Escort Entourage PS User guide

User Guide

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

We take your safety, and the safety of those around you, very seriously. It is important for you to be aware of the

following precautions:

• DANGER-DONOTATTEMPTTORECOVERASTOLENVEHICLEYOURSELFORARRANGEFORATHIRDPARTYTO

RECOVERTHEVEHICLEOTHERTHANYOURLOCALPOLICESERVICE.YOURISKENDANGERINGYOURSELFOR

OTHERSAROUNDYOU,AND/ORDAMAGETOPROPERTY.

• DONOTATTEMPTTOPROVIDEEMERGENCYRESPONSESERVICESYOURSELFORARRANGEFORATHIRD

PARTYTOPROVIDEEMERGENCYRESPONSESERVICEOTHERTHANYOURLOCALPOLICE,FIRE,ORPARAMEDIC

SERVICES.YOURISKENDANGERINGYOURSELFOROTHERSAROUNDYOU,AND/ORDAMAGETOPROPERTY.

• DANGER–DonotplaceaBlacklineGPSProductinornearanopenameorinthepresenceofammable

gases or fumes.

• DANGER-Operationofanyelectricalequipmentinpotentiallyexplosiveatmospherescanconstituteasafety

hazard.

• WARNING-Wheninahospitalorotherhealthcarefacility,observetherestrictionsontheuseofmobile

devices,suchascellularphones.DonotoperateBlacklineGPSProductswhereyouarenotabletooperate

yourmobile/cellularphone.

• WARNING-SwitchBlacklineGPSProductsobeforeboardinganaircraftandmakesurethatitcannotbe

inadvertentlyturnedon.Theoperationofwirelessappliances,includingBlacklineGPSProductsisforbidden

aboardaircrafttopreventinterferencewithcommunicationsystems.Failuretoobservetheseinstructions

mayleadtothesuspensionordenialofcellularservicestotheoender,legalaction,orboth.

• WARNING-Roadsafetycomesrst.DonotoperateaBlacklineGPSProductwhileyouaredrivingavehicle.

ParkyourvehiclebeforeoperatingaBlacklineGPSProduct,orusingyourmobilephonetointerfacetothe

BlacklineGPSservice.

• WARNING-Electricalequipmentmaybehazardousifmisused.OperationofthisProduct,orsimilarProducts,

mustalwaysbesupervisedbyanadult.DonotallowchildrenaccesstotheinteriorofanyelectricalProduct

and do not permit them to handle any cables.

• DonotoperateBlacklineGPSProductsoutsidetheirspeciedoperatingtemperature(pleaseconsultyour

Product’scorrespondingdatasheetatwww.blacklinegps.com/support)

• DonotstoreBlacklineGPSProductsoutsidetheirspeciedstoragetemperature(pleaseconsultyour

Product’scorrespondingdatasheetatwww.blacklinegps.com/support)

• DonotoperateaBlacklineGPSProductsoutsidetheirspeciedhumidityrating(pleaseconsultyourProduct’s

correspondingdatasheetatwww.blacklinegps.com/support)

• DonotoperateBlacklineGPSProductsindirectSunlight

• DonotdisposeofBlacklineGPSProductswithinyourhouseholdtrash.Seekadvicefromyourlocalelectronics

recyclingauthority.BlacklineGPSProductsmaycontainaninternalLithiumPolymerbatterypack.

Contents

Introduction 4

YourEntouragePSsystem 4

About 5

Batterypower 5

Wirelesscoverage 5

GPScoverage 5

Securitymodefeatures 6

Statuslightstealthmode 7

Entourage PS hands-on 7

Charging 7

Batterylife 7

Operation 7

TurningEntouragePSo 8

ArmingEntouragePS 8

DisarmingEntouragePS 9

Your Network Account 10

CreateaNetworkAccount 10

Loggingin 10

Devicespage 11

Trackingpage 14

Sharingpage 17

Schedulepage 19

Preferencespage 20

Accountpage 23

Helppage 26

Support 27

Notices 28

Introduction

WelcometotheuserguidefortheESCORT®Entourage™PSpoweredbyBlacklineGPS™.YourEntouragePSisreadyto

use once:

• YouhavechargedyourEntouragePS

• YouhavecreatedyourNetwork Account

• YouhavereceivedanEntouragePSactivation conﬁrmation email

ThisguideprovidesinformationthatyouwillndhelpfultocomfortablyuseEntouragePSandyourNetworkAccount.

