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What are Halo Beacons?

Halo Beacons are Bluetooth-enabled devices that communicate with your dog’s Halo Collar to create additional boundaries or control how your collar behaves in specific areas.

Halo currently offers two types of Beacons:

  • Zone Beacons
  • Remote Beacons

Types of Halo Beacons

Zone Beacons

  • Can be used indoors or outdoors
  • Support both:
    • Keep Away
    • Ignore Fences
  • Ideal for creating boundary zones in specific areas

Remote Beacons

  • Act as a handheld remote
  • Apply feedback to your dog’s collar when you press the button

Beacon Customization

Each Beacon can be customized in the Halo App, including:

  • Beacon name
  • Function (Keep Away or Ignore Fences)
  • Radius size

Note: Beacon ranges are spherical, not flat.
This means a large radius may trigger feedback even across floors in your home.

What Is “My Beacons”?

The My Beacons feature allows you to:

How It Works

  • Existing users:
    Your collar will continue responding to all Beacons until you add one to your account. After that, it will only respond to Beacons registered to your account.
  • New users:
    Your collar will only respond to Beacons added to your account. If no Beacons are added, Beacon features cannot be enabled.

How Should I Use Beacons?

Beacons give you the flexibility to control where your dog can and cannot go.

Examples:

  • Use a small radius to prevent counter-surfing
  • Use a larger radius to block access to an entire room

Beacon Functions

Keep Away

  • Keeps your dog out of unsafe or unwanted areas
  • Works like a virtual boundary
  • Triggers feedback as your dog approaches the zone

Ignore Fences

  • Creates a safe zone where no fence feedback occurs
  • Useful for:
    • Walking through fences
    • Preventing feedback in problem areas (like near walls or garages)

Additional Features

In the My Beacons section, you can:

  • See if Beacons are active (recently connected)
  • Check battery levels
  • Receive low battery alerts
  • Temporarily mute individual Beacons

Reminder: Each dog must have Beacons enabled for feedback to occur.

Where to Buy

Halo Beacons can be purchased from the Halo Accessories page.

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