How to move a GO Device to a new vehicle?

How to move a GO Device to a new vehicle?

This article will show you how you can move a Go device to a new vehicle

1. Physically unplug the GO device from the old vehicle
2. In the MyGeotab database, click on Vehicles & Assets
3. Select the old vehicle from which you just unplugged the GO device
4. Click the More details button
5. Click Unplug Device under the serial number field and click Archive Vehicle
6. Return to the Vehicles page and click Add > Add asset
7. Insert serial number into the Serial number field and give the new vehicle a description
8. Click OK to save
9. Install the GO device in the new vehicle


ADDITIONAL NOTES

- If you have another vehicle already added that you'd like to switch the device to, archive the device. Once that's done, click "Reactivate". Click "Unarchive with device" and it'll take you to add asset with the device name pre-filled. 

- Before proceeding, you may want to add the serial number to the old vehicle page for record-keeping. 

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