Hi! Before you start using your new FARMWATCH PRO device, we need to quickly set it up. It’s easy—just follow the steps below one by one.
1. Check the contents of the kit
Open the case. Inside the package, you’ll find the FARMWATCH PRO device, a battery, and four black antennas.
Check the antennas and make sure you have all of them before you begin assembly. Three of them are slender and identical, while one is slightly shorter, flat, and designed specifically for the SIM card.
2. Basic Safety Rule
Before you start working on the inside, make sure the device is unplugged. On the front of the case, you’ll find an important reminder: “Turn off the power before removing the case.”
Warning: Never touch anything inside the appliance while the plug is plugged into an outlet! Always unplug it first.
3. Screw on the antennas
On the outer sides of the case (two on the left and two on the right), you’ll find a total of four gold-colored ports. It’s time to plug the antennas into them:
- SIM antenna (short and flat): We usually screw it into the lower slot on the right side. You can easily check this by looking inside—a thin cable runs from the correct slot to a small blue board (the SIM card module). Screw the flat antenna onto the outside of this slot.
- The remaining 3 antennas (the slim ones): Screw them into the remaining three empty gold sockets. Since these antennas are identical, it doesn’t matter in what order you screw them in—you can’t mess anything up here.
The antennas slide in easily, and it’s best to simply screw them in by hand until you feel resistance. You don’t need any tools to do this.
4. Connect the battery
At the bottom of the device (on the green board), you’ll find a black, rectangular battery. Before connecting the cables, remove the plastic caps from its terminals. Then, connect the two cables to its terminals:
- Connect the red wire to the metal tab next to the plus (+) sign.
- Plug the blue cable into the terminal next to the minus sign (-).
Warning: Pay special attention to this! Mixing up the colors or connecting the terminals in reverse can damage the equipment. Make sure you’ve connected it correctly.
5. Close the case
Once the antennas are in place and the battery cables are properly connected, your work on the inside is done. You can simply close the case.
All done! Your FARMWATCH PRO is now properly assembled.
6. Connect the power supply and proceed to setup
Now that the device is properly assembled and securely closed, you can plug it in. Once the system starts up, all that’s left is a quick setup.
You’ll learn how to do this step by step in our next guide:
