Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite can automatically provide administrators with information about the geographical location of protected mobile devices running Android OS.
Locating a mobile device
1.Configure transmission of location data from a mobile device to Dr.Web Server:
a)In the Dr.Web Security Control Center, navigate to the Anti-virus network section, select the required station or a group of stations running Android OS in the network tree.
b)Select the Dr.Web for Android item in the control menu.
c)On the General tab, set the Track location flag. In the Period of coordinates transmission drop-down list, select a value according to which the device location data will be updated.
d)Save the changes.
2.Automatic location tracking is performed in one of the following ways:
•If location providers (GPS, cellular networks) are enabled on a user device and the signal is stable, the location is monitored using the mobile device itself.
•If location providers (GPS, cellular networks) are disabled on a user device or there is no GPS signal, Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite uses the Yandex.Locator technology to locate a mobile device. This technology is based on the coordinates of the cell phone towers (GSM, 3D, LTE) and WiFi ID.
To configure the Yandex.Locator technology, you must activate and set up the Yandex.Locator Extension:
a)Get the API key from the Yandex website at https://yandex.ru/dev/locator/keys/.
b)In the Dr.Web Security Control Center navigate to the Administration → Dr.Web Server configuration → Modules section, set the Yandex.Locator Extension flag.
c)In the API key field, specify the key received in step a).
d)Save the changes and restart Dr.Web Server.
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WiFi ID can only be used on mobile devices running Android 5.1 or earlier. |
3.To view the location of a station in the Dr.Web Security Control Center:
a)In the Anti-virus network section navigate in the network tree to the station for which the appropriate settings were specified in step 1.
b)In the Location section of the station properties, the geographical coordinates received from a mobile device will be displayed automatically.
c)Click Show on map to view the geographical location of a mobile device on OpenStreetMap according to the received coordinates.