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The Add Position dialog box displays with the Position Location auto-populated with the place holder’s
X-Axis and Y-Axis positions on the floor plan.
Figure 2-21 MPact Server Active View - Add Place Holder Position to the Site Floor
9. Configure the Place Holder options:
Position Name Enter a XX character maximum Position Name for the beacon place holder location.
Position Description Optionally, provide a XX character maximum description.
Position Location
(meters)
The auto-populated X and Y axis values are relative (zero) to the upper left-hand corner of the
floor plan and increase to the right (X) and down (Y) from the left-hand corner of the floor plan.
(The Position Location was auto-populated earlier by double-clicking on the floor plan
location.)
Beacon Configuration Major: Set from 0 - 9. A Major component for device class and a Minor component for more
refined information like product category. The Major field is a 2 byte field for identifying the
device class. For example, the Major value could be the same for each device on the first floor
or a particular department store.
Minor: Set from 0 - 9. In iBeacon mode, the Minor field is a 2 byte field for more refined
information, like product category. It consists of the last byte of the MAC address.
Position Categories Select Add Category to assign a Category to the beacon’s position. Category selections are
defined and configured in Categories, under the Configuration main menu item of the Server.
For more information on defining and configuring Categories, see Motorola Solutions MPact
Location & Analytics Server Reference Guide.
DRAFT 2B - 12 June 2014