Move a Vehicle Gateway from One Vehicle to Another

If you retired a vehicle or you have a temporary rental vehicle for which you want to reuse a Vehicle Gateway (VG), you can move a VG between vehicles.

Each VG is associated with a single vehicle and reports GPS, sensor, diagnostic, and dash cam data to the Samsara dashboard. Because Samsara logs the current and historical readings associated with the paired vehicle, it is important to retrieve video and deactivate the gateway before attempting to reuse it in another vehicle. After deactivating the VG, all data associated with the old vehicle will be preserved. This enables you to reset the configuration and save all new data to the new vehicle.

Note

These instructions only apply to VGs that were previously-installed in another vehicle. For a first time installation see Install a Vehicle Gateway.

1. Disconnect the VG from the previous vehicle and install the VG on the new vehicle.

   Caution

   Do not drive the vehicle until you have completed all of the tasks below.

2. Deactivate the VG. Note the gateway Serial ID to reactivate the device in the next step.

3. Go to https://cloud.samsara.com/activate and paste the serial number you copied in the prior step. Click Activate devices to reactivate the VG in the Samsara dashboard.

4. (Optional) To rename the vehicle associated with the VG, see Name a Gateway.

   You can now drive the vehicle. From this point forward, all driving, GPS, diagnostics, and maintenance data will be saved to that vehicle.

5. To view unpaired vehicles, navigate to Overview ( ) > Assets and use the Gateway filter to display devices with No Gateway Paired.