To track iPad location with imei

Find my iPad

http://www.apple.com/ipad/find-my-ipad.html

You can't track anything if it is offline, regardless of whether it is cellular only or also has Wifi. The device must be connected to the internet in order for you to track it.

The last place that it was online will remain on your map in Find My iPhone for 24 hours, however.

Best of luck,

GB

If you have not enabled FInd my iPad, you will not be able to track your iPad.

Sorry, then you can't find it. IMEI, serial number, any other number is useless for tracking.

Check this link out http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2526

Hope this helps

ok so what if it was reset and then they turn on the ipad with a new Apple ID and turn on the find my ipad will I be able to find Mine Anyways? probably not but s but just thought id ask

The iPad needs to be ON.

If the iPad was running iOS 7, the thief/finder will not ever be able to use it.

iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5818

Apple (and no one else) can not assist (with serial number or iCloud) in finding a lost or stolen iPad.

Report to police along with serial number. Change all your passwords.

These links may be helpful.

How to Track and Report Stolen iPad

http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-track-and-report-stolen-ipad

Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526

What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5668

How to Find a Missing iPad with FindMyiPad

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-find-a-missing-ipad-with-findmyipad .html

iCloud: Locate your device on a map

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2698

iCloud: Lost Mode - Lock and Trace

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2700

iCloud: Remotely Erase your device

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2701

Report Stolen iPad Tips and iPad Theft Prevention

http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php

General steps to follow for a Stolen iPad

http://stolen-ipad.com/

How to recover a lost or stolen iPad

http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/how-to-recover-a-lost-or-stolen-ipad/

How to Find a Stolen iPad

http://www.ehow.com/how_7586429_stolen-ipad.html

What NOT to do if your iPhone or iPad is lost or stolen

http://www.tomahaiku.com/what-not-to-do-if-your-iphone-or-ipad-lost-or-stolen/

Apple Product Lost or Stolen

http://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/lost-or-st Len

Oops! iForgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577362194012634000.html

If you don't know your lost/stolen iPad's serial number, use the instructions below. The S/N is also on the iPad's box.

How to Find Your iPad Serial Number

http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-find-your-ipad-serial-number

iOS: How to find the serial number, IMEI, MEID, CDN, and ICCID number

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4061

Check the serial number (located on back/bottom) in this lost/stolen iPad database. However, most owners are not aware of this database and don’t enter the serial number.

Stolen iPad Database

http://www.stolenlostfound.org/online-stolen-ipad-database

Also do a search, using the serial number, on your local Craig’s List. Some users list the serial number of a stolen iPad to thwart the sale of a stolen device.

 Cheers, Tom 😉

If they restore a device with iOS 7, iCloud: Activation Lock prevents them from using the device, but it does;t help getting it back.

Read this and follow Apple's advice: What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen

Ok so what you mean is that if they try and wipe it somehow my apple is needs to be out in for them to use it? And another thing if they somehow wipe cause people always find ways, if they do wipe it and I didn't have the find my ipad app, they can out their own id and use it as their own? And I cannot trace it at all?

II'm sorry for the typos.... What I meant was if I did not have the find my ipad app they can wipe it and use it as their own ipad with no problem? I do have it but it's offline so it's probably off but since I do have it, if they try wiping it it's completely useless to them cause they need my Apple ID and password correct? That's the iOS 7

Find My iPad and iCloud: Activation Lock are two separate things. If you you activated Find My iPad and your iPad is online, you can track it's location on iCloud or the Find My app. Activation Lock requires the Apple ID and password used to originally activate an iDevice before it can be used.

Effectively what that means is an iDevice can be tracked ONLY if it is online and has Find My iDevice activated BEFORE it is lost or stolen. Once it has been restored, Find My iDevice cannot track it, but the person also cannot use the Device without your Apple ID and Password.

A device with Find My iPad turned on cannot be restored because of the Activation lock....

GB

That is correct - as long as you had Find My iPad turned on.

Cheers,

GB