Cloud Range – community extension of the X40 system range
Cloud Range is an optional X40 handheld device function that can help determine the location of a collar beyond the direct range of its owner's handheld device. It is enabled by default.
You can disable or enable it on the X40 handheld device:
- Menu → Settings → System → Cloud Range function
When the X40 handheld device is connected to the mobile app and the app has internet access, it can receive the signal of a nearby collar that is not paired with it. Information about that collar is sent to the server and then forwarded to its owner.
Devices with Cloud Range enabled form a community network that can extend practical coverage, for example in a forest or another large area.
Cloud Range does not guarantee continuous tracking or that an animal will be found. Information reaches the owner only if the collar comes within range of another device with Cloud Range enabled that is connected to the mobile app and the internet.
After Cloud Range is disabled, the X40 handheld device stops sending information received from other users' collars. This may reduce mobile data use and the energy consumed by internet transmission.
Communication between the X40 handheld device and its own paired collars remains unchanged.
