This section is the working reference for every feature in the Simbase dashboard at dashboard.simbase.com. Where Fundamentals explains the concepts behind the platform, Dashboard tells you how to actually use it: how to enable or disable a SIM, change a coverage plan, assign a Public IP, send an SMS, cap monthly usage, and so on. Each article is a self-contained how-to with clear steps, the related dashboard surfaces, and a common-questions block at the bottom.

How to use this section

Jump to the feature you need. Articles don't depend on each other, so you can land anywhere and find what you're looking for. Each one explains what the feature does, the steps to use it, how it interacts with other features, and the things that commonly trip people up.

If you're brand new to Simbase, start with Getting started first. That sequence walks you through account setup, SIM registration, APN configuration, and billing. Once that's done, this section is your day-to-day reference.

What's in here

Managing SIMs

• Enable or disable a SIM card, single or bulk, with the network-ban warning to read before disabling.

• Coverage plans, choose which countries and networks a SIM can attach to. Switch any time without a fee.

• Tag SIMs to organise and filter your fleet, group SIMs by customer, project, location, or anything else, then bulk-act on the group.

Connectivity and communication

• Assign and manage Public IPs, give a SIM a routable address so you can reach the device inbound. Includes the per-profile APN and firewall-rule differences.

• Send and receive SMS, from the dashboard, the API, or a webhook. Profile-by-profile breakdown of what works.

Troubleshooting and diagnostics

• Run diagnostics on a SIM, the first thing to run when something isn't working. Checks provisioning, network, and hardware in seconds.

Cost control

• Cap data and SMS usage per SIM with Usage Limits, set monthly caps; SIMs auto-disable when exceeded. Expect some overshoot, the article explains why.

• Build a higher-frequency usage cap with the Usage Guard Toolkit, a no-code Make.com automation for tighter checks than the native limits allow.

• Auto-disable a Green SIM at month-end, specific to Green profile, stops monthly bundle rollover.

Security

• Theft Protection, lock a SIM to a device IMEI so it can't be moved to another device without being auto-disabled.

Common shortcuts

If you already know what you need, here are the most-asked-for actions:

Looking for something else?

• Setting up a new account, SIM, or device → Getting started

• Understanding how something works under the hood → Fundamentals

• Billing, invoices, payment methods → Billing

• Users, roles, account balance → Account management

• Something isn't working → Troubleshooting or Diagnostics

• Building on Simbase → API and Webhooks