{"id":50025,"date":"2026-10-30T23:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/kb-2026-additional\/how-to-choose-a-location-and-address-for-a-fixed-device"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:46:39","slug":"how-to-choose-a-location-and-address-for-a-fixed-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/how-to-choose-a-location-and-address-for-a-fixed-device\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a Location and Address for a Fixed Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this document you will learn how to choose a location and address for a fixed device, including an attendance terminal or biometric tablet, in ATS Cloud. Terminals and biometric tablets can be assigned optional human-readable location information when registered or edited in ATS Cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is this option for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use these fields so an administrator can identify which entrance, building or workplace a fixed device is associated with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you begin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A fixed device is being created or is already registered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know its real installation location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding the controls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dt><strong>Device Name<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Recognizable label.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>Location Name<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Optional location description.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>Address<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Optional physical address.<\/dd>\n<dt><strong>Coordinates<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>Optional latitude and longitude selected through the address component.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-step instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose Add Terminal or Add Biometric, or select Edit for an existing fixed device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify the device type and identity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a Device Name that distinguishes it from other devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the optional Location Name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the address picker to select the correct address and coordinates when appropriate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the selected location before saving.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Add Device or Save as appropriate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspect the device row to confirm the location description.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The device registration includes the optional location fields supplied to the backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Location metadata is not the same as a Geolocation allowed zone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not choose a nearby but incorrect address merely to populate coordinates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terminals and biometric tablets can be assigned optional human-readable location information when registered or edited in ATS Cloud.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fixed-devices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50025"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50330,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50025\/revisions\/50330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attendico.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}