TrackRoad GPS User Guide
Contents OVERVIEW... 3 GPS FOR FLEETS... 3 GPS FOR CARS... 4 GPS FOR MOTORCYCLES... 5 GPS FOR WATERCRAFTS... 5 GPS FOR LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT... 6 TRACKROAD WEB BROWSER REQUIREMENTS... 7 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS... 7 SUPPORTED LANGUAGES... 7 TRACKROAD GPS WORK ENVIRONMENT... 8 THE MAIN VIEW... 9 The Map Display Panel... 9 The Multi-Function Control Panel... 10 USING TRACKROAD GPS... 11 TRACKROAD GPS LOGIN, LOGOUT... 11 To Log In... 11 To Log out... 13 CHANGE PASSWORD... 14 To change your Password... 14 If you forget your Password... 16 TRACKROAD FUNCTIONALITY... 18 CHANGING THE VEHICLE IDENTIFIER... 18 MULTI-VEHICLE DISPLAY DROP-DOWN MENU... 19 DRIVE REPORT... 20 CONFIGURATION ALERTS... 23 GROUP CONSOLE... 25 SHOW BREADCRUMBS... 27 Show Traffic/ Clear Traffic... 28 CALENDAR... 29 GEOFENCE... 30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... 32 CONTACT US... 33 LEGAL NOTICES... 34
Overview Welcome to TrackRoad GPS TrackRoad GPS offers GPS services for virtually any kind of vehicle for both personal and commercial usage. Whether it is to better inform you of where your vehicle is located, or to use on your next trip, Our GPS devices are designed to be very thorough and make sure you are well informed of your vehicles at every moment. From car theft to business travel if anything happens along the way you will be well informed as it happens, live, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have broken down our GPS service into the following categories for your benefit: GPS for Fleets Regardless of the nature of your fleet vehicles, whether they consist of public buses delivery trucks, or any other type of service vehicles, TrackRoad GPS systems can ensure that your vehicles, your employees, and your investment are all protected. There are many ways in which TrackRoad GPS can protect your fleet: Vehicle positioning: You can know, with complete certainty, the location of any of the vehicles in your fleet. Further, you will be able to track whether your employees are arriving and departing on schedule, as well as whether any of your vehicles are exceeding posted speed limits. Engine idling: Needless idling can signal a waste of time, a waste of gas, and a waste of money! It can also lead to excessive carbon emissions. We all want to minimize our carbon footprint as well as our bottom line. This preventative measure can ensure that idle time is kept to a minimum. Vehicle maintenance: TrackRoad GPS can protect not only the life of your vehicles, but also the safety of your employees with this important vehicle maintenance feature. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 3
GPS for Cars There are many reasons why smart consumers feel compelled to add the TrackRoad GPS system to their cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles. Here are three of the most popular reasons: 1. Theft recovery: If you have a TrackRoad GPS system installed in your vehicle, then your vehicle can be tracked down. Period. It doesn t matter if your vehicle has been shut down or turned off, your vehicle can be found and recovered with TrackRoad. 2. Tracking family members: A TrackRoad GPS system can help consumers to track their family members in a number of ways. For example, the system can track how often a vehicle arrives at a particular destination, or a vehicle s movement in a given period of time. With TrackRoad, no longer will you need to worry over the whereabouts of your elderly parents or rebellious teenagers! 3. Preventing reckless and dangerous teenage driving: With a TrackRoad GPS system in your teenager s car, your teens will know that mom and dad are watching them at all times. If you re teen knows that you are aware of speed, distance, and destinations, he or she will be more likely to behave like perfect angels rather than speed demons! Many TrackRoad GPS customers rely on the information TrackRoad GPS provides them in their daily lives to make better and smarter choices. For instance, you might be able to find a shorter route to work every day, which saves you fuel, and saves you money! Others have found that installing this system saves them money in other ways, like lower prices for car insurance. Ultimately, though, most TrackRoad GPS customers would cite peace of mind as the greatest benefit to this technology. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 4
GPS for Motorcycles TrackRoad GPS services offer efficient and effective technology for tracking your valuable motorcycles. The TrackRoad GPS system will offer optimum service and reliability, everything you would hope for and expect in your GPS tracking system, without the added strain of it draining the life out of your battery. TrackRoad GPS is both efficient AND effective. Guaranteed! GPS for Watercrafts A TrackRoad GPS system is an aggressively preventative way to protect your valuable property with 24-hour access to the location and other vital information you need to track your personal and business assets. Loss prevention and recovery truly supersedes any insurance claim, and a TrackRoad GPS system can give you all you need to find and recover your vehicle, truck, motorcycle, lawn mower, and other assets. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 5
