HOW TO INSTALL GPS CAR TRACKERS

Car Trackers are portable Devices that allows Fleet Managers, Car Owners and or anyone in position to know where his/her Car(s) is currently located.

The Applications of Car Tracking Devices are:
• Personal Car(s)
• Long Haul Delivery Firms
• Security Companies
• Government Agencies
• Banks
• Telecoms Services
• Insurance Companies
• and many more places where it is applicable

Car Trackers do not just show you where your Vehicle is located. There are different features of the Car Tracking Devices and it includes:

• Alerts Feature
• Basic Feature
• Reports
• Other Application Features

The Alerts feature of a Car Tracker, just like you have on your mobile Applications, let you know when:

1. Low Battery Alert – Sometimes, we forget to put off the Headlamp, or overrun the Car Stereo or even do not know if the Alternator is working so as to charge the Battery. The Battery Voltage Alert in the Car Tracker helps detect this and the problem of looking for someone to jumpstart your Vehicle will be avoided.
2. Speed limit Alert – We often get carried away on a free Road and exceed the speed limit. Speed limit alert in Car Trackers helps avoid falling into the hands of law enforcing Agencies and helps avoid paying rigorous amount when you unknowingly over speed.
3. Vehicle maintenance Alert – Some People do not know how to drive, not to talk of knowing when their Vehicle is giving signs of needed maintenance. This often results to Vehicles stopping on the Road, thereby causing embarrassment. Car Tracking Devices saves this hassle with the Vehicle Maintenance Alert feature.
4. Status Alert – The Status Alert Feature of Car Trackers helps you to know from the comfort of your Home when your Vehicle is at rest or in motion.
5. Geo-fencing Alert – This feature helps you to know when your Fleet or Vehicle has gone past it’s coverage area. The POI (Point of Interest) can also be added from the Application, such that when a Vehicle has gone past it’s restricted area, the geo-fencing Alert will be triggered.
6. Ignition Alert – This Feature simply helps to know when one or more of your Fleet is ignited or kindled.

BASIC FEATURE

• Real-Time tracking helps get the information as it happens on the go.
• Right from our comfort zone, the Engine of your Car or Fleet can be enabled and disabled at will.
• In case a Fleet Manager missed an event and would like to see it himself, the Playback History gives him the opportunity to get this done.
• Vehicle trips, Mileage Report, Geo-fencing Report, Alarm frequency Report can all be downloaded in various formats like PDF, HTML, Excel, CSV, KMF and can be saved in your Computer or sent as an email.

BENEFITS OF CAR TRACKERS

There are many benefits of the Car Tracking Devices, more of them will be derived from it’s features. Few of the benefits are under-listed here:

1. Theft prevention
2. Saves cost
3. Safety of Drivers and Fleet
4. Better Customer Service
5. Employee Management
6. Time management
7. Improved Administration
8. Improved life cycle of Vehicle
9. Vehicle utilization

HOW TO INSTALL A CAR TRACKER

Car Trackers can easily be installed without the fore knowledge of the technical know-how of Automobiles. Although, there are things that needs to be taken into consideration before diving into Car Tracker installation.

There are two types of Car Tracking Device: The hard wired Tracker and the plug and play Tracker. The hard wired Tracker is that which needs to be connected to the Wiring of the Vehicle while the plug and play type as the name implies, is that which just have to be plugged in a port in the Vehicle. Some Trackers can be plugged in the OBD Port, while some can be plugged in the Cigarette lighter. Those plugged in the OBD Port are generally referred to as OBD Device Trackers. Installation does not get much easier with the plug and play Trackers.

On ‘Do-It-Yourself, we will discuss the hard wired Devices only. The Plug and Play kind of Device is so easy, that even a Dummy can fix it. All that just need to be done is the configuration on the Application and that’s all. But when purchasing a camera, the Features of the Application should be highly considered, so as to get the best service for your hard earned money. Some Suppliers have Engineers that will help fit the Device when and where you want it but if the need arises
The Manufacturer’s Manual is very important, apart from learning the features of the Camera, one needs to read it to know the do’s and don’ts of the particular Device. Though Trackers have a general do’s and don’ts but some have a particular one you must adhere to.

HOW TO INSTALL A HARD-WIRED TRACKER

1. Ensure the Ignition is off
2. Connect the GPS red wire to the Car’s 12V power supply
3. Connect the white Wire to the Car’s ignition Wire
4. Connect the black Wire to the Car’s ground Wire

DB2 Self-install Car Trackers are also good for someone who wants to fix his/her Car Tracker themselves. All that needs to be done is to connect the Car Tracker Cables to the Battery Terminals and start tracking your Fleet in real time.