Fence monitoring solution | Help Centre

What is a fence monitoring solution?

You can monitor different points of the fence in real time, giving you peace of mind knowing that your livestock or crops are secure.

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How does fence monitoring work?

This is how the fence monitoring system works in practice.

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Before you start

Overview of the installation process

Installing the fence monitoring solution requires a number of steps.

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Registering for a Datamars Livestock account (administrators only)

Farm owners or managers need to register for a Datamars Livestock account.

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Inviting users to your farm in Datamars Livestock (administrators only)

The farm owner or manager needs to send an invitation to all staff using the fence monitoring solution.

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Installing the Datamars Livestock Monitoring mobile app

Download the Datamars Livestock Monitoring app from the Apple App store or Google Play store and install it on your device

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Setting up a fence monitoring system

Installing the gateway (administrators only)

Before you mount the gateway, you need to choose a suitable location.

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Setting up the gateway using the Datamars Livestock mobile app (administrators only)

You need to set up the gateway on the Datamars Livestock mobile app

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Pairing the nodes using the Datamars Livestock mobile app (administrators only)

You need to pair all the fence nodes in your system using the Datamars Livestock mobile app

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Installing the nodes (administrators only)

After all of the nodes have been paired, they can be installed on the fence

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Using the fence monitoring solution

Monitoring your fence using the Datamars Livestock apps

You can monitor your electric fence in real time using the Datamars Livestock mobile or web app.

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Changing notifications

You can change the way you receive notifications and the types of notifications you receive.

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Configuring the system (administrators only)

Changing the voltage thresholds for notifications (administrators only)

You can modify the voltage thresholds for notifications.

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Changing the GPS location for a gateway or a node (administrators only)

You can change the GPS location for a gateway or node using the Datamars Livestock mobile or web app.

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Changing the name of a gateway or node (administrators only)

You can change the name of a gateway or node using the Datamars Livestock mobile or web app.

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Changing the Wi-Fi network for a gateway (administrators only)

You can change the Wi-Fi network which the gateway is connected to using the Datamars Livestock mobile or web app.

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting - fence monitoring

Try these solutions if you have a problem with your fence monitoring system.

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