GPS for Landscaping Equipment A TrackRoad GPS system is an aggressively preventative way to protect your valuable property with 24-hour access to the location and other vital information you need to track your personal and business assets. Loss prevention and recovery truly supersedes any insurance claim, and a TrackRoad GPS system can give you all you need to find and recover your vehicle, truck, motorcycle, lawn mower, and other assets. TrackRoad GPS offers a wide variety of products and services. Our industry experts are happy to answer any questions you may have, or to simply give you more information on our GPS systems. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 6
TrackRoad Web Browser Requirements Minimum Requirements Although TrackRoad GPS is designed to be compatible with most web browsers, TRACKROAD GPS Website minimum web page requirements are as follows: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher current stable releases of: o o o Mozilla Firefox Apple Safari Google Chrome Older versions of these browsers may also be suitable, but TRACKROAD GPS does not maintain, nor test for browsers that are not listed above. If you are not sure of the version of your browser, select Help in the menu bar of your browser and choose About. Supported languages TrackRoad GPS is currently only available in English. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 7
TrackRoad GPS Work Environment The TrackRoad GPS Website The TrackRoad GPS Website provides access to several web pages. Access the web pages via the menu items on the toolbar. The options are: Home The is the initial or main web page of the TrackRoad GPS website Products The Products and Services web page Solutions The Industry driven solutions web page Videos The page that contains videos of the GPS systems How it works The page that explains the TrackRoad GPS service process Contact us Page to contact TrackRoad GPS Log in Log in to the TrackRoad GPS application TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 8
The Main View When a user logs in the Main view or the Map Screen displays. The TrackRoad GPS Map Screen is divided into two main panels: The Map Display Panel and the Function Panel. The Map Display Panel The Map display Panel displays the city map with the vehicle (s) location as an icon and identifier as shown below: TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 9
The Multi-Function Control Panel The Multi-Function Control Panel displays the following functionality: Drive Report Configuration Alerts Group Console Show Breadcrumbs Show Traffic Clear Traffic Calendar GeoFence Multi-Vehicle Display drop down menu TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 10
Using TrackRoad GPS TrackRoad GPS Login, Logout To Log In To login into the TrackRoad application, access the TrackRoad GPS website via the link below: http://trackrdgps.com/ TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 11
The TrackRoad login screen displays. Follow the instructions below: 1. Type in your Username 2. Type in your Password 3. Click on the Log In button TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 12
The TrackRoad GPS Map Screen displays. The Map Screen is the main view of the application. To Log out To Log out click the browser s back button until the TrackRoad GPS Home page displays. Click the Log Out menu option as shown below to leave the application. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 13
Change Password To change your Password 1. Log on to TrackRoad GPS. 2. Proceed to the top right hand side of the screen and click on the My Account Information menu link. It will read Howdy, Your name. The sub-menu displays. Click the Edit My Profile option. 3. The profile screen displays as shown below: TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 14
4. Scroll down to the New Password field 5. Enter the new password 6. Repeat new password 7. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the Update Profile button. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 15
If you forget your Password 1. Log on to TrackRoad GPS. 2. Click the Lost your password link? TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 16
3. Enter username or email address and click the Get New Password button. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 17
TrackRoad Functionality Changing the Vehicle Identifier To change the Vehicle s identifier number with a name or your own numbering system, click the identifier button on the bottom left hand side of the Main View Screen and when the Enter New Text Dialog displays enter the new identifier, your user name and password and click the Set button. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 18
