Sealite GSM User manual

GSM Cell-Phone
Monitoring & Control System
V5.4
OWNER’S MANUAL

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Introduction 4
System Components 5
Getting Started: 6
Setting up your GSM Module 6
STEP 1: Purchase, Record and Insert SIM Card into GSM Lantern 7
STEP 2: Program Cell Phone Access List, Web Reporting 10
& Essential Commands
STEP 3: Program Desired Cell Phone Report List & Alarms 13
Accessing Your Lantern’s Data....................................................................................................................................17
The add Command.............................................................................................................................................................19
The list Command ...............................................................................................................................................................21
The delete Command.......................................................................................................................................................22
The get Command.............................................................................................................................................................23
The set Command..............................................................................................................................................................24
STEP 4: Accessing the Sealite GSM Web Portal 27
CREATE A GSM ACCOUNT............................................................................................................................................27
GSM Dashboard..................................................................................................................................................................30
CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................................................................................................31
DEPLOYMENT MAP ...................................................................................................................................................42
REQUEST HELP ............................................................................................................................................................44
CHANGE PASSWORD.............................................................................................................................................. 46
Table of Contents

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Version No. Description Date Author Approved
1.0 Manual Launch July 2006 C. Procter
1.1 Addition of active current feature Nov 2007 J. Procter
1.2 Addition of new G24 features Jan 2009 A. Burns
1.3 Update warranty listing May 2009 K. Paton
1.4 Added get & set applications Aug 2009 A. Dixon
2.0 Addition of new Q2687 features March 2012 A. Burns
2.1 Web Report Update April 2012 K. Paton
3.0 Update to GSM Portal Sept 2012 Y. Chambers
4.0 Update to screen captures Feb 2014 Y. Chambers
4.1 Appendix: Wiring diagrams August 2015 Y. Chambers
5.0 Update web reporting number October 2015 Y. Chambers
5.1 Update: Contact details April 2016 J. Dore
5.2 Update Commands, Update Alarms for GSM,
Update Installation details for SIM Card
September 2016 A.Dixon M.Nicholson
5.3 Update note on SIM Card, add SL-75 to P8,
Installing a SIM Card
November 2017 A.Dixon M.Nicholson
Disclaimer:
It is the customer’s responsibility to check with their service provider (prior to installation) to ensure there is network coverage in
the area in which the lantern(s) will be installed. Sealite Pty Ltd will not be held responsible if the network coverage of the service
provider should fail.
Lantern Installation Location 48
Trouble Shooting 50
Trouble Shooting Table.....................................................................................................................................................51
Lantern Board Indicator / Status LED’s..................................................................................................................52
Phone Module Indicator / Status LED’s................................................................................................................. 53
Appendix 55
Wiring Diagrams 55
Sealite LED Light Warranty 58

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Introduction
Welcome to GSM monitoring and control of your marine lanterns. The Sealite GSM
Monitoring and Control System is a complete integrated module designed to allow
convenient monitoring of Sealite lanterns using a cellular telephone and web access
from remote locations that have GSM network coverage.
The GSM circuit monitors the data from the lantern and will report to designated cell phones a number
of pre-programmed alarm conditions if they occur.
The GSM System is internally housed within the Sealite lantern and requires no external aerials –
providing convenient installation and retaining the IP68 waterproof rating of the lantern.
The user can also send an SMS text message to the designated Sealite lantern to receive a status
report from the lantern by return SMS text message. In addition, the user has complete control
over the types of alarms received should a fault occur, as well as an array of remote control options
including operational mode, ash code and intensity settings.
The user can also set the lantern up to regularly report to a secure area of the Sealite website (the
Sealite web gateway). This will provide details of your lanterns operation and it’s GPS position and
includes historical graphed statistics of each lantern.
All functions can be programmed into the remote lantern by sending an appropriate SMS text
message from a designated cell phone.
Tracking a drifting buoy or alerting to a potential power disruption has never been easier.
The Sealite GSM Monitoring and Control System is secure – unauthorised access to the lanterns data
cannot occur as only the designated cell phone numbers programmed into the light will respond to a
remote SMS text message.
Data transferred to and maintained on the Sealite website is user password protected.
Key Features:
• Access of current lantern status at any time by sending an SMS text message to the lantern from
any designated cell phone number. The lantern status is sent by return SMS text message;
• Regular reporting of lantern status to designated cell phone numbers and/or web server;
• Reports any pre-programmed alarm condition to designated cell phone numbers, and/or email
addresses;
• Remote control of lantern features by sending an SMS text message to the lantern including ash
& intensity setting and operation mode;.
• Versatile conguration allows lanterns with or without GPS modules tted to be monitored
remotely.
Available Data from Remote Lantern:
• Battery voltage
• Solar module charging current
• Lantern current draw
• Lantern position - Latitude and Longitude (including ‘off-station’ facility)
• Day/night on status
• Current operation mode
• Current ash code setting
• Current intensity setting
SL96 model

