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3 Logging in to the omniscout Control Centre
In order to access your omniscout account online, where you may adjust and set individual functions you will need
to know:
Your omniscout Account ID
Your omniscout User ID
Your omniscout Password
This information is provided by either mail and/or email.
Please visit
www.omniscout.com
and click on the
MYSCOUT
icon.
Please take a few minutes to review your account and user information and more importantly to:
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Change your temporary password
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Complete the Secret Question and Secret Answer which is part of your User information. This information
is used to confirm your identity when requesting assistance from our Customer Service Representatives.
We suggest that you begin by consulting the online User Guide by clicking on the HELP menu. You have the
option of downloading a printable guide, also available in the HELP section.
3.1 Registering your SIM card
Clients who have purchased a GSM/GPRS coverage option as part of their Monitoring Plan can skip this step.
Follow these simple steps to enter the SIM information and then update the unit:
3.1.1 Entering the SIM information
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Once signed into your omniscout account select
INVENTORY
from the menu
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Click to edit the unit you are placing the SIM card in. NOTE: Please make sure to enter the SIM
information in the proper omniscout unit (serial number) you are interested in setting up.
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Scroll down to the SIM Details section of the page.
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Select the cellular Carrier of the SIM card in the drop down menu.
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Enter the SIM number and Phone number of the SIM Card.
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If you have selected one of the carriers from the list, make sure that the three APN fields are left blank.
The appropriate values will be inserted automatically by the system once you have clicked Save. If the
SIM requires specific values for the APN make sure that they are correctly entered.
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Click Save at bottom of page.
