Associate data with locations using Splunk AR
You can set up beacons or create geofences in the Splunk App for AR or in the Splunk AR mobile app. To associate the beacon or geofence with a dashboard, you must use the Splunk AR mobile app. Use the Splunk App for AR to set up beacons to use with object detection or to create geofences to associate dashboards with in the Splunk AR mobile app.
To learn more about object detection, see About Splunk AR object detection.
To learn more about geofences and how to create one in the Splunk AR mobile app, see About geofences with Splunk AR and Create and use geofences with Splunk AR in the Use Splunk AR manual.
To learn more about beacons and how to set them up in the Splunk AR mobile app, see About beacons with Splunk AR and Set up and use beacons with Splunk AR in the Use Splunk AR manual.
Navigate to the the Locations tab of the Splunk App for AR to add and manage beacons and geofences.
Prerequisites
Complete the following before adding or managing beacons and geofences in the Splunk App for AR:
- Install the Splunk App for AR on your Splunk platform search head.
- You have the appropriate Splunk AR permissions.
Add a beacon
See About beacons with Splunk AR to learn more about beacons and how they work.
Provide a UUID to save a beacon region so that Splunk AR can detect beacons.
- Click + Create Region.
- Enter a beacon region title.
- Enter a beacon region UUID.
- Click Save.
Here's how to create a beacon in the Splunk App for AR:
- Click + Create Beacon
- Enter a beacon title.
- Select a beacon region.
- Enter a major value.
- Enter a minor value.
- Click Save.
To associate this beacon with an asset for object detection, see Associate logos or text with dashboards in the Splunk App for AR with object detection.
Create a geofence
See About geofences with Splunk AR to learn more about geofences and how they work.
- Click + Create Geofence
- Enter a geofence title.
- Enter a geofence radius.
- Enter the latitude coordinate for the geofence center. Round to the fifth decimal place.
- Enter the longitude coordinate for the geofence center. Round to the fifth decimal place.
- Click Save.
You can associate this geofence with a dashboard in the Splunk AR mobile app. See Create and use geofences with Splunk AR in the Use Splunk AR manual.
Edit a beacon or geofence
You can edit beacon region titles, beacon titles, and geofence details in the Splunk App for AR.
- In the Locations tab of the Splunk App for AR, click the edit icon next to the beacon region, beacon or geofence that you want to edit.
- Edit the beacon region, beacon, or geofence.
- Click Save.
To delete a beacon region, beacon, or geofence, click the delete icon next to the beacon region, beacon, or geofence you want to delete. This action is irreversible.
If you delete a beacon region, all beacons using that region will also be deleted.
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® App for Edge Hub and Augmented Reality: 1.10.0
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