TravRoute CoPilot Live - Manual (Page 40)

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CoPilot Live Communications
CoPilot Live allows you to maintain two-way communication with drivers
who are using CoPilot and to actually see where they are currently located.
You can do this from the CoPilot Live web page.
Using this CoPilot Live functionality requires the following:
1) If you want to track and message other drivers from a
desktop or laptop computer: Your PC must be connected to the
internet so that you can access our CoPilot Live web page through a
normal web browser.
2) If you want others to track and send messages to you:
CoPilot Live must be running on your Smartphone in your vehicle.
You must have a wireless Internet connection.
About the CoPilot Live Web Page
As a CoPilot user, you can create an account on our website that allows
your family, friends, and coworkers to “see” you and communicate with you
anywhere in the world!
Through the website you can do all of the following:
• Send text messages to CoPilot users on the road, using large,
customizable, one-touch response buttons to ensure driver safety.
• Real-time tracking of other people who are on the road. See their
current location, destination, ETA and much more on a map.
• Send trip itinerary updates including new stops and revised
destinations — you can coordinate a change in plans with someone
who’s on the road right now.
• Create an online account from where you can send temporary or
permanent tracking numbers to friends and family, giving you tighter
control of the security so you know who has access to you while
you’re on the road. You can also create and join groups with other
CoPilot users, and manage all your account preferences.
To learn more about CoPilot’s Live capabilities, visit ALK’s CoPilot Live web
page at http://live.alk.com
http://live.alk.com (North America) or http://live.alk.eu.com
(Europe). Click the Help button at the top of the home page.
Set Up a CoPilot Live Web Account
To use Live capabilities, your Smartphone must have a wireless Internet
connection. To create your account on the CoPilot Live website:
1. Go to the web site for your region:
• North America: http://live.alk.com
• Europe: http://live.alk.eu.com
2. Choose a Username and Password that you will use to login to
the CoPilot Live network.
3. Fill in the rest of the required information.
4. Click “Submit” to create your account.
Set Up Your Smartphone
Take advantage of your Smartphone’s wireless Internet (GPRS) connection
for real-time traffi c alerts, tracking, messaging, and itinerary updates.
First, create your Username and Password on the CoPilot Live website
as described above. Then, on your Smartphone, open CoPilot and select
Menu > Options > Live. Live options are:
• Login: Check Enable Live Communications and enter the
Username and Password you created on the CoPilot Live
website. The Screen Name is how others will identify you.
NOTE: Your screen name, user name, and/or password can
be changed as many times as you like. But you’ll need to change
your user name or password on the Live Web page before changing
them on your Smartphone. This is not required for
your screen name.
• Settings: Choose the message timeout and how frequently you want
to broadcast your position. Less frequent broadcasts will reduce the
data traffi c on your Internet plan.
• Invitations: Invitations can be sent to e-mail recipients for real-time
location tracking.
• Messages: View or Delete messages received.
• Traffi c Settings: Where available. Select your traffi c data source; if
using a TMC traffi c receiver, set tuner and frequency options. See Real-
Time Traffi c Information, p. 39-40.