A device configuration method, applied to a management device that manages n transmission devices, wherein n≥2, and the method comprises: determining a transmission device accessed by user equipment, UE,; grouping m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into a tracking set, wherein 1≤m<n; and sending tracking configuration information to each transmission device in the tracking set, wherein the tracking configuration information is sent to the UE by the transmission device that is in the tracking set and that is currently accessed by the UE, to instruct the UE to send a tracking signal, and the tracking signal is used to determine a location of the UE; wherein the grouping m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into a tracking set comprises: obtaining a movement attribute of the UE, wherein the movement attribute is used to indicate a movement status of the UE; and grouping the m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set based on the movement attribute; and wherein the movement attribute comprises at least a static state and a moving state, and the grouping m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set based on the movement attribute comprises: when the movement attribute of the UE is the static state, grouping the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set; and when the movement attribute of the UE is the moving state, determining remaining m-1 transmission devices based on the transmission device accessed by the UE, wherein coverage areas of the remaining m-1 transmission devices are adjacent to a coverage area of the transmission device accessed by the UE, and m is positively correlated to a moving speed of the UE. determining a transmission device accessed by user equipment, UE,; grouping m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into a tracking set, wherein 1≤m<n; and sending tracking configuration information to each transmission device in the tracking set, wherein the tracking configuration information is sent to the UE by the transmission device that is in the tracking set and that is currently accessed by the UE, to instruct the UE to send a tracking signal, and the tracking signal is used to determine a location of the UE; wherein the grouping m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into a tracking set comprises: obtaining a movement attribute of the UE, wherein the movement attribute is used to indicate a movement status of the UE; and grouping the m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set based on the movement attribute; and wherein the movement attribute comprises at least a static state and a moving state, and the grouping m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set based on the movement attribute comprises: when the movement attribute of the UE is the static state, grouping the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set; and when the movement attribute of the UE is the moving state, determining remaining m-1 transmission devices based on the transmission device accessed by the UE, wherein coverage areas of the remaining m-1 transmission devices are adjacent to a coverage area of the transmission device accessed by the UE, and m is positively correlated to a moving speed of the UE. obtaining a movement attribute of the UE, wherein the movement attribute is used to indicate a movement status of the UE; and grouping the m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set based on the movement attribute; and wherein the movement attribute comprises at least a static state and a moving state, and the grouping m transmission devices comprising the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set based on the movement attribute comprises: when the movement attribute of the UE is the static state, grouping the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set; and when the movement attribute of the UE is the moving state, determining remaining m-1 transmission devices based on the transmission device accessed by the UE, wherein coverage areas of the remaining m-1 transmission devices are adjacent to a coverage area of the transmission device accessed by the UE, and m is positively correlated to a moving speed of the UE. when the movement attribute of the UE is the static state, grouping the transmission device accessed by the UE into the tracking set; and when the movement attribute of the UE is the moving state, determining remaining m-1 transmission devices based on the transmission device accessed by the UE, wherein coverage areas of the remaining m-1 transmission devices are adjacent to a coverage area of the transmission device accessed by the UE, and m is positively correlated to a moving speed of the UE.