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System Components
All components of the GSM Receiver / Transmitter are
enclosed within the Sealite lantern body.
The SL48 & SL96 models have the components of the GSM Receiver / Transmitter
enclosed within the top module of the light and have an external aerial.
SL48 model
SL96 model

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Getting Started:
Setting up your GSM Monitoring and Control Module
Setup of the Sealite GSM Monitoring and Control System is a simple 4-step process, outlined below;
• Similar to a cell-phone, a valid SIM card
needs to be acquired and inserted into the
GSM module prior to use (see “Purchasing
a SIM Card” section of this manual). Refer to
Installing the Sim Card section of this manual
for a step-by-step guide to installing your SIM
card.
• The access list is a list of cell phone numbers
from which the Sealite GSM Monitoring and
Control System will accept conguration
commands and report requests. Web reporting
and essential commands may also be setup at
this step.
• The report list is the list of cell phone numbers
which the lantern may send any SMS text
message alarm report to. Alarm emails may
also be activated from Sealite’s secure GSM
Web Portal.
• By sending a report to the Web gateway and
providing access via the Sealite website,
historical data and graphs may be viewed on
each lantern.
STEP 4:
Accessing the Sealite
GSM Web Portal
STEP 3:
Program Desired Cell Phone
Reporting List and Alarms
GSM Monitoring & Control
System Ready for Operation
STEP 2:
Program Cell Phone Access
List, Web Reporting and
Essential Commands
STEP 1:
Purchase, Record and Insert
SIM Card into GSM Lantern
Getting Started:
Setting up your GSM Module

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STEP 1:
Purchase, Record and Insert SIM Card into GSM Lantern
Purchasing a SIM Card and Recording Details
One SIM card is required per lantern and can be purchased from your local telecommunications dealer.
You may decide to purchase a pre-paid SIM card, or set the SIM card up on a plan (this is similar to
purchasing a new cell phone).
Sealite’s GSM enabled lanterns require a Mini-SIM or 2FF SIM Card with a 6 pin contact arrangement.
Each lantern with GSM Monitoring and Control System will have an individual cell phone number. This
number is unique to the lantern and should be recorded for reference purposes against the lantern it is
installed in. To assist in recognition it is advisable that a description be included as well as the number
(For example, Port Beacon #12, [phone]). A similar recording in user cell phones will assist in
identifying lantern installations to which SMS text message commands are sent (the same process as
adding a new contact in your cell phone address book).
Ensure the SIM card is unlocked prior to installing into the lantern.

RIGHT:
Mini-SIM or 2FF SIM Card (2nd Form Factor)
- 6 pin contact arrangement
WRONG:
- 8 pin contact arrangement
Before tting your SIM Card, please conrm that it is valid for M2M communication.
Please conrm with your carrier the SIM Card will not be limited to ‘person to person’
communication.

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Installing the Sim Card
Installing a SIM Card in SL-C415
Remove the 6 x screws securing the GSM Cover
Open the Sim Card Holder
Position the SIM Card into the holder.
• Make sure the SIM Card is positioned correctly.
• Make sure the SIM Card is ‘unlocked’ before
inserting into the holder.
Close the SIM Card Holder, and push it
forward into the ‘Closed” position.
Replace the cover and secure with the
6 x retaining screws.

