside of all available geofences, the address is displayed as its location. This column is the widest on the Monitoring tab which is why it is not recommended to turn it on if there is not enough space on the screen. |
Drivers
shows information about drivers. Drivers are associated with small personal beacon add-ons that can be fitted to a keychain. They communicate wirelessly with your IoTplot terminal so that the system knows when the driver enters the vehicle and they can be identified. For help setting up beacons, please submit a ticket.
This column can contain the driver’s photo with name and phone number depending on the display option chosen. The tooltip always contains the photo, name, and phone number of the driver.
:Â no drivers assigned;
: the assigned driver has no photo;
:Â several drivers are assigned to the unit;
Trailers
shows information about trailers. Trailers are linked to asset beacons that communicate wirelessly with your IoTplot terminal. For help setting up beacons, please submit a ticket.
This column may contain the photo and name of the trailer depending on the display option chosen. The tooltip always contains the photo and name of the trailer assigned to the unit.
:Â no trailers assigned;
:Â the assigned trailer has no photo;
:Â several trailers are assigned (see more information in the tooltip).
Tracking units on map
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 In order to monitor the unit and always see it upon receiving the message, press the tracking icon next to its name. The icon will turn green, and a dot will appear inside of it. If you click the icon 
 in the header, the option will be applied to all the units marked in the first column.
If you activate tracking for multiple units, the map is centered and scaled in such a way that all of them are constantly in sight.
Motion state
 This column shows if a unit is moving or if it is stationary, as well as whether the ignition is on or off.
To monitor the unit motion state, it is necessary to indicate the validity period of motion state icons (in the customization options). The validity period is the time interval (in minutes), after which the signs become inactive. Moreover, when the validity period expires, unit movement directions become hidden. The validity period can take a value from 1 to 999 minutes.
: the unit is moving (this icon also shows that the unit is moving with the engine off, that is, it is being towed or transported);
:Â the unit is moving, the ignition is on;
:Â the unit is stationary;
:Â the unit is stationary, the ignition is on;
:Â the last message was received from the unit during the validity period: the unit was moving;
:Â the last message was received from the unit during the validity period: the unit was stationary;
:Â there are no messages from the unit.
In case the unit is stationary, the tooltip displays the duration of this state.
Data recency
 This column indicates the data recency: how many satellites locked the unit and when the latest message was received. To find out the exact time of the latest information update, hover the mouse cursor over the icon and observe the tooltip.
The first bar indicates the availability of the satellites:
 green: more than three satellites are available (see the exact number of the locked satellites in given the tooltip), or there is no information about the number of satellites, but the message from the unit contains correct coordinates;
 yellow: from one to three satellites are available;
 red: the satellites are not available;
 grey: the satellites are not available for the period greater than the one indicated in the customization  menu for the Motion state option.
The second bar shows the latest data received from the unit:
- Â green: the unit sent the data less than 5 minutes ago;
- Â yellow: the unit sent the data within the last hour;
 orange: the unit sent the data in the last 24 hours;-  red: no messages for a long period of time;
- Â grey: the object never sent the data.
The unit list can be filtered dynamically according to the time when the last message with coordinates from a unit is received. Units are removed and added to the list and map automatically. The list is updated every 10 seconds. To do this, change Without filtration to Work list or Work list and map and specify the filtration interval in minutes. The filtration can affect only the work list on the Monitoring tab or both the work list and the map.
Filtering is applied to all the units available to the user. Therefore, the units with recent data are shown in the unit list and/or on the map, even if they were not added to the Monitoring tab previously.
Connection state
 Shows whether there is a connection with the unit at the moment.
:Â the unit is connected;
:Â the unit is not connected.
The connection with a unit is determined by one of the two methods depending on the number of minutes indicated in the Connection state field:
- 0 minutes: the connection state is determined only by the presence or absence of the data connection between the terminal and the IoTplot server;
- from 1 to 999 minutes: the connection state is determined by the presence or absence of messages with data from the terminal for the previous X indicated minutes (the data connection is not taken into account).
Battery level
 In this column, the battery level of the device is displayed. There are 4 available states:
:Â battery level from 0 to 25%;
:Â battery level from 26 to 50%;
:Â battery level from 51 to 75%;
:Â battery level from 76 to 100%.
The exact value of the charge is shown in the icon’s tooltip.
4, 5 – Actions
The parameters of the last two sections are designed for the execution of some action on the unit.
Quick track
 The buttons allow you to build a track of unit movements.
:Â show a track on the map;
:Â remove a track from the map;
:Â not enough rights to query tracks for this unit.
When pressing the Show track button next to a unit, the track of this unit appears on the map. In the panel settings, you should also specify the interval for track building: Yesterday, Week, Month or Custom inverval (manual mode). Other parameters (such as line width, annotations, markers, trip detector, etc.) are taken from settings on the Tracks tab. If you select the Custom interval option, the time interval is also taken from this tab. All ‘quick’ tracks are displayed on the Tracks tab where you can manipulate them in the same way as the usual ones: show/hide, remove from the map, etc. Track colors can be set in the unit properties on the Advanced tab.
Quick report
 Execute a quick report on a unit.
:Â execute a report;
In the drop-down list, select one of the available report templates. Then select one of the standard time intervals (Today, Yesterday, Week, Month, Other). The Custom interval option allows you to execute reports for the interval specified on the Reports tab.
Event registration
 Manual registration for such events as fuel fillings, maintenance service and other events in the unit history.
: open the event registration window;
:Â not enough rights to register events for this unit.
Properties
 View unit or unit group properties. To open the properties, press the icon 
 next to a unit or a unit group.
Clear list
 The buttons used to clear the list. To remove all the units or groups from the list, press the button in the header of the table. The same button is located in front of each unit or group and allows to remove the items individually.
If the options are selected for the additional menu (i.e. checked in the second column of the monitoring options), you can find them in the column with the icon 
 under the button 
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Other
Other buttons and signs can be found on the Monitoring tab.
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The units that are selected for display on the map are checked in the first column of the table. To select all the units, check the icon at the top of the table. |
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A switch-button which shows that the items of the work list are sorted by name in ascending order. |
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A switch-button which shows that the items of the work list are sorted by name in descending order. |
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A switch-button which shows that the work list displays units. |
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A switch-button which shows that the work list displays the unit groups. Read more about the work list settings. |
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The button to find and add the units or groups to the list. |
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The button to add all available units or groups to the work list. |
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The customizer of monitoring options (column selection). |
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