GPS Beacon Enhancement

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GPS Beacon Enhancement

At 5:00 AM MST on Monday, November 2, 2020, SCRAM Systems® will implement a series of updates and new features in SCRAMNET® GPS. During the 15-minute deployment, you may not be able to access SCRAMNET GPS, but messages from the SCRAM GPS® Bracelet will continue to be processed uninterrupted. Most notable is the addition of two new Range options for the SCRAM GPS Beacon.

Two Additional Range Options

In addition to the three existing Beacon Range options, two more will be added to the SCRAMNET GPS Device Assignment tab; specifically, Minimum Plus and Average Plus, which brings the total number of Range options up to five:

  1. Minimum – Open field range of about 40 feet (12 m); approximate indoor range of a small one-bedroom apartment on a single floor
  2. Minimum PlusNEW! – Open field range of about 60 feet (18 m); approximate indoor range of a two-bedroom apartment on a single floor
  3. Average – Open field range of about 130 feet (40 m); approximate indoor range of a two-bedroom townhouse on two floors
  4. Average PlusNEW! – Open field range of about 160 feet (49 m); approximate indoor range of a 1,700 sq. ft. (158 sq. m.) ranch house
  5. Maximum – Open field range of about 170 feet (52 m); approximate indoor range of a 3,000 sq. ft. (279 sq. m.) multi-level house
Information These numbers represent a radius around the beacon and reflect outdoor open-range ideal conditions. Conditions are affected by many things in a home, including walls, Wi-Fi, electronics, etc. It is a best practice to perform a Range Test in the home while setting up the beacon, to determine the ideal range for the client’s home environment.
Warning The two new options will only work on Beacons that have been updated to the latest version of the firmware.

How to Set the Range

To set the Beacon Range, navigate to the Device Assignment tab of the Client Profile page. Visit the Assign Beacon page on the SCRAMNET GPS Help site for more detailed instructions.

A screenshot of the SCRAMNET GPS Device Assignment tab where Beacon Configuration parameters are selected and displayed
Beacon Device Configuration Parameters (click to enlarge)
Information Changing the Range setting of a beacon that is already assigned to a client will cause a brief “untether” while the beacon updates the setting.

Feedback

As always, please contact SCRAM Systems Customer Service with any recommendations for system improvements.