Monitor alternative way to setup

For iphone:
1. Factory reset the device. Use a pen or paper clip to hold the button inside the hole. You will hear 7 beeps followed by a longer beep. Once the longer beep finishes, release the reset button.
2. Disconnect the batteries and reconnect batteries, you should hear two short beeps.
3. Turn on airplane mode for the phone. Then only turn on the WiFi. This will force the setup communication to go through WiFi instead of LTE/4G.
4. Launch GDB monitor app.  tap “+” button and go to step “Step 4 of 5”.
5. Hold the ‘Add Device To Network’ button for about 6 seconds or click the ‘alternative way to setup’ button.  A new screen will pop up for alternative way to setup the monitor.
6. There is a round hole on the GDB monitor device. Hold the reset button inside with a paper clip or pen. Hold until you hear 4 beeps and then immediately release the reset button. Then you will see GDB_xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx in your phone’s WiFi list.
7. Connect your phone’s WiFi to GDB_xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.
8. Come back to the GDB monitor app. Fill your router’s network name and your router’s password. Note that you should fill your home router’s network name, not GDB2_xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.
9. Click “Add device to network” button. If you hear a long beep from the device, it means the setup is successful. If you hear other type of beeps, let us know.

For android:
1. Launch GDB monitor app,  click “+” button in “My Devices” screen.  Swipe left to the step where you see “Add device to network” button.
2. Hold “Add device to network” button for about 2 seconds. The ‘alternative way to setup’  button will show up. Click the ‘Alternative way to setup’ button.
3. There is a round hole on the GDB monitor device. Hold the reset button inside with a paper clip or pen. Hold until you hear 4 beeps and then immediately release the reset button. Then you will see GDB_xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx in your phone’s WiFi list.
4. Connect your phone’s WiFi to ‘GDB_xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx’.
5. Come back to the GDB monitor app. Fill your router’s network name and your router’s password. Note that you should fill your home router’s network name, not GDB2_xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.
6. Click “Add device to network” button. If you hear a long beep from the device, it means the setup is successful. If you hear other type of beeps, let us know.

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