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It's possible to draw a zone so small that the
device is unlikely to make a transmission from
within the defined area. When in doubt, to
increase reliability of Alert Zone notifications, it is
recommended that you make the box larger than
the simple edges of a driveway. In fact, an area of
100 feet square is the recommended minimum
size.
Note: SMS addresses are like email addresses.
Some wireless carriers define their SMS addresses
as
1 + areacode +
cellnumber@[yourcarrier.com]
(e.g. 14051234567@mycingular.net). Others do
not recognize the address if there exists a 1
before the area code. If your SMS alerts are not
arriving at your cell phone, try changing the SMS
address without the 1 and saving the change to
see if it makes a difference.
With a correctly defined zone, you receive
notification anytime a vehicle enters or exits the
area you've specified.
The Speed Alert is a close relative of the Zone
Alert. Speed Alert enables you to define speeds
at which you are notified.
Zones) can be defined for specific vehicles, or for
every vehicle in your fleet. Any time one of the
specified vehicles exceeds the defined speed; the
US Fleet Tracking system will notify you with an
SMS text message to your cell phone, an e-mail,
or both. From the same Alert Editor window,
select the option to "Add Speed Alert". Specify a
name for your alert (so that you can find it later in
the list at the left), and select whether you want
Speeds (like Alert
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the alert to apply to all vehicles or a specific
vehicle by selecting a vehicle from the dropdown
list. Fill in the speed in the next field, and you're
almost finished.
Check the appropriate box and populate the fields
for SMS text message or e-mail notifications
(depending on the method you prefer), and select
the option to "Save Speed Alert". You'll see your
alert added to the list box at the left.
Alerts are easily removed by selecting the items in
the Alerts list on the left side of the Alert Editor
Window and clicking the "Remove" button.When
you are finished creating or editing Alert Zones
and Speed Alerts, click the [X] at the upper right
corner of the Alert Editor Window to close it and
resume normal operation.
Search
The "Search" feature enables the user to find
locations of selected subjects within a certain
area. For instance, if you were to type in "pizza"
or "gas stations" in the "Find" window pushpins
Figure 13.0 – Searching for FUEL on the tracking system.
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