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Installing a SIM Card in SL-75
Unscrew the Bung on the side of the lantern.
Gently insert the SIM Card into the holder.
Screw the Bung back into place. Make sure the Bung is
tightened and the seal is seated correctly.

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STEP 2:
Program Cell Phone Access List, Web Reporting & Essential Commands
The Access List is a list of cell phone numbers from which the Sealite GSM Monitoring and Control
System will accept conguration commands and report requests. Web reporting and essential
commands may also be setup at this step.
Follow the process below to program the Access List, Web Reporting and Essential Commands;
• The lantern will accept the rst cell phone
contact for instructions.
• The rst instruction must be correct as the
lantern will then only respond to the access
cell phone number(s) given.
Two numbers should be provided to the
lantern to ensure there is a backup access**.
• “+” and the country code (eg. 61 for
Australia, or 44 for U.K) are required to
establish the country prex in which the
GSM unit is to operate in. Additional cell
phone numbers can then be added by
sending commands from those numbers
given access.
• For example, to add an Australian cell
phone number to the access list the SMS
text message command would be:
add access [phone]
All additional telephone numbers
added to the access list must be in the
international format.
• Once the number has been added to the
access list the Sealite GSM Monitoring
and Control System will accept commands
from these numbers and acknowledge
conrmation via reply SMS text message.
• This command initiates the daily web
reporting, which sends a daily diagnostic
update to be viewed from your secure login
at the Sealite Website.
Enable web reporting by sending the SMS
text message:-
add autoreport web
or
add alarm web
Add cell phone numbers to the permitted
access list by sending the SMS text message:-
add access +(country code)(phone number)
More than 1 cell phone number can be included in
the SMS text message. To do this separate each
cell phone number with a ‘comma’ character.
Select a cell phone from which the GSM
Monitoring and Control System module will be
activated.
Only phone numbers listed in the Access List will be able to “Set” and “Get” lantern information.
**In the event that the access cell phone number(s) is lost or no longer in service, Sealite can reset the lantern from the factory if required.

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From an authorized Access Cell Phone send a new SMS with text message ‘status’ or ‘report’ to the
designated SIM card number of your GSM lantern.
Within a few minutes expect a reply in similar format as the following:
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Status Report
Volts: 14.1V
Charge: 0.33A
Mode: Dusk to Dawn
FCode: 051
Night
Lat: 38 13.2988 S (Latitude 38° 13.2988’)
Long: 145 10.8529 E (Longitude145° 10.8529’)
OnStation
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Note: The actual layout of the message is dependent on your cell phone screen.
User Case #1: Setting up the lantern to report an alarm to a cell phone
In this example, a cell phone with the phone number [phone] is used to enable the alarm function
low battery. When the alarm condition occurs, the lantern will alert cell phone [phone].
Note: it is allowable to assign a different cell phone number to receive the alarm reports.
The following messages will be texted to the lantern:
add access [phone]
add report [phone]
add alarm batlo
SMS text message
to Lantern
SMS text message
received on cell phone Comment
Step 1 Congures the lantern to allow com-
mands
Note: The cell number must be
formatted as:
+(country code)(phone number)
Step 2 When an alarm condition occurs, a
text message will be sent to phone
number. Note it is allowable to as-
sign a different cell phone number to
receive the alarm reports.
Step 3 The lantern will send a text message
to all phone numbers in the report
list when the battery voltage falls
below 11.7V.

