Geo Kontrol
The Geo Kontrol feature gives the user control over the behavior of their devices based on the geological location of the site. This feature is available only for the users that have Kognitive Ascent modem connected on the device. With the Geo Kontrol feature, users can assign specific Traffic Policies or WAN Profiles to their devices, automatically applying them when the site enters designated countries. The users can configure which polices should be applied on their devices in different countries during the journey.
Login to Kognitive Cloud using valid user credentials.
In the Organization field, select the Organization or sub-organization from the dropdown menu. The logged in admin Organization is populated by default here. This is the organization corresponding to the email ID used to login.
The dropdown list consists of all the sub-organizations under logged in admin organization.
Select Kontrol option from the left menu bar.
Select the Geo tab to open the Geo Kontrol configuration.
The Geo Kontrol screen opens as shown in the below figure.
Geo Kontrol
Select the Create Rule button to create a new Geo Kontrol rule. The Add Geofence Rule dialog box opens.
Add Geofence Rule
Enter the Rule Name.
Select the Target Type from the dropdown menu. The user has three options to select the target type.
Site - The configuration will be applied to all the devices of the selected sites. The user must further select the required Sites from the new Select Sites field.
Device - The configuration will be applied to only the selected devices. The user must further select the required devices from the new Select Devices field.
Managed Group - The configuration will be applied to all the devices under the selected Groups. These groups can be created in the Group Actions tab of the Inventory screen in Kognitive Cloud. The user must further select the required Managed Groups from the new Select Managed Groups field.
Enter the Entry Threshold (in minutes). When the site crosses into the borders of a designated country and remains there for the duration specified in the Entry Threshold, the Geofence Rules are triggered and applied to the target sites, devices, or managed groups.
Select the Add Action button under the Rule Action section to setup the Geofence rules.
Rule Action
Enter the MCC number. The MCC (Mobile Country Code) is a 3-digit numeric identifier used in mobile networks to uniquely identify a mobile operator and its country. MCC represents the country where the network operates.
This MCC number is used by the Geo Kontrol feature to locate the site and trigger Geofence rules accordingly.
After entering the MCC number, select the type of action needed in the Action column. There are 3 types of actions that the user can configure.
Assign Traffic Policy
Assign WAN Profile
Send Notification
Assign Traffic Policy
The user can configure to assign particular Traffic Policies to the network when the site enters a specific country.
In the Action field, select Assign Traffic Policy from the dropdown menu.
In the Traffic Policy field, select the required Traffic Policy from the dropdown menu.
In the Access Networks field, Select the Access Networks from the dropdown menu.
Now when the site enters the specified country, the selected Traffic Policies will be applied to the network.
Assign WAN Profile
The user can configure to assign particular WAN Profiles to the network when the site enters a specific country.
In the Action field, select Assign WAN Profile from the dropdown menu.
In the WAN Profile field, select the required WAN Profile from the dropdown menu.
In the Access Networks field, Select the Access Networks from the dropdown menu.
Now when the site enters the specified country, the selected WAN Profiles will be applied to the network.
Send Notification
The user can configure to send a notification when the site enters a specific country.
In the Action field, select Send Notification from the dropdown menu.
Now when the site enters the specified country, a notification will be sent to the given Email address and the Teams channel.
Using the Rule Actions section, different configurations can be applied to the user devices when the site enters a specific country. When the site leaves that country, the user may need to apply a different set of configurations. The Default Action (on exit) section can be used for that purpose.
Default Action
Select the Add Action button under the Default Action (on exit) section to setup the rules that have to be applied when the site leaves the borders of the designated country.
The setup is similar to what the user configured under the Rule Action section.
Select Assign Traffic Policy in the Action field to apply the selected traffic policy to the user devices when the site leaves the designated country.
Select Assign WAN Profile in the Action field to apply the selected WAN to the user devices when the site leaves the designated country.
Select Send Notification in the Action field to send notification when the site leaves the designated country.
Please note that if the user does not set any rules under the Default Action (on exit) section, the configurations that were existing on the devices before entering the designated country will be applied to the devices again.
Under the Notification section, select the checkbox of medium to send the notification. The options available are Email and Microsoft Teams.
Notification
In the Send To (Via Email) field, select the Email addresses from the dropdown menu or enter a new email address.
Click the Save button.
The Geo Kontrol rules are now set.
The rules set by the user will be listed in the table as shown below:
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Rule Table
The table shows the following information:
Rule Name
Organization Name
Type
Rule Configuration
Summary - The number of devices currently active under the rule
Action -
Click the Edit icon to edit the rule.
Click the Delete icon to delete the rule.
Device Name - The name of the device following the Rule
Current MCC
Last Action At
Status