AVL Source Setup Window

AVL Source Setup

To view any willing agencies vehicles, the agency's server information may be configured here.

	Name
	Enter a descriptive name for the server being connected. If there are multiple connections, it is advised that this description be as short and descriptive as possible.

	Server Address
	In the AVL Source Setup box enter the IP address or computer name of the AVL Server.

	Server Protocol
	In the Protocol boxes, enter the Protocol, and Port of the AVL Server.

	Auto Login
	If the AVL Server requires a login, it is possible to prevent Think GIS from requiring them at startup, by checking the Auto Login box, and then filling in the username and password for the AVL Server.

	File
	For file based connections provide the local or network path to the file. Think GIS will re-read the entire contents of this file every 4 seconds and update the unit/event locations accordingly.

	Gray out unresponsive...
	When a vehicle stops reporting its location to the AVL server, such as when the vehicle is turned off or it is looses satellite or network signal, the vehicle icon will remain on the map at its last known location for a period of time controlled by the server (such as 1hr). Use this gray-out setting to force these units to appear gray after they have been unresponsive for so many minutes.

	Highlight stationary units...
	Specify a non zero value here to bring attention to vehicles that haven't moved for a while. Think GIS must be running for at least this many minutes before it can start making this determination. Stationary vehicles will be highlighted with a white rectangular border.

	Reduce icons...
	Specify a zoom range here to allow Think GIS to reduce the size off all icons and suppress labels whenever zoomed out further than this amount. This is a mechanism designed to reduce screen clutter. Zoom range is the distance measured across the screen in miles for a given zoom level.

	Allow viewing details...
	Uncheck this box to prevent users of this computer from double clicking on a vehicle to see details such as speed. A new setting on the AVL server allows these details to be controlled more securely at the server level.

	Play sound...
	This setting is specific to the Think Event Server and does not concern AVL.

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