Setting a location for Find My iPhone on a Mac Computer

After the theft of a brand new Mac Book Pro, I want to ensure that all of my hardware is well protected.  I have installed firmware passwords, encrypted drives, etc... but want to be able to track an Mac Mini if it is lifted.  I have "Find My iPhone" running on the mini, but, when I try to find it using Find My... it has no location.  (iPhone, iPads and Mac Book Pro all seem to know where they are!) How do I get this to work on my minis?
I am running 10.10 on both minis, location services running, preferences secured, Find My Mac checked in iCloud prefs.

Note that a Mac computer does not have built in gps capability nor does not have built in cellular reception capability so the only way it has of determining a location is based on detecting wi-fi signals and comparing them to a database of known wi-fi signal locations.
If you have turned on wi-fi and can see wi-fi signals, and have Apple Menu > System Preferences > iCloud > Find My Mac set to on, you should be able to log in on your internet browser (e.g. Safari) to https://www.icloud.com/#find and select the computer and see the rough location. I have had a few cases where it wasn't detected the first time and I had to exit iCloud.co,/#find and try again.

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