User manual

Buddy Beacons and Trackers
You can send your location to the ViewRanger server. If you give friends your
details, they can track your location either using their own copy of ViewRanger
or using a web page. You can send your location once, or can send it
repeatedly. Likewise you can choose to locate either an individual or a list of
people once, or can check their location repeatedly.
ViewRanger also supports SMS based trackers – the Globalsat
TR101/102/150/151 and the Retrieva range of pet collars.
ViewRanger Buddy
You are identified by the user name you use when connecting to the
ViewRanger server. You must create an account to use the beacon. To see
your user name go to Settings > User. To create a new user account use
Options > Server > Create server account.
You location is protected by a 4 digit PIN. Choose a PIN that you are happy to
reveal!
Beacon and Tracker Controls
Beacons and trackers are controlled from the Options > Beacon & tracker
menu. There is also a page of Beacon settings and a list of buddies and
trackers in the Organizer.
The beacon & tracker menu contains these items:
Send beacon now – sends you current location to the server immediately. You
will be asked whether you want to send the map centre or the GPS location.
Beacon repeat on – the beacon will be sent repeatedly. The position sent is
the GPS location, it is only sent when the GPS is both connected and valid.
You'll be asked to choose the frequency of the repeat, that is the time between
your position being sent to the server. It can be fractional, for example 0.5
minutes. The frequency of the repeat is also controlled in Settings > Beacon >
Update frequency.
Beacon repeat off – switches off the beacon.
Locate now – find the location of someone else. The first time you use this you
will be prompted to enter the buddy’s username and their PIN. Subsequently
you will be shown a list of buddies you have entered, which includes an item to
add a new buddy.
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