Prepare Your Sentinel

Getting prepared before going out into the field. We do recommend to practice the entire workflow in a controlled environment first!

Please follow instructions here to adequately prepare your Sentinel for deployment

As a quick checklist:

• Ensure Sentinels are properly configured in the online dashboard

• Fully charge your 18650 lithium-ion batteries

ONLY USE FULLY CHARGED BATTERIES IN YOUR SENTINEL

• Batteries are secured inside Sentinels, microSD card is inserted, and no internal cables are loose

• The Sentinel powers on

• Antenna and Spypoint cable mount well

Don't travel with antennas installed/screwed onto Sentinels, as this can damage the antenna connection. Travel with them separate from the Sentinels in your bag.

If possible, bring more Sentinels, trail cameras and Spypoint cables than necessary so you don't have to troubleshoot when e.g. in the field.

• Mounting straps

• Laptop and SD card reader to read data in the field (optional)

Here is an image of a fully prepared Sentinel - doublecheck detailed instructions here.