This is the Guide for Users who do not have a business provided subscription.
An In-App purchase is required for full access, you will be prompted for purchase from within the App.
This is the Guide for Users who do not have a business provided subscription.
An In-App purchase is required for full access, you will be prompted for purchase from within the App.
Open the App.
To sign up to the App, click on Create Account and input the relevant details when prompted.
You will see a User Guide, which you can refer to again in the Account tab within the App:
The User Guide helps you install the one-touch panic button Widgets on your home screen. We recommend having them both at the top of your primary screen for quick access.
Select the Recipients tab and click on the New recipient button.
Enter the phone number of the person(s) you wish to receive your alerts and press the Add recipient button.
If your contact is already signed up to The Sentry they will appear in your list automatically, if not they will show as Pending. You can then invite them by clicking the Invite A Friend button from the Account tab.
Turn individual recipients on/off using the activate/deactivate toggles.
Toggles On:
Toggles Off:
Select the Account tab and select Manage Incoming Alerts:
Turn individual incoming alerts on/off using the toggles beside their names.
Select Preferences and try out the alarms in the Sounds Menu using the Play Icons, select your sound, TURN THE VOLUME UP.
Click back and turn the Alarm Sound toggle ON.
Try out the flashing alarm lights in the Lights Menu using the Play Icons. Warning, one option is a STROBE light. Select your lights.
Click back and turn the Flashing Light toggle ON.
Turn ON the Upload Location toggle.
Let others know where you are only when you Check In or use the Panic Alarm.
Turn ON the Record Video toggle.
Video and audio is captured only when the Panic Alarms are triggered.
The footage will save to your phone and is uploaded to The Sentry’s secure servers. An email link provides you with access to the footage.
Let your contacts know where you are and that you’re safe by checking in.
Activate by pressing the check in button in the App. You choose the duration you share your location for, from a few seconds up to 24 hours at a time.
The check in will automatically end at the selected time but you can deactivate it early by selecting send my location once on the drop down menu.
You can activate a silent OR loud alarm with one touch with the widgets on your phone’s home screen.
You can also activate a loud alarm from from a press and hold button within the App. Make sure the Panic Alarm toggle in ON.
To deactivate your alarm, tap the alarm button in the App and The Sentry will use the secure method you have set to unlock your phone.
Check In to fully deactivate the Panic Alarm and let your network know you are OK.
If you do not Check In once the alarm is deactivated, the App will continue to report your location for the next 6 hours in case you have been forced to deactivate the alarm against your wishes.
Select the map tab.
On the constantly updating map you can see the exact location of yourself and any of your team that are checked in or have triggered the panic alarm.
Use two fingers to zoom in or out.
The Activity bar at the bottom of the map allows you to scroll through your contact’s alerts. The newest alerts will appear at the top of the list.
Click on a contact and the map will take you to their most recent reported location, anywhere in the world.
If a user is sending their location (Check in or Panic alarm) and they lose internet connection, the Map function will queue and send their most recent reported location as soon as their phone regains a signal.