1. Visit GPS Trace (gps-trace.com) (clicking will open in a new tab), then click "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).

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.

First select the LEGACY option.

Then start typing "minifinder pico" until the option appears - then select it.

For ID you will need to type the unique 15 digit IMEI 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 "version" to the device, and it will text you back with the 15 digit number.

You will see information about a server host and port - don't worry about this, just 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 won't see the Tracker accurately located on the map just yet. We just need to tell the device to start uploading its locations - and where to upload them to.

5. Activate Online Tracking on The Device: You will now have to send three text messages to the tracker before it will show on the map:

First text:

IP1,193.193.165.166,20790

that's

IP1(comma)193(dot)193(dot)165(dot)166(comma)20790

You need to get this right - don't mix up dots, commas or numbers or it won't work. It tells the tracker which server and port to send the location information to. If you think you might have texted it wrong, just text it again and it will overwrite the last setting. It will reply "Set IP OK!" even if you get the numbers wrong.

Then text:

S1,giffgaff.com

This tells the device to activate the data via your Network provider, and to switch on the online tracking. If you aren't with GiffGaff, you'll have to Google the APN for your Network provider, and replace giffgaff.com for your own. Again, make sure you put the comma, and no spaces. It will reply "Set APN OK!"

Then text:

Mode5,03M

This tells the device to upload its location to the server every three minutes while it's in motion. You could also text Mode5,20M if you wanted twenty minute intervals instead - this would increase the battery duration by about 30%.

6. Tracking: It should soon start showing on the map!

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).

If breached, you can receive notifications via the app (see below).

Available App (optional)

The same web-based version of the tracking platform is available as an app instead. It can be downloaded from the tracking platform (links in lower left corner).

The main difference is that notifications will beep on your phone, for whatever you have selected (e.g. trips starting and finishing, geo-fence alerts.