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User Case #2: Setting up the lantern to report to the Sealite web gateway
In this example, a cell phone with the phone number [phone] will congure the lantern to send
daily reports to the Sealite web gateway ([phone]).
The following messages will be texted to the lantern:
add access [phone]
add web [phone]
add autoreport web
Notes:
1. In order to view web reports, please refer to “Accessing the Sealite Web Reports” section of this
manual.
2. If the lantern is located outside of Australia, the lantern’s SIM card will need permission to be send text
internationally. Please consult with your SIM card provider to ensure that this feature is enabled.
SMS text message
to Lantern
SMS text message
received on cell phone Comment
Step 1 Congures the lantern to allow com-
mands
Note: The cell number must be
formatted as:
+(country code)(phone number)
Step 2 When an alarm condition occurs,
a text message will be sent to the
Sealite web gateway.
This the phone number for Sealite’s
web gateway.
Step 3 Enables a daily web report to be
sent to the Sealite web gateway
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An alarm is an SMS text message which is sent after a preset alarm condition programmed into the
lantern is triggered. Care should be taken when selecting suitable alarms as they can generate large
numbers of SMS text messages if not carefully selected.
The report list establishes the cell phone numbers that the alarms will be sent to.
Programming Report List
The following process will create a list of approved cell phone numbers from which desired alarm reports
will be sent;
• This creates an authorised list of cell
phone numbers belonging to staff,
on-call company maintenance ofcers or
contractors.
• For example, to add an Australian cell
phone number to the report list the SMS
text message command would be:
add report [phone]
• The SMS text message ‘report’ sent from
on-call company maintenance ofcers or
contractors in this list will now generate the
standard report SMS text message reply
from the lantern.
A successful update will result in an SMS text
message reply:-
Report List
+(designated cell phone numbers)
The designated cell phone number has now been
added to the ‘report’ list. The Sealite GMS module
will now accept an SMS text message request for
status ‘report’ from this number.
Use a cell phone in the access list to create
the report list by sending the SMS text message:-
add report +(country code)(phone number)
More than 1 cell phone number can be included in
the SMS text message. To do this separate each
cell phone number with a ‘comma’ character.
A typical response SMS text message report message from a lantern will display as below:
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List Report
[phone]
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Note: The actual layout of the message is dependent on your cell phone screen.
STEP 3:
Program Desired Cell Phone Report List & Alarms

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Creating Individual Alarms to be sent to the Cell Phone Report List
Specic alarms can be created and sent as an SMS text message to cell phones listed in the Report List.
The following process will enable desired alarms;
• An example of an actual alarm SMS text
message would be:
add alarm batlo
• This sets the low battery alarm. No cell
phone number is required following the
SMS text message
• A successful update of the above example
would result in a reply SMS text message:
Added Alarm
Low Battery
A successful update will result in an SMS text
message reply:-
Alarm Added
(list of all alarms currently setup)
Use a cell phone in the access list to
enable desired alarms by sending the SMS text
message:-
add alarm (alarm parameter)
More than 1 alarm can be included in the SMS
text message. To do this separate each alarm
parameter with a ‘space’ character.
A typical response SMS text message report message from a lantern when alarms are set up will
display as below:
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Alarm Added
Low Battery
Web Report
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Note: The actual layout of the message is dependent on your cell phone screen.
Once an alarm condition has occurred/been triggered an SMS text message will be sent
reporting the alarm to all cell phone numbers listed in the “Report List” and/or to the email
addresses listed in the enabled “Alarm Emailing List” from the Sealite GSM Web Portal. Alarm
conditions will continue to be reported once every 24 hours. This is to prevent constant
reporting of the same alarm or multiple alarms. The lantern can still be accessed by requesting
a report via SMS text message.

