Understanding the Server: Receiving the Signals
You need to configure device to send data to the server. After you do that, device should start sending location data to your server IP address and port.
Thank you @Anton Tananaev. What i am actually confused with is to understand how the "Communication" is done between Server and Device, technically. I thought there is SMS communication (because we use GSM SIM card). If not SMS, then please kindly let me understand that part; how actually do Server & Device communicate.
hi @Anton Tananaev, i now slowly came to understand about the architecture from this very simple article. So now i understand the Tracking Devices use 2 methods to send the Data to Servers: "SMS" (or) "GPRS Data Protocol" (if i understand it properly).
So i assume in our Systems, we use Data Protocol (GPRS) instead of SMS. And therefore we do not need any SMS Modem at Server side.
Hope i'm correct. Please correct me if i'm wrong.
Traccar only supports network communication, so device should report data over internet/data connection. You don't need any SMS modem.
Hi @Anton thanks again. So that means these GPS Tracking Devices use "Internet Data" inside the SIM Cards; which also means we need to activate all the SIM Cards with the Internet Data Packages (and keep topping up the Data once they run out of Data).
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that part.
I'm very new in this GPS/GPRS Tracking topic. So i admit i still have to self-study on the Protocol a lot more. But as far as i've now read the Documentations here on Traccar, i came to understand the Server part would need:
But i have a big mystery here to understand how would the Server really receive the Signals from the Devices. Wouldn't the Server require a GSM Modem to receive the Signals? Or am i missing something badly here? Please kindly help me understand how that part works.
p.s, i've just ordered a GPS Tracker (TK106A) online and it will arrive soon. :))) So i will be testing the things out. Before that, please kindly help me understand above portion.
Thank you all with big heart! <3