Multi-Vehicle Display Drop-Down Menu The Multi-Vehicle Displays allows the display and tracking of one or multiple vehicles. It is a great filtering feature to hone in to one vehicle or see the activities of all. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 19
Drive Report To obtain a drive report on any of your vehicles choose the desired date range from the From and To calendar fields. Once the date range is selected, click the Drive Report link as shown below: TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 20
The driving report for the vehicle displays. The report contains the following information: Actions: Arrive, Depart Time: Time of arrival or departure Location: Departure or arrival location Max Spd: Maximum speed used Avg Spd: Average speed used Drive Time: The length of time of the drive Distance: Distance covered Time Parked: Time the vehicle was parked Time Idle: Time the vehicle was idle Event: Stop, Ignition on, etc. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 21
You can drill down to the location by clicking the individual links. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 22
Configuration Alerts Create alert with the Configuration alert feature to get an automated email when the criteria specific for the alert happens. 1. Click the Configure Alerts link 2. The configured Fences screen displays 3. Enter the Type of alert: Idle Power Alarm Ignition On Over Speed After Hours PTO On Door Open TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 23
4. Enter the comment identifying the alert 5. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient of the alert 6. Enter the number of violations to be ignored, if any 7. Enter the Maximum Number of Alerts 8. Enter if apply to group 9. Enter Options To and From date and time TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 24
Group Console The Group Console feature allows the user to graphically see multiple vehicles within a map display. 1. Click the Group Console link to access. 2. The default view displays: 3. To see a Bird s View click the Bird s View option in the Group Console s toolbar. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 25
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Show Breadcrumbs The Breadcrumbs feature is a navigation aid to track the location or the travel track of a vehicle for the day. 1. Select the desired date in the calendar displayed at the bottom right section of the Multi- Function Control Panel. 2. Check the Breadcrumbs checkbox located in the middle section of the Multi-Function Control Panel. 3. The Breadcrumb trail or the travel track of the vehicle displays. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 27
Show Traffic/ Clear Traffic The Show Traffic feature is an excellent feature to use in order to find best paths to your destination as well as avoid congested traffic areas. A call from one of your drivers to a dispatch or the office can quickly save time by using this feature. 1. Click the Show Traffic button to display traffic patterns 2. Click the Clear Traffic button to clear the traffic patterns from the map and bring back the default view. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 28
Calendar Use the calendar to navigate. Choose the date and the month you want to see display in the Map View Screen. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 29
GeoFence Set a Geographic Fence, GeoFence, to setup perimeter for your vehicles. If a vehicle violates these preset boundaries, an e-mail notification will be sent to alert you that the pre-set radius has been crossed. 1. To setup the boundaries, click the GeoFence button. 2. This activates the markers around the vehicle that can be dragged to setup the geographical boundaries. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 30
3. Select if the boundaries set are for: a. 1 shot one time only b. Enter Entering the boundary c. Exit Exiting the boundary d. Both Entering and Exiting the boundary TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 31
Additional Information Note: Contact Technical Support for training, questions, or concerns. The telephone number is: TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 32
Contact Us The TrackRoad Website has a video with information on TrackRoad and its functionality and other pertinent and relevant materials. Also find the contact area where you can enter your name, email, and message and a TrackRoad professional will quickly respond to your inquiry. For questions or comments please, contact us at http://trackrdgps.com/contact/ TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 33
Legal Notices The information contained in this document is the proprietary and exclusive property of TrackRoad GPS. Copyright 20xx all rights Reserved. No part of this document, in whole or in part, may be reproduced, stored, transmitted, or used for any purpose without the prior written permission of TrackRoad GPS. Information may be changed or updated without notice. TrackRoad GPS reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes to products, programs, and specifications described in this manual without notice. TrackRoad GPS User Guide P a g e 34