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Alarm Sources Summary
All of the following alarm conditions can be programmed via SMS text message to be either ENABLED
or DISABLED.
If an alarm condition that has been enabled occurs, an SMS text message will be automatically sent to
all the cell phone numbers listed in the Report List.
Command Parameter Function
Enable
Command
Format
Disable
Command
Format
add
alarm
batlo Alarm SMS “batlo” is asserted
when the battery voltage falls to
a low level (at battery).An alarm
condition will be set if the system
battery voltage falls below 10.0V
indicating a at battery.The lantern
will be turned OFF if the battery
voltage falls below 10.0V.
add alarm
batlo
delete alarm
batlo
nodata Alarm SMS “nodata” is asserted
when the GSM module loses
communication with the lantern
circuitry.
add alarm
nodata
delete alarm
nodata
LED Failure Alarm SMS LED Failure is asserted
when an individual LED in the
lantern fails and the lantern sends a
signal to the GSM.
NOTE: only available on certain
lanterns.
add alarm
ledfail
Delete alarm
ledfail
rotation Alarm SMS Rotation is asserted
when the external rotation sensor
detects a failure in a 3rd Party
Rotating Table.The Lantern sends a
signal to the GSM.
NOTE: only available on certain
lanterns
add alarm
rotation
Delete alarm
rotation
temp Alarm SMS Temp is asserted when
an Internal or External Temperature
Sensor falls out of a pre-set
boundary and the lantern sends a
signal to the GSM.
NOTE: only available on certain
lanterns.
add alarm
temp
Delete alarm
temp
Mains fail Alarm SMS Mains Fail is asserted
when AC power is disrupted and the
lantern sends a signal to the GSM.
NOTE: only available on certain
lanterns
add alarm
mains
Delete alarm
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Command Parameter Function
Enable
Command
Format
Disable
Command
Format
Daily Reporting Alarms
add alarm
/
add
autoreport
daily Enables a daily ‘status’ report from
the lantern to be sent to all cell phone
numbers in the report list. This report
occurs 4 hours after daybreak each day.
add alarm
daily
or/
add autoreport
status
delete alarm
daily
or/
delete
autoreport daily
power Enables a battery report to be sent daily
to all cell phone numbers in the report
list. This report occurs 4 hours after
daybreak each day.
add alarm
power
or/
add autoreport
battery
delete alarm
power
or/
delete
autoreport
battery
web Enables a daily web report to be sent
to Sealite’s GSM Web Portal, web
gateway numbers in the web list. This
report occurs 4 hours after daybreak
each day.
add alarm web
or/
add autoreport
web
delete alarm
web
or/
delete
autoreport web
ALARMS AVAILABLE FOR GPS ENABLED LANTERNS ONLY
add alarm
nogps Alarm SMS “nogps” is asserted when
the GPS data is not available - usually
due to GPS signal loss.
add alarm
nogps
delete alarm
nogps
offstation Alarm SMS “offstation” is asserted
when the GPS position differs from the
recorded station position by more than
200 meters.
add alarm
offstation
delete alarm
offstation
Offstation Alarm SMS Text Message
When the buoy moves outside the designated boundary an automatic SMS text message will be sent to
all the cell phone numbers in the report list. The designated boundary radius is factory set to 200m, and
the GPS station position is automatically set by the lantern. The SMS text message report message from
a lantern will display as below:
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ALARM Offstation
Lat: 38 13.2175S,
Long: 145 10.8375E,
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Note: The actual layout of the message is dependent on your cell phone screen.

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Accessing Your Lantern’s Data
A) Via Cell Phone
General data about the lantern is accessed via simply sending the SMS text message; ‘status’ or ‘report’
from an authorized cell phone number (must be listed in the ‘access’ list or ‘report list’) to the designated
lantern’s SIM card number.
An automatically generated reply SMS text message will then be sent to your cell phone which includes
information about the lantern status.
1. A typical requested SMS text message report from a lantern will display as below;
‘status’ or ‘report’
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Status Report
Volts: 14.1V
Charge: 0.33A
Mode: Dusk to Dawn
FCode: 051
Night
Lat: 38 13.2988 S (Latitude 38° 13.2988’)
Long: 145 10.8529 E (Longitude145° 10.8529’)
OnStation
------------------------------------------
Note: The actual layout of the message is dependent on your cell phone screen.
 IfthelanternisnotttedwithGPSthemessage“NoGPSData”willbegiveninplaceofthe
GPSdata
2. Specic battery data from your lantern is accessed via the SMS text message;
‘power’ or ‘battery’
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Power Report:
Battery: 14.2V
Charge: 0.24A
Load: 0.02A
Yesterday
Min: 14.1V
Max: 14.3V
Max Solar: 0.36A
Charge: 1.76Ah
Load: 0.56Ah
------------------------------------------
Note: The actual layout of the message is dependent on your cell phone screen.
Ah = Ampere Hours = current x time (24 hour running).
 Yesterday’spowerdataisonlyavailableiftheGSMhasbeenrunningformorethan24hours.

