Configure the mobile app gateway settings

Configure the mobile app gateway settings to send alerts to and receive alerts from the mobile device.

Note: Contact the BlackBerry AtHoc customer support for assistance in setting up the BlackBerry AtHoc mobile app. Before you begin this process, you should also contact your system administrator to get the NDS address used for the notification delivery server.
  1. In the navigation bar, click The Settings icon.
  2. On the Settings screen, in the Devices section, click Mobile App. The Mobile App gateway configuration screen opens with the default settings that are listed in the following table.
    Note: You should use the default values to set up and configure the BlackBerry AtHoc mobile app.

    Option

    Description

    Notification Delivery Server Settings

    Notification Delivery Server Address

    https://mobile.athoc.com

    Username

    Must be between 3 and 100 characters long.

    Password

    Must be between 3 and 100 characters long.

    Debug Trace

    Avoid performance degradation by enabling debug tracing for the mobile delivery gateway only while actively debugging the mobile notifications for the mobile app.

    Options: Yes | No

    Default: No

    Features

    Alerts

    Selected. Available for all users.

    Collaboration

    Not selected. Available for all users and operators.

    Map

    Not selected. Available for all users.

    Alert Publishing

    Selected. Available for operators only.

    Advanced Features

    Selected. When selected, advanced features display. Select a distribution list to give access to advanced features to a group of users. Options include:
    • Emergencies
    • Check In/Check Out
    • Reports
    • Tracking: When this option is selected, the Tracking Interval option displays. Select a tracking interval.

    For more information about advanced features, see Role-based permissions for the mobile app.

    My Profile Page

    When this option is selected, the "Show Preferred language selection to support bilingual alerts" option appears.

    Settings

    Photo Quality

    Options: Low | High

    Default: Low

    Video Quality

    Options: Low | High

    Default: Low

    Emergency Contact Number

    Designate an emergency contact telephone number. If no phone number is entered in the field, the mobile app will not have an emergency contact number button.

    Support Email Address

    Enter an email address that administration log and feedback from the mobile app can be sent to.

    Enable Mobile Analytics

    Collects mobile app usage analytics. No personal, private, or sensitive information is collected.

    Options: Yes | No

    Default: No

    Enable Personal Alert Button

    Enables sending an emergency using a paired personal alert button. Emergencies must be enabled in Advanced Features.

    Options: Yes | No

    Default: Yes

    Enable Jail-Break/Root Detection

    Enables the mobile app to check if the device OS security has been compromised.

    Options: Yes | No

    Default: No

    Send Location with Response

    Sends user location information with alert or event responses.

    Options: Yes | No

    Default: Yes

    User Choice

    Enables each mobile user to choose whether to send location information with alert or event responses.

    Options: Yes | No

    Default: Yes

    This option is visible only when "Yes" is selected for Send Location with Response.

    Enable Debug Log

    Enables debug tracing on the mobile app. Enable this option to allow a detailed log to be written on the mobile app.

    Options: Yes | No

    Default: No

  3. Click Copy Default Settings.
  4. In the Notification Delivery Server Address field, enter the NDS address you received from your system administrator.

    By default, the URL points to mobile.athoc.com.

  5. Add the user name and password provided by BlackBerry AtHoc.
  6. In the Features section, select the options that can be available to users when they are using their mobile device:
    • Alerts: Users can receive alerts.
    • Collaboration: Operators and users can participate in collaborations.
    • Map: Operators and targeted users can view alerts and users on the map.
    • Alert Publishing: Operators can publish alerts.
    • Advanced Features: Advanced features are available to a selected group of users. When you select this option, advanced features appear on the screen. Each mobile feature in the Advanced Features section includes its own menu to select a distribution list. To learn about the advanced features, see Role-based permissions for the mobile app.
  7. In the Settings section, select the photo and video quality.
  8. In the Emergency Contact Number field, enter the phone number of the operations center where emergencies are sent to from mobile devices.
  9. In the Support Email Address field, enter an email address where logs are sent for error debugging.
  10. In the Enable Mobile Analytics section, select whether to enable the mobile app to collect usage analytics.
  11. In the Enable Personal Alert Button section, select whether to enable users to send an emergency duress message using a paired personal alert button.
  12. In the Enable Jail-Break/Root Detection section, select whether to enable the mobile app to check if the device OS security has been compromised.
  13. In the Send Location with Response section, select whether to send location information with alert or event responses. When No is selected, location information is prevented from being returned with alert or event responses even if mobile location services are active on the mobile device.
  14. In the User Choice section, select whether to enable mobile users to choose to send location information with alert or event responses. This option is only available when Yes is selected for the Send Location with Response option.
  15. In the Enable Debug Log section, select whether to enable debug tracing on the mobile app.
  16. Click Save.