NOTE:Ifyouhavenotdoneso,pleasegetstartedwithEntouragePSbycreatingaNetworkAccountandactivateyour

EntouragePSdevice.Thisprocessisonlineandbeginsbyvisitingwww.escortinc.com/start

Your Entourage PS system

YourEntouragePSsystemisconsistsofthefollowingparts:

• EntouragePSGPSsecuritydevice

• NetworkAccount–aconvenientweb-basedaccountanduserinterface

• BlacklineGPSserviceplan(required)–yourEntouragePSisactivatedwiththepurchaseofaserviceplan

About

ThissectionprovidessomehelpfulinformationaboutyourEntouragePSproductandrelatedrequirements.

Battery power

EntouragePSisdesignedforportableoperationandispoweredbyaninternal,rechargeablebattery.

• Theinternalbatterycanbechargedatanytimeandprovidesup to 7 days of battery life, depending on the

amount of locations retrieved

• Avehicle charger cable is provided for convenient charging on the go

• Toprovidelocationandsecurityawareness,EntouragePSmust have suﬃcient battery power in order to

wirelesslycommunicatetotheBlacklineGPSNetwork

• YoumayturnEntouragePSoatanytimeto conserve battery power

NOTE:WhenyouturnEntouragePSo,youareNOT able to remotely turn the device on.Youmustphysicallyturnit

back on when you wish to use it further.

NOTE:An optional vehicle hardwiring kitisavailableforEntouragePSthatkeepstheinternalbatterychargedatall

times.TopreserveEntouragePSportability,considerinstallingahardwirekitineachofyourvehicles.

Wireless coverage

Similartohowamobilephone requires wireless (cellular) coverage in order to send or receive a phone call,

EntouragePSrequireswirelesscommunicationtocommunicatesecurityandlocationinformation.Whenwireless

servicecoverageisavailable,EntouragePSautomaticallyconnectstotheBlacklineGPSlocation-basedservices

platform(BlacklineGPSNetwork)usingwirelesscommunication.

GPS coverage

EntouragePSrequires GPS satellite signal coverage to ﬁnd a location.EntouragePSfeaturesBlacklineGPS

UltimateSense™antennatechnologythatprovidesindustry-leadingreception.UltimateSensetechnologyenables

EntouragePStobeconvenientlyhiddenwithinyourvehicleduringinstallationwhendeliveringexceptionaltracking

performance.

Security mode features

YourEntouragePSfeaturesasecurity mode that can be armed (enabled) or disarmed (disabled) by pressing the

securitymodebuttonorfromwithinyourNetworkAccount.

Whilearmed,EntouragePSisnotonlysensitivetovehicletampering(vibration),italsomonitorsitsGPSlocation

withinanautomatically-createdGPSsecurityperimeter.GPSsecurityperimetermonitoringenablesEntouragePSto

determineifyourvehiclehasmovedfromwhereyouparkedit(aGPSsecurityperimeterbreach).Youcanoptionally

subscribetoemailand/ortextmessage(SMS)securityalertsthatprovidevisibilityoftamperingandaGPSsecurity

perimeterbreach.ThisisdiscussedwithinthePreferences section of the Network Account chapter.

ArminganddisarmingthesecuritymodeofyourEntouragePSisdiscussedfurtherwithinthefollowingchapters.

NOTE:YouareabletoremotelylocateEntouragePSatanytimeregardlessofwhetherthesecuritymodeisenabledor

disabled.

Status light stealth mode

EntouragePSfeaturesastatus light stealth modethatturnsothestatuslightstwominutesafterthelastkey-press.

ThisfeatureensurestheabilityforEntouragePStoprovidesecurityfeatureswhilediscreetlyhiddenwithinyour

vehicle.

