Getting Started
To Get Started, there are only a few primary settings to adjust to get up and running quickly.
- Change Password
- Select Timezone
- Set Default Capture Options
- Enter Your Offer Sources
- Enter Traffic Sources
- Setup Custom Tracking Domains (Optional)
- Import Mobile Carriers to Reduce Database Calls (Optional)
Once you have the installation completed, Login to your CPV Lab Pro Dashboard:
http://YourInstallLocation.com/login.php
Default Login Details are:
Username: admin
Password: admin
1. Change Your Login Details
Go to Settings ➡️ General Settings
In the login details section:
- You can leave the Username as “admin” or enter a new username.
- Enter the current password: admin
- Enter a new password and confirm it
- Click Save
Now your Username and/or Password are updated.
2. Select Your Timezone
Go to Settings ➡️ General Settings
- Use the Dropdown menu to select your local timezone
- Click Save.
3. Set your Default Capture Options
Go to Settings ➡️ General Settings
- Here you select Data Capture Options that will apply to all new campaigns that you create.
- You can also customize these settings for each individual campaign.
- Computer Data = Capture Browser Information for Desktop Visitors
- Computer Resolution = Capture Screen Resolution for Desktop Visitors
- GEO Data = Capture Continent, Country, State and City
- ISP / Carriers = Capture ISP and/or Mobile Carrier
- Mobile Data = Capture All Mobile Data Points
- Referrers = Capture Referrer Domain and Page
- User Agent = Capture Visitor User Agent
4. Add Offer Sources
Go to Sources ➡️ Offer Sources
By default CPV Lab Pro (opens new window) has several default offers sources listed. On this page you can easily add and edit any offer source.
Enter the Details required in the form (manually or by using the Offer Source Catalog), then Click Save and from that point on, when adding or editing offers, you’ll simply select the offer source using the dropdown menu.
5. Add Traffic Sources
Go to Sources ➡️ Traffic Sources
- Follow the steps from the Traffic Sources page and add the Traffic Source you need.
- Save it and then you can use it in your campaigns
- The Extra Tokens can be easily used in the campaign setup page in the "Macros & Tokens" section.
See also Update Extra Tokens page for more details.
6. Setup Custom Tracking Domains
To setup Custom Tracking Domains, please follow the instructions from Custom Tracking Domains
Optional)
7. Import Mobile Carriers to Reduce Database Calls (- Import the carriers file named
cpvlabpro-carriers.sql
into PhpMyAdmin. If you don't import this file, carriers will still be captured correctly, however an extra database call is needed every time a new carrier is found. - This optional step Pre-loads the Carrier Database. Again, this step isn’t required but recommended for Users moving high levels of traffic.