1. Visit GPS Trace (gps-trace.com) (clicking will open in a new tab) and click on "SIGN UP".

2. Register an Account: Register with a working email address and password (please note they are CASE SENSITIVE). There won't be any important information in your account (just locations), so you can keep the password simple if it helps remember it. Please note that we cannot help with lost/forgotten login information.

You will also need to activate your account by clicking on the link in the email that will be sent to you. If you don't receive it, check your junk folder.

3. Log In: When you're back on the site having activated your account, click on "Sign In" in the top right corner (via the menu button on a mobile).

Then select the left symbol, as shown.

You might also want to save the page as a bookmark on your browser or phone's home-screen once you're in.

4. Create Unit: You can now set up your Tracker in your online tracking account by clicking on the yellow cross.

Important: Scroll to the bottom of the options where "legacy" is written in orange to the right, and select "EV-07B" (see image to the right). It MUST have legacy in orange, if you select the wrong unit it will not track on the map.

For the ID option you will need to type the unique 15 digit number for your device.

There are two ways to find this number:

• it is written under a barcode on the side of the packaging box
• you can text "V?" to the device, and it will text you back with the 15 digit number.

You will see information about a server host and port that matches the image shown to the right. Your device is already configured to these numbers so you don't need to do anything with them. If the numbers you see in your setup don't match the ones in the image here then you have selected the wrong device - you will need to go back and select the correct one. If all is good, click "GO TO UNIT PAGE".

You can change the name and icon for your device here if you wish by clicking on the pencil icon next to the name. Change it, then click the tick.

Then click the back arrow next to "Common Settings".

You may see a blue location dot on the map - this is not the Tracker's location, but your mobile phone or desktop that is showing the website. You haven't activated online tracking on the Tracker yet (that's the next step) - when you do, it will show as a separate, yellow dot.

5. Activate Online Tracking on The Device: You will now need to send this text message to the tracker:

S2

This tells the device to activate the data via your Network provider, and to start uploading location data to the server (so you can see it on the map). If you ever wish to deactivate the online tracking uploads, you can text S0.

(Note: the devices are pre-configured for GiffGaff SIMs. If you've installed your own other SIM, please contact us and let us know as you'll need to set this with a text).

By default the device will upload its location to the server every five minutes while it's in motion, and every ten hours when stationary. This is a good optimum level to save on battery when its not moving. If you want to vary the uploads, the text is Mode2,05M,05H (where it uploads every 5 mins when moving, every 5 hours when stationary).

A useful text to remember if ever the person is missing is CL30S,10M, which will tell the device to continuously locate on the map every 30 seconds, for ten minutes. Again you can vary these numbers according to your needs. In combination with the upload frequency, you can then preserve the battery while everything is OK, while having a burst of updated locations if and when you need them.

6. Tracking: The Tracker's location should soon start showing on the map as a yellow dot.

Here's a guide to the screen options (although note that it is being regularly updated so may differ slightly) - typically hovering over an option will tell you what it does:

1. Map/Live Location view

2. See individual trips by day

3. Notifications (e.g. alerts)

4. Further options. Here you can set geofences (more info below), see all routes taken in a day (under dashboard), and change the map to an aerial view (under user settings).

5. Security mode - will set an immediate 100m geofence from the current location. Be aware alerts will only beep if using as an app on your phone - it will not text you.

6. Show track - where the device has been today.

7. Settings. Under "Settings" then "Common" you can change the name/icon for your device.

8. Create a temporary link to copy/paste in an email to someone else, to share the location with them (e.g. if on an active search).

More Useful Information

Geo-fences: Click the icons in sequence as shown (1,2,3) to create a geofence. You can choose a circle or rectangle shape. On a circle, the small right square at about 2 o'clock on the circle allows you drag the radius in or out. Dragging the middle of the circle allows you to move it on the map.

This creates a 'zone'. When your Tracker moves out of this zone, it show as a notification in your account. You can see notifications by clicking the bell symbol in the top right.

If you only want to see geo-fence notifications, you can de-select other events ('7' then 'Settings', 'Notifications' in Step 6 above).

When breached, you will then receive a notification 'ping' via the app (see below).