NOTE:ThefollowingchapterdescribeshowtooperateEntouragePSwithrespecttothestatuslightstealthmode

feature.

Entourage PS hands-on

ThischapterprovidesyouwithvaluableinformationaboutyourportableEntouragePSdevice.

Charging

WhilewaitingforyourEntouragePStobeactivated,beginchargingitsinternalbattery:

1. Plug the wall charger into a household power socket

2. Plugthecharger’sDCplug into the Entourage PS power socket

3. Charge for 5 hours before unplugging

NOTE:ItisacceptabletoleaveyourEntouragePSpluggedinandchargingforlongerthan5hours.

NOTE:Foradditionalconvenience,yourEntouragePScomesequippedwithavehiclechargercableforchargingon

thego.Chargingfromyourvehicleisthesameprocessasusingthewallcharger.

Battery life

Afullbatterychargewillprovideupto7daysofoperationdependinguponthenumberoflocationsretrievedfrom

EntouragePS.Fewerorinfrequentlocationrequestswillresultinalongerbatterylife.Frequentlocationrequests,

eithermanuallyorviathelocationscheduler,willreducethebatterylife.Aggressivelocationrequestsmayreducethe

batterylifeto3to4days.

NOTE:Forapplicationsthatrequiremoreaggressivelocaterequests,considerpurchasingahardwiringcablefor

EntouragePS.Ahardwiringcablemaybeinstalledinmorethanonevehicletoretainportabilitywhilekeepingafull

battery charge.

Operation

YourEntouragePShasakeypaduserinterfacethatallowsyouto:

• PowerEntouragePSonando

• WakeEntouragePSfromitsstealthmode

• Monitorthewirelesssignalconnection

• Armanddisarmthesecuritymode

• Monitorthearmanddisarmsecuritymode

ToturnEntouragePSon:

1. Press and release the power button

2. ProvidedthatEntouragePShassucientbatterycapacitytooperate,thegreenpowerandwireless

connection status light will begin blinking

3. EntouragePSwill connecttotheBlacklineGPSNetwork

4. Thegreenpowerandwirelessconnectionstatuslightwill illuminate continuously when connected

NOTE:Withoutanyadditionalkeypressesfortwominutes,thestatuslightswillturnowhileEntouragePSenterits

status light stealth mode

TowakeEntouragePSupfromitsstatuslightstealthmode:

1. Press and release the power button

2. Thegreenpowerandwirelessconnectionstatuslightwillilluminate continuouslyifEntouragePSis

connectedtotheBlacklineGPSNetwork

Or

3. Thegreenpowerandwirelessconnectionstatuslightwill blinkifitisnotconnectedtotheBlacklineGPS

Network.

NOTE:Theredsecuritymodestatuslightwillindicatewhetherthesecuritymodeisarmedordisarmed,asdescribed

below.

Turning Entourage PS oﬀ

Toconservebatterylifewhilenotinuse,turnEntouragePSo.ToturnEntouragePSo:

1. Ifthestatuslightsarecurrentlyo,press and releasethepowerbuttontowake-upthestatuslights

2. Press and release thepowerbuttontoturnEntouragePSo

3. EntouragePSwill turn oﬀ immediately

NOTE:WhenyouturnEntouragePSo,youareNOT able to remotely turn the device on.Youmustphysicallyturnit

back on when you wish to use it further.

Arming Entourage PS

TheEntouragePSsecuritymodeIS NOT engaged(itisdisarmed)ifthered security light is OFF.Youmayhaveto

rstwakeupthestatuslightsiftheyhavegoneintostealthmode.

ToengagetheEntouragePSsecuritymode(tampersensingandGPSsecurityperimetermonitoring):

1. Ifthestatuslightsarecurrentlyo,press and release the power buttontowake-upthestatuslights

2. Press and release the arm / disarm button

3. Theredsecuritymodestatuslightwill begin blinking

4. EntouragePSwillarm its security mode(enabled)

NOTE:Tominimizefalsetampersensealerts,thereisa60secondarmingdelaytimerthatprovidesyoutimetohide

(stow)EntouragePSwithouttriggeringthetamper(vibration)sensor.

NOTE:EverytimethatyouarmEntouragePS,itautomaticallycomputesanewGPSsecurityperimeterformonitoring

whilearmed.Theredsecuritymodestatuslightwill illuminate continuouslywhenEntouragePScomputesaGPS

security perimeter

NOTE:EntouragePScanbelocatedatanytimewhetheritisarmedordisarmed.

Disarming Entourage PS

TheEntouragePSsecuritymodeIS engaged(itisarmed)ifthered security light is ON.Youmayhavetorstwake

up the status lights if they have gone into stealth mode.

TodisarmthesecurityfeatureofEntouragePS:

1. Ifthestatuslightsarecurrentlyo,press and release the power buttontowake-upthestatuslights

2. Press and release the arm / disarm button

3. Theredsecuritymodeindicatorlight will turn oﬀ

4. EntouragePSwilldisarm its security mode(disabled)

NOTE:WhendisarmingEntouragePS,youhave20secondstodisarmthesystembeforeatamper(vibration)alertis

triggeredandcommunicatedtotheBlacklineGPSNetwork

NOTE:EntouragePScan be located at any time whether it is armed or disarmed.

Your Network Account

Create a Network Account

YourNetworkAccountisacommonhomeforproductspoweredbyBlacklineGPSandiscompatiblewith

EntouragePS.YourNetworkAccountprovidesaday-to-daywindowintotheuseandsetupofyourEntouragePS

device.

FromyourNetworkAccount,youmay:

• Activate multiple compatible products on a single account

• Remotely interact with these products

• Share their location and security features with others

• Acceptdevice-sharinginvitationsfromothers

Logging in

TogetstartedwithusingyourEntouragePS,logintoyourNetworkAccount:

1. Open your Internet browser,suchasMicrosoftInternetExplorer,MozillaFireFox,GoogleChrome,orApple

Safari

2. Visitwww.BlacklineGPS.com and click the Go to Login button

3. Enter your email address and passwordthatyouusedtocreateyourNetworkAccount

4. Click the Login button

5. TheDevices page is displayed

NOTE:Ifyouforgetyourpassword,clicktheForgotyourPasswordlinkandyourpasswordwillbesenttotheemail

accountyouusetologintoyourNetworkAccount.

Devices page

TheDevicespageisthehomepageofyourNetworkAccount.Itlistsanydevicesthatyouhaveactivatedonyour

account(MyDevices)andanydevicessharedtoyouraccountfromothers.

Devicebanner

Thecurrentstatusofeachdeviceisconvenientlydescribedwithinahorizontaldevicebannerthatincludes:

•Thenamegiventothedevice

•Agraphicdeviceavatar

•Linksfortracking,changingpreferences,andsharingyourdevice’slocationandsecurityfeaturesto

others

•Theonline/oinestatus

•Thearm/disarmstatus,ifsupportedbythedevicetype(forexampletheBlipPlusapplicationsfor

supportedsmartphonesdoesnotsupportsecurityfeatures)

•Thebattery/chargingstatus

•Thewirelessradiosignallevel,similartothesignalbarsonacellularphone

•Thetimesincethemostrecentposition

Devicename

Thedevicenameisahelpfulnameforyourdevicethatyoumaycustomize.Tocustomizethedevicename,pleasesee

Device convenience links below.

Deviceavatar

Thedeviceavatarisanimagethatyoumaychoosetorepresentyourvehicle.Tocustomizethedeviceavatar,please

see Device convenience links below.

Deviceconveniencelinks

Thedevicebannercontainsthreeconveniencelinksthatallowyoutoclick-throughtopagesrelatingtothatdevice.