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3. A more detailed report from the lantern is available by sending the SMS text
‘status full’.
This will result in your lantern sending 4 x SMS replies to your phone
------------------------------------------
Extended Status
Volts: 14.1V
Charge: 0.33A
Mode: Dusk to Dawn
FCode: 051
Night
Lat: 38 13.2988 S (Latitude 38° 13.2988’)
Long: 145 10.8529 E (Longitude145° 10.8529’)
OnStation
Product ID: SLLEDCTRL (Example only)
Product Name: Sealite Test Sample (20 Character Limit)
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Colour: White
Status Flags: 00018
Temperature Sensor: OK
Lantern Temperature: OK
Intensity: 100%
Adv Op Mode: All
Sync Offset: 0.0s
GPS Mode Normal
------------------------------------------
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GPS Watch Circle: 200m
Lantern Voltage: 14.1V
Lantern Battery: OK
GSM Voltage: 13.9V
GSM Battery: OK
GSM Mode: Normal
GSM Carrier: Telstra
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
GSM Signal: Max
Triggered Alarms: None
------------------------------------------
Note: The actual layout of the message is dependent on your cell phone screen.
If the lantern is not tted with GPS the message “No GPS Data” will be given in place of the GPS data
This message is requires 4 x Text Messages to be sent. There may be cost implications depending on
your Sim Card Phone Plan.

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The add Command
The “add” command allows;
• Cell phone numbers to be added to the ‘access’ and ‘report’ lists and;
• Required alarms and autoreports to be enabled.
Only users listed in the Access List are able to use the “add” commands
Full cell phone numbers including ‘+’ and country code must be used when adding cell phone
numbers to the ‘access’, ‘report’ & ‘web’ lists.
To add the cell phone number 0402123456 to the ‘report’ list the following command would be sent in
an SMS text message from any cell phone number listed in the access list:
“add report [phone]”
A successful update would result in an SMS text message reply:
“Report List
[phone]”
To add a low battery alarm trigger the following command would be sent in an SMS text message from
an authorised cell phone:
“add alarm batlo”
A successful update would result in an SMS text message reply:
“Alarm Added
Low Battery
No Lantern Data
No GPS Data
Web”
4. Via Sealite GSM Web Portal
To congure your GSM lantern to send daily reports or alarms to Sealite’s secure online GSM Web Portal
the following messages MUST be sent via SMS text message to your lantern:
“add alarm web”
Then send the SMS text message:
“add autoreport web”

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Command Parameter Function
Example
Command
Format
add
access Adds additional cell phone number(s) to the
permitted access list. More than one cell
phone number can be included in the SMS
by separating each number with a “comma”
character. The same cell phone number may
also be programmed into the “report” list. The
access list can contain a maximum of 16 cell
phone numbers.
add access
[phone]
or/
add access
[phone],
[phone]
report Adds additional cell phone number(s) to
the permitted report list. More than one cell
phone number can be included in the SMS
by separating each number with a “comma”
character. The same cell phone number may
also be programmed into the “access” list.
The report list can contain a maximum of 16
cell phone numbers.
add report
[phone]
or/
add report
[phone],
[phone]
alarm /
autoreport
Adds the required alarm or autoreport
functions that will report to the cell phones in
the report list.
More than one alarm can be included in the
SMS. Separate each alarm condition with a
“space” character. Possible alarms are:
batlo, nodata, daily, nogps, offstation,
web, power
Possible autoreports are:
status, daily, battery, power, web
add alarm batlo
or/
add alarm batlo, nogps
or/
add autoreport status
All cell phone numbers must be presented in international format – ie/ In Australia ‘0402123456’
becomes ‘[phone]’. In the United Kingdom, ‘07791234567’ becomes ‘[phone]’.
The maximum phone number can be 15 digits long, if you require more than 15 digits please
contact Sealite.