Generate an Alarm on Android Devices
Click 'Devices' > 'Device
List' > 'Device Management' > select an Android device >
'Siren'
- If a device is mislaid, lost or stolen, you can make it sound an alarm to help locate it. The alarm will sound at full volume, even if it is set to silent mode.
- You can stop the alarm from the same interface.
- The alarm can also be generated on several devices at once to grab the attention of users.
Note: This feature is available only for Android devices. |
Generate alarm on a single device
-
Click 'Devices' > 'Device List'
- Click the 'Device Management' tab above the control buttons
- Select a company or group on the left to view only their devices
Or
- Select 'Show all' to view every device added to EM
- Click the name of the device on which you want to sound an alarm
- Click 'Siren' on the top then choose 'Siren On'
You can also choose the following options:
- Vibrate - The device will vibrate along with the siren
- Make screen flash - The device screen will flash intermittently along with the siren
- Click the 'Send' button to issue the alarm.
- Click 'Siren' > 'Siren Off' from the same interface, to switch off the alarm.
Tip: You can configure default siren playing duration in the Android client settings interface.
- Click 'Settings' > 'Portal Set-Up' > 'Client Settings' > 'Android' > 'Client Configuration' > 'Edit' to set up default siren playing duration
- See Configure Android Client General Settings to read more about Android client settings.
Generate alarm on several devices
- Click 'Devices' > 'Device List'
- Click the 'Device Management' tab above the control buttons
- Select a company or group on the left to view only their devices
Or
- Select 'Show all' to view every device added to EM
- Select the devices on which you want to sound an alarm
- Click 'Siren' at the top and choose Siren On' or click 'More...', select 'Siren' and choose 'Siren On'
You can also choose the following options:
- Vibrate - The devices will vibrate along with the siren
- Make screen flash - The devices' screen will flash intermittently along with the siren
- Click the 'Send' button to issue the alarm
Stop the alarm
- Select the device(s) which should stop sounding an alarm from the 'Device Management' interface.
- Click
'Siren' at the top and choose 'Siren Off'.