TotrackyourEntouragePSdevice:

1. ClicktheTrack this device link within the associated device banner

2. TheTracking page for this device will open

ToadjustthepreferencesforyourEntouragePS,suchaschangingthedevicenameordeviceavatar:

1. ClicktheChange preferences link within the associated device banner

2. ThePreferences page for this device will open

ToshareyourEntouragePSdevicelocationandsecurityawarenesswithothers:

1. ClicktheShare this device link within the associated device banner

2. TheSharing page for this device will open

DevicessharedtoyouincludealinkthatallowsyoutodeletethedevicefromyourMy friendslist.Todeleteafriend

devicefromyourMyfriendlist:

1. ClicktheRemove this device link within the associated device banner

2. TheSharingpageforthisdevicewillopenwithabuttontoremovethisdevicefromyourMyfriendslist

Online/oineicon

Theonline/oinestatusdescribeswhetheryourEntouragePSdeviceiswirelesslycommunicatingwiththe

BlacklineGPSNetwork:

•Online-Ifadeviceisonline,itiswirelesslycommunicatingwiththeBlacklineGPSNetworkandavailablefor

user interaction.

•Oine–ifadeviceisoine,itisnolongercommunicatingwiththeBlacklineGPSNetwork.

Forconvenience,ifadeviceisoine,thelast-reportedstatusisshownwithinthedevicebanner.Thiscanbehelpfulto

understandifadeviceisoineduetolow-batteryorlow-wirelesssignalcoverage.

Reasonsthatadevicemaybeoineinclude:

• Thedevice’sexternalpowersupplyhasbeeninterrupted,andtheinternalbatteryisdrainedpreventingitfrom

maintainingawirelessconnectiontotheBlacklineGPSNetwork

• Thedevicehasleftthewirelesssignalcoveragearea

• Thedevicemaybeoutofreachofthewirelesssignalcoverage(example:undergroundparkinggarageor

locally-compromisedcoverage)

• Theremaybealocalwirelesscoverageoutage

Arm/disarm/alerticon

TheArm/disarm/alerticonindicatesthearm/disarmstateofyourEntouragePSsecurityfeature.Thisiconalso

indicatesifyourEntouragePSisinanalertstate.

• Thisiconindicatesthatthedeviceisarmed

• Thisiconindicatesthatthedeviceisdisarmed

• Thisiconindicatesthatthedeviceisarmedandcurrentlyhasoneormorealerts

Battery/chargingicon

ThebatteryiconindicatesthecurrentcapacityofyourEntouragePSinternalbattery:

• Thisiconindicatesthecurrentcapacityofthedevice’sinternalbatteryisfull

• Thisiconindicatesthecurrentcapacityofthedevice’sinternalbatteryisnearlyfull

• Thisiconindicatesthecurrentcapacityofthedevice’sinternalbatteryismostlyfull

• Thisiconindicatesthecurrentcapacityofthedevice’sinternalbatteryismostlyempty

• Thisiconindicatesthecurrentcapacityofthedevice’sinternalbatteryisnearlyempty

• Thisiconindicatesthecurrentcapacityofthedevice’sinternalbatteryisempty

Radioicon

Similartoamobilephone,yourEntouragePSdevicereportsthenumberofbarsofwirelesssignalreception:

• Thisiconindicatesvebarsofsignalreceptionoutofve,or100%signal.Thissignallevel

represents very strong level of signal reception.

• Thisiconindicatesfourbarsofsignalreceptionoutofve,or80%signal.Thissignallevel

represents very strong wireless signal coverage.

• Thisiconindicatesthreebarsofsignalreceptionoutofve,or60%signal.Thissignallevel

represents good wireless signal coverage.

• Thisiconindicatestwobarsofsignalreceptionoutofve,or40%signal.Thissignallevel

represents good wireless signal coverage.

• Thisiconindicatesonebarsofsignalreceptionoutofve,or20%signal.Thissignallevel

representslowwirelesssignalcoveragethatmayexperienceoccasionalreceptionoutages.

• Thisiconindicateszerobarsofsignalreceptionoutofve,or0%signal.Thissignallevelrepresents

very weak wireless signal coverage and prone to loss of signal.

Lastposition

TheLastpositionindicatorinformsyouhowlongagoyourEntouragePSreportedamanually-requestedlocationor

automatically-createdscheduledlocation.

