Zone Management

Create zones within floors to logically organize device locations

For Designers & Managers

Roles: Designer, Manager

Create zones within floors to logically organize device locations.

Understanding Zones

Zones are logical areas within a floor, such as:

  • Rooms or offices
  • Corridors
  • Common areas
  • Storage areas
  • Meeting rooms
  • Workspaces

Devices can be associated with zones for location tracking and analytics.

Creating Zones

  1. Navigate to a floor
  2. Tap Add Zone or the zone management option
  3. Draw the zone boundary on the floor plan
  4. Enter a name for the zone
  5. Save the zone

Zone Boundaries

  • Draw polygon boundaries by tapping corner points on the floor plan
  • Close the polygon to complete the zone
  • Zones can overlap if needed (e.g., a device might be in both “Building Wing A” and “Temperature Monitoring Zone”)

Drawing Zone Polygons

  1. Tap the first corner point of the zone
  2. Continue tapping to add corner points
  3. The app draws lines between points
  4. Tap the starting point to close the polygon
  5. Or tap “Complete” to auto-close

Editing Zone Boundaries

  1. Select an existing zone
  2. Tap Edit Boundary
  3. Drag corner points to adjust
  4. Add new points by tapping on edges
  5. Remove points by tapping and deleting
  6. Save changes

Naming Zones

Good zone names are:

  • Descriptive: “Conference Room A”, not “Room 1”
  • Consistent: Use a naming pattern across all zones
  • Unique: Each zone should have a distinct name within the floor
  • Functional: Include purpose if helpful (“Server Room”, “Break Area”)

Assigning Zone Keywords

Roles: Installer, Designer, Manager

Keywords can be assigned to zones for categorization:

  1. Open zone details
  2. Tap Keywords
  3. Select keywords to assign
  4. Save changes

Zone keywords can help with:

  • Filtering devices by zone type
  • Reporting on specific zone categories
  • Organizing zones across multiple floors

Zone-Based Device Tracking

Devices with position tracking can report which zone they’re in:

  • View device’s current zone in device details
  • See zone history over time
  • Analyze time spent in different zones
  • Track movement between zones

Zone Analytics

Use zones for:

  • Occupancy analysis: Track how many devices/people in each zone
  • Environmental monitoring: Average temperature per zone
  • Utilization metrics: Which zones are most/least used
  • Movement patterns: Track flow between zones

Deleting Zones

  1. Select a zone
  2. Tap Delete
  3. Confirm deletion

Note: Deleting a zone doesn’t affect devices in that area, but historical zone association data is lost.

Best Practices

Zone Design

  • Create zones that match physical walls and barriers
  • Don’t make zones too small (harder to manage)
  • Don’t make zones too large (less useful for analytics)
  • Consider your use case (occupancy tracking vs. environmental monitoring)

Zone Coverage

  • Ensure all floor areas are covered by at least one zone
  • Overlapping zones are acceptable for multi-purpose categorization
  • Hallways and common areas should have their own zones

Zone Naming

  • Use a consistent naming scheme
  • Include floor or building prefix for multi-floor similarity
  • Consider sorting order (numerical prefixes can help)

Next Steps