BOLT - After Installation Tips : Going ONLINE with your device

BOLT - After Installation Tips : Going ONLINE with your device

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Once the battery is connected, the internal LED will come on and flash blue and the device will do the following:

  1. Connect to the server: If the SIM card works, the device will connect to the OEM Server. It will attempt to download any firmware and parameter updates and fetch fresh GPS aiding data.
  2. Get a GPS Fix: the device will attempt to get a GPS fix. Speed this up by moving to an area with good GPS signal.
  3. Reconnect to the server: The device will attempt to connect again to upload the result of the GPS Fix.
  4. Stop flashing: once complete, the LED will stop flashing. If the device does not complete these steps in 10 minutes, it will go to sleep and try again on the next heartbeat or the next trip start.

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