Tomapthemostrecentlocationforadevice:

1. Clickthelastlocationicon

2. TheTrackingpageopenswiththemostrecentlocationautomaticallydisplayedontheinteractivemap

Tracking page

TheTracking page is your main interface for interacting with your devices or the devices shared to your account.

ToaccesstheTrackingpagewithinyourNetworkAccount:

1. ClickontheTrackinglinkinthemainnavigationbarORclicktheTrack this device link in the device banner,

on the Devices page, that you would like to locate

2. TheTracking page will open

OntheTracking page, you can:

• RemotelylocateyourEntouragePSdevice

• Arm or disarmtheEntouragePSsecurityfeature

• ViewdatastoredwithinyourEntouragePS Event History

TheTrackingPageprimaryelementsinclude:

• Device identiﬁcation information

• Acontrol panel

• ADevice Status panel

• ASecurity Status panel

• Aninteractive map

• Acommand feedback window

• AnEvent History

EntouragePSlocationmethods

ThereareanumberofwaystolocateyourEntouragePS:

• TheTrackingpageallowsyoutolocateyourEntouragePS,inreal-time

• TheTrackingpageallowsyoutocontinuouslylocateyourEntouragePSforshortperiodsoftime(10minutes

atatime)

• CreateaScheduletoautomatetrackingforwhenyou’renotinfrontofyourcomputer

• UsingtheBlacklineGPSBlipPlus™ application installed on compatible smartphones

• UsingRemote controltextmessage(SMS)commandsfromanyphonewithatextmessageserviceplan

LocatingEntouragePSonce

TolocateyourEntouragePSnow:

1. FromtheTracking page, click the Locate button once

2. ThelocationrequestwillshowwithintheCommand feedback window beneath the map, while the

BlacklineGPSNetworkcommunicatesthelocationrequesttoyourEntouragePSdevice

3. YourEntouragePSdevicecomputesalocationandsendsittotheBlacklineGPSNetwork

4. YourEntouragePSlocationismapped on the interactive map

5. Theinteractivemapallowsyoutozoom in and out(zoomscaleandplus&minusbuttons),pan around the

map(click,hold,anddragthemapwithyourmouse),andselectmap, satellite, or hybrid map and satellite

views(clicktheappropriatebutton)

6. Amap bubblecontainsthenameofthedevice,thetime&dateofthelocation,thespeed,andthedirection

of travel

7. ThelocationisaddedtoyourEntouragePSEvent History for storage and mapping at a later time

NOTE:Alocationrequesttypicallyrequires20to40secondsanddependsuponthequalityofGPSsignalcoverage.

LocatingEntouragePScontinuously

TolocateyourEntouragePScontinuouslyforashortperiodoftime:

1. FromtheTrackingPage,clicktheContinuous Trackingbuttononce(thelocationrequestprocessisidentical

tothesinglelocationrequest)

2. Therstlocationwillbedisplayedonthemapwithinapproximately20 to 40 seconds

3. Subsequentlocationswillbedisplayedevery 10 secondsprovidedthatGPSsignalcoverageismaintained

4. Oncethecontinuoustracksession stops after 10 minutes, a notice will be appear within the command

feedback window.

5. Foradditionalcontinuoustracking,click the Continuous tracking button again.

AdditionalEntouragePSlocationmethods

• Tocreatea schedulethatwillautomaticallytrackyourEntouragePS’locationforyou,clickontheScheduler

buttonorselectSchedulefromthewebsitenavigationmenu.

• IfyouhaveasmartphonethatiscompatiblewithBlacklineGPSBlipPlus™,pleaserefertotheBlipPlus

documentation for further information, available at www.BlacklineGPS.com/support

• Tousetextmessageremote control commands,pleaserefertothePreferencesPagesectionwithinthis

guide

ArmingandDisarmingyourEntouragePS

SimilartophysicallyarmingordisarmingEntourage,youmayremotelyarmordisarmEntouragePSfromyour

NetworkAccount.

