Mongoose VT900 Installation Manual
3G QUAD BAND
GPS VEHICLE TRACKER
Model
VT900
USER MANUAL & INSTALLATION GUIDE
Included;
•
1 x GPS tracker 12v~24v
•
1 x wiring harness
•
1 x 12v engine immobiliser 4 pin relay & loom
•
Free to download mobile APP ( Android and IOS)
•
Free access to an international 24/7 website
This product requires a 3G mobile SIM card (not included)
4G and/or data only SIM cards are not compatible
IMPORTANT
Record your IMEI (id) number here
(Shown on the tracker’s label & carton)
Mongoose Australia PTY Limited
www.mongoose.com.au
Mongoose (New Zealand) Limited
www.mongoose.co.nz
2
VT900
GPS VEHICLE TRACKER
Thank you for purchasing this Mongoose GPS tracker.
To ensure correct operation please read this manual before use and see our FAQ’s on our website.
SIM CARD INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT: The trackers 3G mobile SIM card
must be activated by the provider and be capable
of text and data.
Data only SIM cards are not compatible
Please test the SIM card in a mobile phone before
inserting into the tracker to ensure it is working. Can it
send/receive texts, phone calls and get onto the
internet ? Has it sufficient credit if PrePay type?
• Do not make any power connections at this time
• Insert the SIM card correctly, as shown. It will click into place.
• Install the tracker – see page 14
• Observe the blue and green LED’s next to the SIM card slot – see below
• Fully replace the rubber cover to ensure a good seal.
NOTE: Inserting the SIM card turns on the trackers battery back-up.
If not using the tracker or disconnecting it, always remove the SIM card.
Continual discharging will damage the battery and void product warranty.
LED’s
(under the rubber cover)
Green LED
— Mobile communication
Unlit Mobile reception is off
Lit solid Searching for signal and/or GPRS transmission
Flashing once every 3 sec’s Working normal
Blue LED
– GPS satellite reception
Unlit GPS off
Lit solid Searching
Flashing once every 3 sec’s Working normal
3
EASY SET-UP – JUST ONE TEXT MESSAGE TO START TRACKING !
JUST SEND THIS
TEXT MESSAGE FROM YOUR
MOBILE PHONE TO THE TRACKERS SIM PHONE NUMBER.
Pair your mobile phone number to the tracker
Send this text message;
admin123456 xxxxxxxxxx
there is a space here
123456
is default password
xxxxxxxxx
is your mobile phone number
Tracker replies:
admin okay
NOTE: If no reply, check the SIM card is inserted correctly,
activated (turned on by the provider) and has credit.
THE MOBILE ‘APN’ NUMBER
The APN (Access Point Name) is the address of the SIM card provider’s data channel.
Some New Zealand SIM card suppliers already record their APN on the SIM cards (Vodafone NZ and 2
Degrees NZ), so the following instruction may not be necessary.
This will also be necessary if you use your current SIM card and phone number but change providers.
AUSTRALIA
: Here are some examples. Contact your SIM card provider to verify the correct APN.
Telstra
telstra.internet or telstra.wap
Vodafone
live.vodafone.com
Optus
connect or yesinternet or connectme
Aldi mdata.net.au
NEW ZEALAND
: Here are the NZ APN’s;
Vodafone
vodafone.net.nz
2 Degrees
internet
Spark
internet
…………. NZ Spark SIM users must set the APN
To set the APN
, send this text message:-
apn123456 xxxxxxxxxx
there is a space here
xxxxxxxx = your trackers SIM card APN
Example:
apn123456 internet
Reply:
APM okay
4
Download the Mobile APP
The mobile APP can be downloaded to any number of phones and users. Users will have to know
the IMEI or Username plus the password to use the APP.
Download the APP - Go to App Store for Apple - Go to Play Store for Android
(or scan the QR code on our GPS website)
Search for :-
MONGOOSEGPS
Single Tracker User
Multiple Tracker User
Log in by ‘IMEI’
Log in by ‘username’
IMEI
(id printed on the tracker & carton)
Username
(your choice –call Mongoose to set-up)
Password = 123456
Password
(your choice – call Mongoose to set-up)
LOGON TO THE MOBILE APP
Select either
IMEI / ID
(Single tracker users)
or
Username
(Multiple tracker users – see page 7)
Enter the ‘
IMEI
’
number which is printed on tracker
or
Enter
‘
Username
’
for multiple tracker users
Enter password ‘
123456
’
(Can be changed later)
Select ‘
remember me
’
(Saves typing again)
5
THE APP MENU.
Open the APP and logon as detailed on page 4.
•
The top bar shows the trackers status
•
‘
real time
’ - shows the current or last reported
location
The blue dot is your mobile phone – the green
triangle is the tracker
•
‘
historical
’ to show where the tracker has been and
can play the route taken
•
‘
Geofence
’ sets a permitted radius of travel
•
‘
Commands
’ allows you to control the tracker
•
‘
Alarms
’ sets which alerts you wish to receive
•
‘
Messages
’ a record of alerts sent
•
‘
Device info
’ – fill in all details or the tracker may not operate correctly
•
‘
User info
’ - details of the owner/driver
DEVICE INFO’ - IMPORTANT
Select ‘
Device info
’.
1.
Edit the device name to one of your choice
2.
Enter the vehicles registration number
3.
Enter the phone number of the trackers SIM card
4.
Enter the name of the main driver
5.
Enter the paired mobile phone number – ‘contact number’
Important;
Item 5 is required. The tracker needs to know who to
send alerts to. If this is left blank, no alerts will be sent .
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REAL TIME TRACKING
Select ‘Real Time’.
The green triangle is the tracker.
The blue dot is your mobile phone.
The green line shows the direction and distance
your phone is from the tracker.
This location is the last one recorded.
This could be right now, or sometime in the past.
The grey dialogue box gives the time and date of
that recorded location.
You can view in either map or satellite view.
The blue circle with 4 cars showing is for zooming
into the area where your phone is – or where the
tracker is and back to normal view.
HISTORICAL TRACKING
Select ‘Historical’
The opening screen allows you to choose;
‘Today’ – ‘Yesterday’ or ‘Custom’
You can only replay any 24 hour period.
Once you have selected a 24 hour period, the
screen opposite will appear showing start and end
points. The green trace line is the route taken.
The control buttons at the bottom allow you to
play – pause – change progress – change replay
speed.
The dialogue box will change for each recorded
location and disaplays;
vehicle – time – date – speed - direction
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