{"id":29321,"date":"2020-06-20T13:54:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T12:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&#038;p=29321"},"modified":"2020-06-20T13:56:48","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T12:56:48","slug":"using-other-gps-tracking-devices-with-okappy","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/support-article\/using-other-gps-tracking-devices-with-okappy\/","title":{"rendered":"Using other GPS tracking devices with Okappy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.39;\">Using other GPS Tracking devices with Okappy<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>If you have your own GPS tracking device, then in certain circumstances you can set it up to communicate with the Okappy platform.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22px;line-height:1.44;\">Setting up your own GPS Tracking device<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>First you will need to get the unique IMEI number for your unit, this is generally a long number of about 15 digits.<\/p>\n<p>Log into your Okappy account, click on your profile icon at the top right of the screen (you will need administrator access rights) and click <strong>Add Trackers(s)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Choose <strong>Add your own device<\/strong> in the drop down box, then enter the following details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A name for your device \u2013 your devices name will be displayed on the device icon on the radar screen<\/li>\n<li>The telephone number of the SIM card in the device<\/li>\n<li>The unique IMEI number for the device so the system can recognise it<\/li>\n<li>The device type<\/li>\n<li>Set up your GPS tracking device to communicate with the Okappy server at our IP address of <strong>34.250.185.30<\/strong> and port <strong>5911<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Start your device tracking.<\/p>\n<p>If your device is working and it is sending its location in the correct format, then you should see your device icon appear on the main radar screen in the correct location.<\/p>\n<p>If your device\u2019s location is not shown, you can check the device details report to see what details you device has been set up with. Alternatively, check the activity report to see whether any information has been received from your device.<\/p>\n<p>If you cannot see any information in the activity report, then check your device\u2019s configuration to make sure it is transmitting correctly.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22px;line-height:1.44;\">Recognisable GPS device strings<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>In order for Okappy to recognise the information that your units sends, your unit will need to send its location information in one of the following standard formats:<\/p>\n<p><code>$GPRMC$IMEI=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX$$POS $DST 549*GSM23*4B^M<br \/>\n$GPRMC,154813.531,A,5143.4777,N,00010.8866,E,0.00,119.50,250314,,*02^M<br \/>\n$^M<\/code><\/p>\n<p>In this case, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX is the unique IMEI number of your unit.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, the following format can be used:<\/p>\n<p><code>240325154156,447970000000,GPRMC,154156.471,A,5044.3212,N,00151.4889,W,2.50,102.70,250314,,,A*71,F,, imei:YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY,F:4.32V,1,139,60336<\/code><\/p>\n<p>In this case, YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY is the unique IMEI number of your unit.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have your own GPS tracking device, then in certain circumstances you can set it up to communicate with the Okappy platform. 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