ToarmordisarmyourEntouragePSdevice:

• IfyourEntouragePSiscurrentlydisarmed,youmayremotelyarmitbyclickingtheArmbuttononthetracking

page

• IfyourEntouragePSiscurrentlyarmed,youmayremotelydisarmitbyclickingtheDisarmbuttononthe

tracking page

Eventhistory

AlllocationandsecurityinformationforyourEntouragePSisautomaticallystoredwithinyourEventHistoryforlater

use.

TheEventHistoryprovidesthefollowingfeatures:

• Achronological list of events that occurred between a start date and an end date

• Anevent ﬁlterthatallowsyoutoviewalleventtypesoraspecictype

• Arefresh button that refreshes the list

• Abuttontoclear all displayed locations from the map

• Theabilitytodisplay multiple locations simultaneously

• Afeaturetochoosehow many events to display on a single page

• Adata exportfeaturethatallowsyoutoexportlocationdataintoalecompatiblewithGoogleEarth.Visit

earth.google.com for further information.

Mappingpreviouslocations

TomapasinglelocationwithinyourEvent History:

1. Clickonthedate and time link of the event

2. Thelocationwillbemappedontheinteractivemap

TomapmorethanonelocationwithinyourEventHistoryatthesametime:

1. Clickthelocation check-boxes that you wish to map

2. ClicktheDisplay Checked Locations button

3. Alllocationsaremapped on the interactive map

4. Eachlocationmay be clickedtoreviewthedate&time,speed,anddirectionoftravel

Toclearalldisplayedlocationsfromtheinteractivemap:

1. ClicktheClear Map button

ExportingdatatoGoogleEarth

YoumayexportoneormorelocationstoGoogleEarthforenhancedvisualization.

ToexportdataforviewingwithinGoogleEarth:

1. Ifnotyetinstalled,download and InstalltheGoogleEarthapplicationonyourcomputer

2. WithintheEventHistory,clickthe check-box of any location that you wish to view

3. ClicktheViewinGoogleEarthlink

Dependingonyourcomputersystem,GoogleEarthwilleither:

• Openandallowyoutoviewthedata,or

• YouwillbepromptedtosavetheGoogleEarthKMLleforviewingwithinGoogleEarth

NOTE:Visitearth.google.com for further information.

Sharing page

TheSharing page allows you to:

• ShareyourEntouragePSlocationandsecurityfeatureswithothers

• Managethepermissions,perfriend,foranyonetowhomyou’vesharedyourEntouragePS

• Delete sharing relationships to others

• Seeanysharing invitations that have not yet been accepted

ToaccesstheSharingpagewithinyourNetworkAccount:

1. ClickontheSharingbuttoninthemainnavigationbarORclicktheShare this device link in the device

banner, on the Devices page, that you would like to share

2. TheSharing page will open

Friendinvitations

ToshareyourEntouragePSlocationandsecurityfeaturestosomeone:

1. Select the devicethatyouwouldliketosharefromthedrop-downboxattheupperleftofthepage

2. Entertheemail address into the form provided to whom you wish the sharing invitation to be sent

3. Choosethepreferences that you would like to enable

4. ClicktheSave button

Asharinginvitationwillbesenttoyourfriend.Ifthefrienddoesnothaveanaccount,theirsharinginvitationinvites

themtocreateafreeNetworkAccount.IfthefriendhasaNetworkAccountalready,yourdevicewillautomatically

showasanewdevicewithintheirMyFriendslist.Youcanalsomonitorwhetherthesharinginvitationhasbeen

accepted.Anypendinginvitationsindicatethattheshareinvitationhasnotbeenaccepted.

FriendsI’vesharedto

ThispageprovidesalistofthefriendswithwhomyouhavesharedyourEntouragePSdevice,oranotherNetwork

Account-compatibledevice.

