Configure the location service

Use the location service feature to identify and track the location of your AnywhereUSB Plus router. This feature is enabled by default.


  1. Log into Digi Remote Manager, or log into the local Web UI as a user with full Admin access rights.
  2. Access the device configuration:

    1. Locate your device as described in Use Digi Remote Manager to view and manage your device.
    2. Click the Device ID.
    3. Click Settings.
    4. Click to expand Config.

    1. On the menu, click System. Under Configuration, click Device Configuration.

      The Configuration window is displayed.

  3. Click Services > Location.

  4. The location service is enabled by default. To disable, toggle off Enable.
  5. For Location update interval, type the amount of time to wait between polling location sources for new location data. The default is ten seconds.

    Allowed values are any number of weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds, and take the format number{w|d|h|m|s}.

    For example, to set Location update interval to ten minutes, enter 10m or 600s.

  6. For information about configuring Location sources, see the following:
    1. To accept location information from an external location-enabled server, see Configure the device to accept location messages from external sources.
    2. To set a static location for the device, see Configure the device to use a user-defined static location.

    If multiple location sources are enabled at the same time, the device's location will be determined based on the order that the location sources are listed here.

  7. See Forward location information to a remote host for information about configuring Destination servers.
  8. See Configure geofencing for information about configuring Geofence.
  9. Click Apply to save the configuration and apply the change.
  1. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions > Open Console, or log into the AnywhereUSB Plus local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.

  2. At the command line, type config to enter configuration mode:

    > config
(config)>

  3. Enable or disable the GNSS module:
    • To enable the module:
      (config)> service location gnss true
(config)>
    • To disable the module:
      (config)> service location gnss false
(config)>
  4. Set the amount of time that the AnywhereUSB Plus device will wait before polling location sources for updated location data:
    (config)> service location interval value
(config)>

    where value is any number of hours, minutes, or seconds, and takes the format number{h|m|s}.

    For example, to set interval to ten minutes, enter either 10m or 600s:

    (config)> service location interval 600s
(config)>

    The default is 10 seconds.

  5. Save the configuration and apply the change.
    (config)> save
Configuration saved.
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  6. Type exit to exit the Admin CLI.

    Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.