CJP
Issue 1
14/6/17
2.0 SETTING UP THE TRACKER
The “Track Bro” is setup and programmed by way of sending a series of Text Messages to it using a normal mobile
phone. The network who has supplied your Sim Card will have issued you with a Mobile Phone number for the Sim,
and this number will be used to communicate commands and instructions to your Track Bro. You can also remotely
switch features on/off as required, add / replace control numbers or change parameters or timing functions simply
by sending the Track Bro a text containing the instruction. Note: If you send an instruction to the Tracker whilst it is
in an area with no 2G network coverage, then it will not be actioned and acknowledged until a Signal is re-
established.
The default SMS password for the Track Bro is “0000” and this will form part of most text message instruction
commands. After each command is received the tracker will send back a “set ok” text.
The format for ALL text commands are a 3 digit command followed by the 4 digit password, without a space.
<Command><Password>
eg.
8030000
Where the “803” is command, and “0000” is the password.
If you wish to change the default password, contact Nortek for more details.
2.1 Programming the Mobile Phone Network APN
In order to connect successfully to the Online Tracking Portal and use the APP, you will need to program the tracker
with the network APN information, so that it can send / receive data from your chosen network. First you will need
to find out the correct APN settings for your network, and this can often be found via Google or by contacting your
Sim provider directly. For the purposes of this example, we will use the APN settings of the EE network.
The command to program the APN is 8030000, so a text message should be sent to the Tracker using the following
format
8030000 <space> APN <space> APN username <space> APN password
So in this Example, we will be using the APN details for the EE network, and the details are as follows
APN = everywhere
APN User = eesecure
APN Password = secure
So to program the Track Bro with the EE APN, you would text the following command
8030000 <space> everywhere <space>eesecure<space> secure
Some networks, such as Giffgaff do not require an APN password, so this can just be left blank example:-
8030000<space>giffgaff.com<space>giffgaff<space>
NOTE: <space> means a space character, not the words!!
