Vehicle Tracking quick start guide
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Server settings
- this need to be set to ensure correct communication through GPRS.
GPRS active
- enable VTU to communicate through GPRS
Roaming
- Allow roaming when abroad. Please note that this can be expensive.
Allow sending history to the GPRS server
- If you enable this option then history will also be sent,
as well as live information. This option is useful if you want to fill in the gaps when GPRS
connection was not available.
Access point
- the APN for the network provider (e.g. pp.vodafone.co.uk for Vodafone, internet
for O2, orangeinternet for Orange)
User name
- user name for access to the network APN (wap for Vodafone, username for O2,
leave blank for Orange)
Password
- password for access to the network APN (wap for Vodafone, password for O2, leave
blank for Orange)
Host server IP
- the server where information is sent (usually 82.208.39.161 for the
gprs.mapfactor.com server)
Host server port
- the server port (typically 5555)
Data packets settings
- this controls how often live positions are sent to the server from the VTU.
Minimal time to send data packets
- live positions live not be sent more often than this number of
seconds
Minimal distance to send data packets
- do not send live data if the vehicle has not moved more
than thin amount of metres
Minimal angle difference to send data packets
- if the bearing changes by an angle greater than
