How shelter beacons work

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How shelter beacons work

The beacon connects to collars via Bluetooth. When a collar is in range, the GPS receiver switches off and the collar is marked as being in a safe zone. Once the livestock leaves the beacon's range, the GPS receiver turns back on automatically.

You'll see a shelter icon in the app when a collar is connected to a beacon. To use this feature, turn on beacon scanning for any pasture that includes a shelter beaconTesting the range: Beacon range isn't exact. To check the reach, carry a collar around the area and watch for the beacon symbol to appear in the app.

Installing a shelter beacon

Shelter beacons come with double A batteries pre-installed to make set up easy. All you have to do is mount the shelter beacon to the wall of your barn/shelter. Beacons are designed to be used indoors only. *include a photo of someone nailing a beacon up.

Additionally in the app make sure that beacon scanning is turned on for every pasture that the beacon is present.

Positioning your shelter beacon

If the beacon is placed too close to your virtual boundary, it can create a gap in the fence where livestock could leave without receiving a warning. To avoid this, either move the beacon further into the building or move the virtual fence line further from the shelter.Shelter beacons are only intended to be used inside a roofed structure.

Shelter beacons are designed for indoor use only. They are not intended to be used to bypass the system. Pastures have to have beacons enabled in order for them to take effect, so it is not possible for others outside of your account to use beacons to disrupt the virtual boundary. Always ensure that the beacon is not overlapping with the virtual boundary. Unless it is inside of a structure.