ToaccesstheFriends I’ve shared to page:

1. ClicktheFriends I’ve Shared to button

2. TheFriends I’ve Share to page will open

Toreview or adjustfriendpermissionstowhomyouhavesharedyourEntouragePS:

1. Selectthedevicethatyouhavesharedtoafriendfromthedevice drop-down box at the upper left of the

page

2. ClickthePermissions button for the friend whom you would like to review or edit permissions

3. Makeanychangesthatyourequirebyselecting or de-selecting check boxes

1. ClicktheSave button

Todelete the sharing relationship of one of your devices to a friend:

1. Selectthedevicethatyouhavesharedtoafriendfromthedevice drop-down box at the upper left of the

page

2. ClicktheDelete Share button that corresponds to the friend for whom you would like to revoke all sharing

privileges

TodeleteafrienddevicethatsomeonehassharedtoyourMyFriendslist:

1. Selectthefrienddevicethathasbeensharedtoyoufromthedevice drop-down box at the upper left of the

page

2. ClicktheRemove Device button

Schedule page

TheSchedulepageallowsyoucreate,edit,ordeleteaschedule.Ascheduleautomaticallyrequestslocationsfrom

yourEntouragePSataregularinterval.Youareonlyabletocreateschedulesfordevicesactivatedonyouraccount.

Youarenotabletocreateschedulesforfrienddevices.

ToaccesstheSchedulepagewithinyourNetworkAccount:

1. ClickontheSchedule button in the main navigation bar

2. TheSchedule page will open

Tocreateaschedule:

1. ChoosehowoftenthatyouwouldlikelocationstobeautomaticallyrequestedfromtheTrack Everydrop-

down menu

2. ChooseForhowlongyouwouldlikethescheduletooperatefromtheFordrop-downmenu

3. ChoosetheStarting in time that for when your schedule should begin

4. ClicktheSave button

Toeditaschedule:

5. ClicktheEdit Schedule link

6. Modifythesettingsasyourequire

7. ClicktheSave button

Todeleteaschedule:

1. ClicktheDelete Schedule button

2. Theexistingschedulewillbedeletedandreplacedbythecreatescheduleform

Preferences page

ThePreferencespageallowsyoutochangethesettingsthatarerelatedtoyourEntouragePSproduct.Ifyouhave

morethanoneproductactivatedonyouraccount,youmaycongureeachdevice’spreferencesdierently.

ToaccessthePreferencespagewithinyourNetworkAccount:

1. ClickonthePreferenceslinkinthemainnavigationbarORclicktheChange Preferences link in the device

banner, on the Devices page, that you would like to view or modify

2. ThePreferences page will open

Basicpreferences

ThispageallowsyoutomodifyanumberofbasicsettingsforyourEntouragePS,includingthedevicename,device

image, time zone, language, and your preferred unit system.

TochangetheEntouragePSdevicename,imagethatrepresentsyourvehicle,timezone,language,oryourunit

system:

1. Maketheappropriatechanges byeitherclickingtextboxesandeditingtextorselectingtheappropriate

settingfromthedrop-downmenu

2. ClicktheSave button

Alertpreferences

TheAlertpreferencespageallowsyoutocustomizethesettingsusedtosendsecurityalertsandnoticationstoyour

emailaccountand/ormobilephonethroughtextmessaging(SMS).ForeachEntourageCISdevice,youareableto

providetwoemailaddressesandtwomobilephonenumbersfortextmessaging.

ToaccesstheAlert preferences page:

1. ClicktheAlert preferences button

2. TheAlert preferences page will open

Therearetwotypesofsecurityalerts:

• Tamper (vibration) alert–WhenyourEntouragePSsecuritymodeisarmedmanuallyorautomatically,your

EntouragePSbecomessensitivetovibrationwhenyouleaveproximityofyourvehiclewithapairedMyPass

keyfob.IfEntouragePSsensestampering(vibration),itwillsendaTamperalerttoyouthroughemailand/or

textmessage,dependinguponyoursettings.

• GPS security perimeter breach alert–OnceyourEntouragePSsecuritymodeisarmed,andthedevice

detectsthatithasmoved300mfromthepositionthatitwasarmed,itwillsendaPerimeterBreechtoyou

throughemailand/ortextmessage,dependinguponyoursettings.

NOTE:Afterbeingarmed,thereisanarmingdelayof60secondsbeforeyourEntouragePSbecomessensitiveto

tampering(vibration).

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